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“No, it doesn’t Please, tell me”

“I found out that he has links to the h his shoddy casinos He wanted us, e I agreed, not knowing that Ivanov’s ie ell deserved When I found out about the ally dropped the contract and warned all the firms I knew that Ivanov was dirty So, they wouldn’t risk the legal i with him if they didn’t want to”

“Oh My God,” Sarah said, sounding well and truly shocked

“He’s been holding soe too This is just his most recent stunt, mostly because he knows I can’t be intimidated”

“Intimidated?”

“You know, standard tactics Pulling up besidea bomb underto get a e across One I refused to take seriously”

“He tried to kill you?” Sarah asked

“No, not seriously Though I nearly killed hi to rape Camilla”

“You what!”

“Reed?”

“Yeah”

“Turns out that bullet-proof s are really hard That was only one of the times he tried to inti to get to me I’m sad to say it worked”

“You hit his ?” Sarah asked, by way of seeking clarification

“More pounded, really, while hollering like a beast and running after him for a full ten blocks after he drove away I would have curb stoot theup in time You have to understand I really love my baby sister”

“I-I do understand,” Sarah said, putting her hand on mine

I hadn’t even noticed that I was shaking The darkness co the terrible events Ivanov really couldn’t scarecompared to what I could and would do to myself

“Thank you,” I whispered

Sarah laced her fingers through ently squeezed my hand I had never really told anyone about as happening with Ivanov Not even Cah I was pretty sure Aden would be able to help I wanted to handle it myself