The Snake returns to Ketterdam
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"Kaz, we both know this won't end well."
"No. But I'll be the one who ends it."
"And you're fine with who gets hurt along the way?"
"No one will if I can help it."
"You can't be one step ahead of everyone all the time, Kaz."
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♤"We own you now, Snake."
"A dog hungry enough will turn to bite the hand that feeds it - Maybe you should consider that first before attempting to ensnare a snake in her own den."
"It's not an attempt."
"It will be."
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"Let her go," his voice was gravelly. "She had nothing to do with this."
In a split second Zhen had slithered free of the arms holding her down.
Like a snake striking out, she snatched up Kaz's cane from the floor quicker than anyone could stop her."I did, actually-"
She swung it at Rollins faster than any of them could blink.
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"Why are you so willing to put yourself back in that type of danger, now, after everything you did to get out-"
"-because you're my sister!"
"Zhen..."
"Because there is a chance for you to get out and I will do everything in my power to make it happen. And if I can't do that then will do everything in my power to protect you from what I couldn't be!"
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♤"Would anyone like some tea?"
Zhen perked up immediately. "What kinds do you have?"
"We don't have the time."
She put a hand up in front of his face. "Don't talk of matters that don't concern you, Brekker."
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"Touch her again and I'll break your fucking neck."
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• Serpent Among Crows • Kaz Brekker
FanfictionKaz Brekker didn't need a reason. Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam - but that didn't mean that he never had one. The Shu Serpent rears her head and slithers from the shadows when a high paying job catches her prying eyes a...