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Aleks let out a harsh laugh “I don’t fight,” he said softly “You of all people should know that” Before I could respond, he dropped his eyes and whispered, “So what happens now?”

The fact that he see to believe me didn’t makeon that part,” I admitted

Aleks raised his hands to wipe at his wet face As soon as he was done, he curled one long arm around his raised knees, then held out his hand “I want to call my brother, please,” he said

My stomach dropped out at that

Soto help him

Fuck, that hurt

But hell if I’d go back on my word And it wasn’t like I could really bla his brother over me

I unlocked the phone and handed it to him “Our location can’t be traced so you’ll have to tell him where we are,” I said “We’re in Huxley It’s a small town on the southeast side of Lake Chelan This house is a foreclosure that’s about three hway ninety-seven It’s on Parkview Lane”

Aleks studied me for a moment, then dialed I was surprised when he put the phone on speaker As it rang, he softly said, “He’s going to kill you for this”

The words weren’t spoken as a threat or in some kind of vendetta-like fashion In fact, he al about

The line rang twice before Dante answered “Aleks? Aleks, is that you?”

Regret went through me at the sound of theagain that I felt the bile rise in my own throat