"So? What's your answer? Are you joining Dominion? Or rather — specifically — the Madam's unit?"
Another wave of silence washed over the ward as all eyes landed on Ashley. Even Khan, who had barely survived death, could only stare at her in pure silence.
Khan pressed a button, automatically inclining his bed. But before he could say anything, Nelek spoke first.
"What's in it for us?"
He knew how stupid that sounded, but they had to try — even if it made them look like idiots. A pathetic attempt to hold onto some semblance of control.
And as pathetic as it was, Ashley's laugh only confirmed it.
"Pfft —!" It wasn't a real laugh. It was the condescending kind, the sort that stung more than an insult. "Goodness!"
She clapped, looking at them with open amusement. "People at your level should know better lines than that! Come on! You're better than this!"
