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Geeta kept a hold on Scout’s arm, but more to support her if she tripped while her hands were tied than to restrain her. She led her out a door on the far side of the tiny office into a larger room filled with activity, all people in navy-blue jumpsuits like Geeta’s or uniforms like the sergeant’s, talking in clusters or working at desks. Sergeant Murray emerged from her office behind Geeta and Scout, calling out a few names. By the time Geeta had steered Scout across the room to a wide set of stairs, they had a dozen security workers in navy blue forming a phalanx around them.
The stairs ended in the space between the gateways Scout had passed through briefly before. She even caught one last glimpse of Liam’s ship beyond one of the gateways, but Geeta was guiding her in the opposite d
