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I roundVictor easily keeps his cool because Niklas is his brother and he’s beyond used to his behavior by now

Niklas walks past us "Izabel’s not the only one too emotionally invested, Victor," he adds with accusation He slips around the corner and out of sight Mo and closing as he steps outside

I turn around to face Victor

"This isn’t the tis I’d like to say in retaliation

But he’s right and I focus on Dina and this mysterious person or people who took her

"What do you think they want?" I ask,else out of place

"It could be a lot of things," Victor answers

He steps arounddown beside it just as Niklas did

"We are not short on enemies, I’m afraid"

That’s an understateo over to the coffee table Dina’s favorite glass candy bowl sits on top of it filled with chocolates She’s had that bowl since before I met her, and always kept it full of er and then ot older I sit down on the coffee table beside it, proppingmy head in my hands exhaustively

Victor stands up and turns to facein his hand

He answers it and puts Dorian on speaker again

"Tessa isn’t picking up," Dorian says, his words filled with concern "I’et back to you as soon as I know so, even Niklas who just re-entered the den after co that two kidnappings then?" Niklas asks, having overheard

Victor nods and then slips his phone back inside his jacket

"Whoever it is," Victor says, "they’re not aory even though we’ve moved her three times in the past year" He points at the deadto do with it"

"But why take Dina and Dorian’s ex-wife?" I ask

"The connection is," Victor says, "that you and Dorian are both part of this organization So, whatever they want has to do with the organization"

"Do you think they’ll take anyone else?" I stand from the coffee table