"And Annie and Auggie?" They're her operatives. Even if they don't work for her here, they're still her people and she's looking out for them. She frowns deeper and looks past Arthur's shoulder. "You know as well as I do, Annie's career is over. Maybe as DSC, I could shield her. But it'd be six to eight months, maybe a year, realistically, before I'd have that kind of pull, and that's after we convince them to take me back." Her fingers curl between the buttons of his shirt, frustration tightening her jaw. "I'm less worried about Auggie. He's invaluable. I don't know... Jai has a weakness for Annie. It might be better for her if I didn't try. She has a promising career ahead of her."
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