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Roam stared off into space a moment, and when he said the beautifully defeated words, I almost tilted my head back and roared with the victory

“What do you want?”

“Nothing” was my sincere reply

Roam chuckled with clear skepticism “Don’t fuck with me”

“We’re not,” uttered Sasha “We don’t want a fight War isn’t our style We don’t want to make an enemy of you, Roam We aren’t that stupid We just want Nastasia back, unharmed” The eldest Leokov took pause “And because you aren’t the kind of , perhaps you and I can coement One that will keep us both happy”

Roam looked uninterested “What could you possibly offer me that I don’t already have?”

I hated that Sasha had to do this, more because I was the cause And when he said the words, I knew there was no going back “I’d prefer to discuss it in private, but I assure you, it’ll be worth your while”

Roa moment “You wanted out so bad You step so onna have the sharks circling You sure you want that?”

I watched my best friend take a rown My tiiver has come to an end It’s clear to me now,” explained Sasha “I was always destined to be part of this world, even if froent ht away “It’s always smart to have a hidden weapon in your artillery I could be yours”

When Roaained his attention “An unknown variant”

“A silent partnership,” Sasha proposed, because Sasha was no one’s employee He wasn’t the kind of man you bossed around

A short silence passed, not uncohtful Time needed to consider all options and outcoain Roaaze on Sasha, and when he saw nothing but sincerity in Sasha’s words, he waved his hand, and a goon turned and walked right out the door Surprisingly, Roa around the club with interest “Nice place you got here What’s your turnover like?”