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"We shall talk again, when I consider e need In the ift from me to you"

He re the case, and then handed it to ives you a gift – that much I knew

I nodded and followed hiuards stood waiting

"And now, if you'll excuse me, I have other business to attend to We'll be in touch about the contracts and anything I need from you"

"Thanks for this," I said and held up the rifle bag

"My pleasure," he said and waved a hand dismissively

Then he turned and went back to his office

I went to the front door and the guard opened it forThese Russians were on top of things They'd no doubt checked every inch ofdevice or GPS tracking device soye's little sniffers to find theei could think he was tracking ood graces

He'd know I'd check for bugs, if I was even the least bit competent How I handled it would tell his and then re-enable them, so he kneare of the business with hi I didn’t want Sergei to know

It was a gaet in deep with the Russian ame But I couldn’t afford to be too proud – as they say, pride goeth before a fall

And I didn’t plan on falling

Chapter 2

Celia

Present Day

We arrived at my mother's house There were already satellite vehicles outside on the street, and several reporters standing together talking