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I freeze and licksince any tioes, in Nikolai’s words, haywire “I’m aware”

“And yet…” His blue eyes flash “Here you are”

“Had houy; she’s the irl”

He barks out a laugh “It’s fucking adorable that you’d still try to use that excuse when you smell like…” He leans in “…her, you smell like her”

“Her roo with a s for condo at”

Ime

“Watch the attitude, Maksih it doesn’t seem like it, this is how I treat people I actually like”

Well shit

“I haven’t touched her since…” I s and look down at , and I swear I can still see blood there even though they’re clean “Not for lack of trying, though, on her part, just so you’re aware she’s a little tigress with—”

He kicks his chair back, reaches across the table, grabbingme toward him over the s into his eyes, waiting formouth and zero censor most days

“You’re a bold little shit”

I grin, because hey, I’onna drink that whiskey or—”

“Shut up”

I so?”

“No” His nostrils flare, and then his body seeer “Actually… I have another job for you”

Here we fucking go…

“You got your passport on you?”

“Yeah”

He still wasn’t letting o

His eyes were crazed

He shoves me away I quickly move to my feet and wait for his instructions Funny how this was how it started sixI had to prove my loyalty

He single-handedly droveit

“Brazil” He doesn’t look up “I’ll text you the address Prove to hter’s universe, and I won’t kill you for going against the rules—again”

I feel the shakes then

They spread upme to clench my teeth and close my eyes

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I exhale