“I need her to obey me now,” said Lan. “Markus has already killed two humans. I need to get him away from here. Yes, I know that I am covering his crime and helping him escape, but Markus is my son.” “And Shirley is your daughter.” “Shirley is not my daughter. Shirley Tran is dead.” Shizuka almost spilled her drink. “What did you say?”

