[ her brow furrows a bit more, at his comment. clearly confused, because what does he mean, the money is real. but slowly, her expression shifts from confusion to stunned, her phone loose in her fingers as she nearly drops it into the couch.
she nearly asks him what do you mean, the money is real?, but the words don't quite make it out of her mouth. then, the next question that pops into her head is what were you thinking?, followed by why?, followed by i can never pay you back. but her brain doesn't allow her to actually form the words to speak them, so she just . . . stares, completely stunned.
the shock soon melts into a realization that the reason why heleen is angry is because the contract was fulfilled. which means the proof of payment is real, which means she no longer has any obligation to heleen. she now has an obligation to kaz brekker -- or, well, maybe not. given how viciously angry he had been, over the story. maybe it's just an act of kindness. or another piece to move in his game to deconstruct ketterdam's underbelly.
either way, inej gets to her feet, still wide-eyed and stunned, before she instinctively crosses around the couch to slide her arms around him in a tight hug, burying her face into his chest with a muffled sound that might be a swallowed bunch of tears. ]
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she nearly asks him what do you mean, the money is real?, but the words don't quite make it out of her mouth. then, the next question that pops into her head is what were you thinking?, followed by why?, followed by i can never pay you back. but her brain doesn't allow her to actually form the words to speak them, so she just . . . stares, completely stunned.
the shock soon melts into a realization that the reason why heleen is angry is because the contract was fulfilled. which means the proof of payment is real, which means she no longer has any obligation to heleen. she now has an obligation to kaz brekker -- or, well, maybe not. given how viciously angry he had been, over the story. maybe it's just an act of kindness. or another piece to move in his game to deconstruct ketterdam's underbelly.
either way, inej gets to her feet, still wide-eyed and stunned, before she instinctively crosses around the couch to slide her arms around him in a tight hug, burying her face into his chest with a muffled sound that might be a swallowed bunch of tears. ]