Page 234 of Bratva Jewels Box Set

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“Let Diamond go, and I will kill your uncle,” Elena says.

“No.” The word comes out of my mouth before I have a chance to think it through.

“Max.” Elena looks at me, and that’s when I see it. The same look I get when I’m working a job: the assassin’s stare. She’s gone dark. She’s moved into the zone.

“I can’t let Grace go, she’s a jewel,” Dmitri says.

“Ask your man to put the gun down, and we can go back inside, finish our meal, and work out our next step.”

“Tell Maxim to put his down first,” Dmitri counters.

Elena looks at me.

“No, he’s a madman,” I say, shaking my gun.

“Trust me,” she pleads.

I frown. I want to but ...

“Please, Maxim.”

Slowly, I lower my arm and watch as the other man takes the gun away

from Grace’s head. She rushes to me, and I open my arms. She’s shaking.

“We’re all going to walk back into that ballroom, finish having

Dinner, and then I’m going to kill Dmitri’s uncle,” Elena says.

I shake my head. “No, you can’t. Do you have any idea who he is?” I look at Dmitri for support, but he has this crooked smile on his face.

The power he is about to collect if his uncle dies is enormous.

“I know who he is, Max,” Elena says through gritted teeth. “But I

owe this to Dmitri.”

I watch as she walks to him. Dmitri looks into Elena’s eyes.

“You know I love you.” Her words are tender.

“I know.”

“I will do this for you, but you need to let Grace and Max go.”

Dmitri looks over her shoulder at us, and I can see his hatred

clearly.

“No, Grace is a jewel. I need the jewels.”

Elena shakes her head.

“If your uncle is dead, you don’t need to find them anymore. He’s

the one who put the hit out on you.”

Dmitri’s eyes widen. “Excuse me?”

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