Chapter 76 The Basement Key

• Sekar did not tell anyone to untie Arkan. Instead she pulled up a chair and sat facing him, so close that Arkan could smell the jasmine in her neat bun. On the other side of the hall, two men in suits held Aleksander with weapons aimed at his back, but he did not move, as if he were waiting for something.
• "Mr. Arkan," said Sekar. "We have never spoken directly. Though I have known you since you were three years old."
• Arkan stared at her, his jaw hard. "I don't know you."