The headbutt was satisfying, but it didn't help much. Sveta cursed and sputtered as the man kissed her, spitting at him once he pulled away. Not that it mattered; her powers sent his into overdrive, and suddenly there were a whole lot of copies in the room. Even though she tried to keep her cool, Sveta felt her heart hammering in her chest. The goddamn kiss. It always made everything worse. She glared at the man.

"F*** you, f*** creep" she reiterated. "It lasts minutes, I told you. Probably a long time for you.Now let me go."

“Think of me what you want. You and I both suffer what we must.” Spectre said, referencing the Melian Dialogue. He then turned to leave. “You’ll be free shortly”

Another man in a balaclava entered the room and approached Sveta with a syringe. “Nighty-night” he said before stabbing Sveta in the shoulder.

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”Good work. Now put her out and we can leave.”

“You're going to keep your word?”

”Yes. Consider everything I have on your gang deleted and forgotten.” Sam turned to leave. He left a folder on the table in the room. Spectre picked it up as Sam left.

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The police arrived, responding to an anonymous call. ESU SWAT agents kicked in the door and cleared the building. When they found the room with Sveta they called a medic who held smelling salts under her nose to wake her up.

“Don’t worry Ma’am, we’ll get you free.” One of the officers said as he worked a key in the handcuffs and another officer worked to undo the other bindings.