“I’ll recuse myself from the f*****g investigation, okay?” Rob gasps desperately. “I’ll leave you alone. Just… just don’t do this. Let her go. Let her leave with me.” “I’m doing you a favor by letting you leave at all. Now,” I say to my men, “bring him over here. I want dear Agent Lawrence to have a good view of the ceremony.” He struggles as they pull him forward, a bull raring to get out of his cage. I’m not worried even if he does. He’s a big guy in his own right, but I dwarf him all the same. And even if I didn’t, I was built by the Bratva. He was built by the system. We are not the same. “Olivia,” I say, holding out my hand for her. “Come.” She takes a deep breath and slips her fingers into mine, ignoring her brother. I curl my hand around hers with satisfaction and coax her forw

