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Oleksi steps forward, his gaze locked on Dmitri.

“Rad, please don’t make us use force. You need to hand Dmitri and Leigh over,” he orders.

Leigh stiffens beside me. “No.” She bellows and looks at me, placing an arm on my sleeve. “Please, I can’t go back there and neither can Dmitri.”

The car goes silent.

Everyone turns to look at her.

Oleksi’s brows lift. “Leigh…” He warns. “This is bigger than just you and Dmitri.”

“What is?” Sabrina retorts. “You’re ego?”

Oleksi barely glances at Sabrina and can see him stiffening getting ready to act with force.

“This is your last chance to do this the peaceful way,” Oleksi tells us.

“I said no.” Leigh’s voice is ice. I look at her frowning for a second. It’s like someone flipped a switched and let the princess out. “You’re not taking him.” Her eyes narrow as she stares him down. “

“Okay, time’s up.” Oleksi growls. “Can opener.” He orders and Clyde flicks out an expanding baton heading for the car.

“Leigh, are you sure we can’t just throw him out the door?” I ask her.

“No!” Leigh shakes her head. “Please, Radomir. You don’t understand.”

Sabrina frowns. “Leigh, this isn’t… like, a captor syndrome thing, right?”

Leigh gives Sabrina an impatient look. “No!” She scrunches up her face. “I…”

Clyde comes up to the back window. “Cover your eyes.” He growls.

“Wait!” Sabrina yells at him. “We’re getting out.” She glances at us. “Look lets just humor them.” She looks toward their cars. “We’re trapped.”

Chapter 17

RADOMIR

Leigh nods and we climb out. Oleksi help Dmitri out and unties him.

”How are you feeling?” Oleksi asks Dmitri. “Syd, can you take Dmitri and wait for me?”

“Sure,” Syd comes over and looks at Leigh. “And Miss Vasilikis?”

“It’sMrs. Molchanov,” I correct her icily. “And she stays with me.”

“Go with Dmitri,” Oleksi snaps.

“Wait,” Dmitri says. “I dropped my pills in that car.”

“I’ll get them,” Syd offers.

“No. I don’t like people touching them.”

Dmitri goes to the back of the car. I keep an eyes on him as I don’t trust the fucker and I don’t know what game he’s playing or what’s up with my cousin.

“I should shoot you right now,” I tell Oleksi. “You fucking traitor. What are you working for that bastard now.”

Oleksi lets out a breath. “Look I can’t speak now. But meet me at the Blue Lagoon pub tonight.” He turns and calls Sydagain. “Syd, I need you to go with these three to Blue Lagoon. They can stay at the same Inn they stayed in last night.”

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