"Let me get this straight— you got Emiliano Sanchez out of prison. Then he went out to weaken Lucrezia's reputation on national television with an omega that is going to bring Luther Wilkers back into the political scene?"
"Yes."
"Why did Lucrezia go on a campaign to prove that Luther is innocent and should be absolved of all charges of crime?"
"…"
"I am not scolding you. I am just curious."
"Emiliano miscalculated Luther's feelings."
"Could Luther be double-playing?"
"I doubt it. Too risky."
"Hah. So much for my campaign, huh?"
"Why would you say that, Mister Alpin?"
Thymoth leaned back in his chair, fingers tapping the armrest.
"Because I don't like playing in someone else's game."
"You're not."
"Tom, you just told me Lucrezia managed to flip Luther Wilkers to her side. That means she's playing everyone — Emiliano, the omegas, the public, and now probably the presidency itself."
"I wouldn't say she flipped him. I'd say she offered him something he wanted."
