VIII. Face to Face with the Enemy
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As soon as the door opened, Santerna’s goons pointed their guns at them, entirely oblivious to the fact that nobody was offering any resistance and they all had their hands raised, even Patel.
“Restrain them,” Santerna ordered, not even bothering to hide his gloating.
The goons got to work at once and slapped insta-cuffs on both Grikov and Patel. Grikov endured the cuffing stoically. Patel was clearly seething with anger, though she did not resist, which had to be a first for her.
Mayhew did not get off quite so lightly. For when one of the goons advanced towards him, insta-cuffs in hand, Santerna interrupted, “No. Full restraints for him.”
So Mayhew got the full treatment. Handcuffs, legcuffs, restraint harness, shock collar. He endured the
