Page 62 of Rebellion

But she was able to stand straighter and pull her shoulders back. However, she tried not to look at the gun in Arnie’s hand or the look on his face.

Her gaze moved over to Colm unconsciously. His face was filled with such rage that her breath caught in her lungs at the sight.

Obviously, he was worried about Miller.

And she hoped that maybe a bit of him was concerned about her...

She quickly shifted her gaze away again.

“About time you turn up,” Oleg said in a hoarse voice. “Let me go.”

“Drop the gun and get on the floor,” Arnie told Colm.

She snuck another glance over at Colm, who was staring at Rogan.

What were they going to do? They couldn’t do anything while Arnie held a gun on them, could they?

“Now! Before I start shooting!” Arnie demanded.

Colm set the gun down and then lay on the floor.

No, no, no!

Sofia searched for a way out. A way to help them all out of this mess. But she didn’t know what to do.

You’re useless, Sofia!

So fucking stupid.

A waste of space.

Sofia closed her eyes for a second. This was not the time to let Oleg into her mind.

“You two as well,” Arnie told them.

They both dropped to the floor. She could feel how tense and desperate Miller was, but the buzzing in her ears muffled everything around her.

Then Miller grabbed her hand, squeezing it, and she came back into the moment to hear Rogan speak.

“You killed Lucas.”

Oh God.

Sofia wasn’t sure who Lucas was, but he seemed to be important to Rogan, especially if the look on his face was anything to go by. And this Arnie guy had killed him.

Arnie, who was a member of the Seven Sinners.

Arnie, who had the same tattoo she’d been dreaming about. The tattoo on the dead man.

The man that her own father might have shot dead. However, there had been other men in her dream. They were just blurred, indistinct.

This isn’t the time, Sofia.

Concentrate.

“Yes. And now I’m going to kill you.” Arnie aimed his gun at Rogan. Miller let out a muffled sound of fear beside her, squeezing her hand even tighter. “Let Oleg go.”

“No,” Rogan replied calmly. He probably realized that once he let Oleg go, Arnie would have no reason to keep Rogan alive.

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