The gleam of my ring catches the miniscule light in the shed. No one can miss it. Nikolai stares at the diamond with his teeth bared.
“One big, happy family,” he snarls sarcastically. “Except for one thing: some loyalties can’t be bought. Not with money or with kindness.”
My arms prickle with goosebumps. “What are you trying to say?”
He licks his lips, his eyes narrowing. “My boy played his part well, but Misha’s loyalties have always been to me. He’s been fooling you from the start.”
“Where the f**k is Nikolai?” I roar through the pandemonium raging around us.
Leonty and Shura both reload as they back towards me, our tight circle drawing in even tighter as enemies press in around us. Leonty is bleeding and Shura is limping, but they look as feral as Remi.
The dog has proven himself
