Summary:
The secret to being a successful Valentine operative is the ability to separate your body from your mind, sex from love. It also helps if you're not desperately in love with someone else, but there are ways to make the flesh willing, even if the spirit is weak.
Chapter 1
Chapter Text
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'Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.'
"This is Andrea Karsov. She was transferred to Section Two from our Bejing sub-station nine weeks ago. Ever since Andrea's promotion to Level Three, Section Two lost four key operatives on seemingly low-risk missions."
"To all intents and purposes, the missions were perfectly profiled. No hint of incompetence, with one exception. Each of the operatives who died on a mission profiled by Karsov had, at one point or another, been involved in an altercation with her."
Operations pauses, exchanging a pointed look with Madeline before continuing. "Andrea will be joining us tomorrow for an indefinite period."
I study the head and shoulders shot on Operations' wall screen. She's not unattractive, although the brightly dyed red hair clashes with her pale skin. Andrea Karsov is small-boned and petite, like Simone. And Elena.
"Is she in abeyance?"
"No. Section Two has not been able to prove that the anomalies were deliberate, and our counterparts in Bejing have been less than cooperative." He smiles at me cynically. "Their official stance is that she was one of their best profilers, and they were sorry to lose her."
"Are we to evaluate her?"
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