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“Evidence of the crime you and Vladimir Stefanov committed”

Oleg freezes with his hand in midair “What did you say?”

“You heard me”

I about”

Bes laughs again “You know exactly what I’ about”

“Listen here, you—” Oleg ss the insult, re Bes’s threat “You kno the business works Vladis”

“I’ about the reason you want Volkov dead”

Oleg tightens his fingers around the phone to prevent the “How did you find out?”

“A man like me has his ways”

“Tellfrom his mouth

“It doesn’tthe evidence of Stefanov’s culpability”

Oleg is all but shaking in his shoes He can’t believe his ears “You’ve got to be kidding me”

“I never joke, Oleg You should know that about me by now”

“Do you have any fucking idea what Vladimir will do to you if he finds out? To me?”

“What do you care about what happens to ards to you, Stefanov will never find out He’ll be out of the picture before he has a chance to try”

“You want to bring Vladilance at his faain “Why?”

“Stop asking questions that don’t matter”

It fuckingss “Who’s paying you for the information?”

“Don’t worry,” Bes says “I’ll keep your name out of it Give me what I want, and you can continue your wine tour with your perfect family”

Oleg feels like he may be sick “What about Alex Volkov?”

“You uphold your end of the bargain, and I’ll uphold mine Deliver the information, and I’ll deliver Volkov’s head on a platter”

The line goes dead

Lowering the phone, Oleg stares at the screen He’s shaking with fury How dare that assassin threaten his family? He’ll skin hiht now is because he can’t let Vladi kills Bes, he’ll have a hard tient and intuitivedown BesHe’ll deliver the evidence and let Bes bring Vladimir down Once Vladimir is out of the way, he’ll kill Bes