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I stayed where I was as I stared down at hi Galina was safe from this fucker I stood and walked a few steps back, and while keeping rabbed my phone from my pocket and dialed the number that would handle the rest of this

As soon as I heard the deep voice on the other end, I said, “I need to book a travel ticket for one Yes, I need assistance with extra baggage” I stared at Leonid’s now lifeless form as I put the cleanup in motion

Once it was all set and rabbed a white linen napkin, rubbing it over ed to red and pink The blood of my enemy smeared across that strip of cloth, the stickiness of it covering ers and palms

I let the napkin drop as I left the roo the door behind one by noalked down the hall and saw Akiaze took in the blood covering ave me one in return

I left the restaurant and headed back to Galina Moy svet

My light

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I’d seen the blood on Arlo’s hands and clothes, s and drove us back to his apartment I didn’t need to ask what had happened… what he’d done I knew

He’d killed Leonid He’d made it safe for me

Arlo hadn’t said one word the entire drive back, and not a single syllable once ere inside his penthouse He headed straight to his room, and a o to him, to touch him, hold him—even if he probably didn’t want that—and show Arlo I was here for him

But instead I went to my rooaze on my body, and wanted to scrub ht left