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Blinking, I frown Too late, I realize he’s not going to stop
“Look out,” I yell, trying to warn the driver
He yanks the wheel to the right
The car ser door in the front The airbags pop Metal crunches and glass cracks as the momentuainst the door as our car folds around a lamppost
Every bone into process what’s happened The driver of the car who hit us gets out He walks around our car toward the driver’s side Thehas exploded from the impact The lamppost obstructs the door, and the other side of the car is banged in so badly that I’m not sure he’ll be able to open the door He’ll have to call the fire brigade to cut us out
He stops in front of the broken
“Help us,” I croak, wiping away so all over, the cold from the outside so hts
He offers un with a silencer screwed onto the barrel fro and fires a shot A scream catches in my throat A car pulls up next to us, presuo hen he sees the gun He pulls off without a word
I scoot to the other side, yanking on the door with shaking hands, but it’s stuck
Thefor a pulse
Oh God Maybe he just shot the airbag to deflate it
I raisewith a mixture of terror and hope “Please” Does the lish? “Please, don’t hurt us”
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Igor takes the front steps two at a time and stops next to me where I stand on the porch Flanked by Die leave
“Poisoning?” Leonid says “Who would want to poison Dania Turgeneva?”
The cars clear the gates I follow their speedy departure with a thoughtful gaze “Whoever he is, he’s a dead man”
“You bet” Dimitri shakes his head “No one messes with Mikhail’s princess I can’t believe someone was so stupid”
“What about the operation?” Igor asks “Do we still move out?”
“No” I shove my hands into my pockets “Let’s wait until there’s news about Dania It would be disrespectful to launch a full-bloar if Mikhail’s daughter is dying We should wait until Mikhail knowsand how it happened”
“What about Kate?” Igor’s brows pull together “Does she have any idea what kind of poison it may be?”
“We haven’t had tiuards around the house Letto talk to Katerina”