Tatiana Onegin, chief enforcer for the Syndicate and now an agent of the Created, is called to face one last ghost from her past. The transmitter clipped to Tatiana’s collar buzzed. “Boss.” It was Nicola. “Stray escaped from the shuttle. He made it planetside.” A tight fist closed on her gut. Of course the little roach survived. Should have just put a bullet in his head when I had the chance. The restaurant’s red-lined walls suddenly seemed much more confined, restricting. She touched the transmitter. “Put the word out,” she said through clenched teeth. “I want every gun on Talitsa after—“