"Yeah," Sharon agrees. "Isn't it great?"

It's not that she's a thrill seeker or an adrenaline junkie – although she is, both – it's just that she hasn't been able to do her damn job for months now. She lifts her coffee and sips at it, then makes a face at tasting the bone-cold liquid. "More to the point, it's enough to get some serious attention from governments, which it looks like Klaue's banking on. I think he'll agree to a buy."