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"Every woman hired by me from the contract market in the last few days. Every one of them." Her face tightened very slightly, which for Mira was the closest she came to showing anger in public.
She continued, "I do not want a visible guard line around them. No public shadowing. That only spreads fear faster and tells Iron House exactly which of my people we value most. It needs to be a quiet watch. If any of them are approached, followed, bribed, frightened, or offered a better contract, I want to know before night falls."
Her eyes hardened. "And if you find the hand reaching toward them, you do not wait for me. You handle the problem immediately."
Raka nodded once. "Done."
Mira did not stop there.
