“No, Maxim,” Svetlana says immediately. “He’s trying to trick you.”
But there’s no stopping what’s happening now. It’s coming like an avalanche.
The ending of all this bloodshed.
Just a few more drops to spill.
“You want to fight me, cousin?” Maxim asks, his jaw setting with determination. “So f*****g be it.”
“Silence!” Maxim roars over Svetlana. “Or I will f*****g remove you.”
His mother goes quiet immediately, but I can see the anger and humiliation in her eyes. Beautiful.
Smiling triumphantly, I move forward, flexing my muscles. Our men form a large circle around us. My men form one half, and Maxim’s men form the other. Svetlana falls back a little, but I glance at Bogdan and Vlad and gesture towards her.
I don’t have to speak to make sure they understand me. I already know they
