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“No. But she needs closure, and I can give it to her.”
Katya sighed. “I suppose. Yes, I’ll meet you there. In an hour?”
“Yes.”
“See you then.” She hung up without further ado, and I put my phone away, going to pour myself some coffee.
Nora looked up from her plate, her expression still bleak. “Katya’s coming?”
I nodded. “Yeah.” I tilted my head to the side. “The thought of you and her teaming up is…” I shook my head, taking a sip of coffee.
I was glad to see it coaxed a smile out of her. “Daunting?”
“That’s one word for it.” I sipped my coffee with a smile. “You gonna eat that fruit or…?”
She looked down and took another bite of her watermelon before lifting her head to favor me with a tentative glance. “I didn’t thank you. For rescuing me.”
I snorted. “Yeah well… you don’t have to.”
“I do. God knows what those men were planning to do with me. And they would have probably thrown Celia’s body in the ocean. You saved us both.”
I looked away because the gratitude in her eyes was embarrassing. “You’re welcome,” I said quietly, before taking a sip of my coffee.
My SUV and Katya’s arrived at the warehouse at the same time. We drew up beside each other, and she lowered her blacked-out window to peer at me. I did the same and we grinned at each other.
“Mornin’, y’all,” she said in an exaggerated southern accent. “Ready for some mayhem and violence?”
“Always,” I replied.
I glanced at Nora, I couldn’t help frowning with worry. Things could get bloody fast.
“Are you sure about this?” I asked her quietly.
“A hundred percent.” She reached for the handle of the door and opened it, stepping out determinedly. She was dressed in a pair of my sweats. She’d had to fold both the bottoms of the pants and the sweatshirt. But she didn’t seem to care. It wasn’t giving me confidence in her ability to handle all this. I knew she needed it, so I didn’t say anything more.
We all made our way to the warehouse where Vladislav was waiting with two other men.
He nodded. “Morning, boss.”
“Vlad. How goes it?”
“Kirill was talking a lot. Had to gag him. He kept trying to bribe the men.”
My mouth twisted cynically. “No takers?”
Vlad gave me a strange look. “We are loyal to the family.”
I nodded. “Good. Let us proceed.”
We entered the warehouse in silence. I was slightly in front with my sister and Nora flanking me. Vladislav took up the rear. Kirill was locked up in the back room. He had peed himself, so that was a great start. I saw Nora wrinkle her nose, but she gave no further reaction. I folded my arms and smiled at him.
“Well, Ki, you know what happens now, don’t you?”
“Look, Alex —” he began to say.
I lifted up a finger. “Come now. That’s Mr. Levin to you.” I almost smirked.
He got to his feet slowly. “Mr. Levin. I get that I did the wrong thing. But—”
