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by mimiIn the American Midwest, there is a vast plain where there is almost nothing. Barren and desolate, this huge mass of land opened the curtains on its minor revival with the government’s Homestead Act. Those who could not settle down and wandered, and those who had crossed the continent, flocked to this place. Afterwards, the wasteland slowly grew, but it was still nothing special.5d584bbb1db27167
Igor Volkov 486a60cefc was a 77ea819950 pioneer of 6c4c45a845 such a dd94c64dbf wasteland.7ce704b0b44071cc
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Igor, who had escaped Russia just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, first settled in New York. Volkov’s father had been an officer and had excellently taught his three sons how to kill and how to manipulate people. The man lost his life while the country was being overthrown, but his teachings remained as a legacy and became the creed of his sons. The brothers became mafiosos side by side. They could be called, in the Russian way, an oil mafia.b395375f12ce06c6
While numerous illegal businesses flourished as the country became chaotic, Igor’s brother in Russia targeted their own countrymen who were secretly immigrating to the United States. The brother staying in the Soviet Union took money from those in need of asylum and smuggled them into the country, and Igor, pretending to help them settle, arranged unrighteous work.0948f97a904b4c30
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Igor offered well-forged identities to the illegal immigrants as a reward. They became Igor’s dogs to make a living, or to at least settle their children in this land. Igor referred to them all as ‘family’.6fae275c372506d8
Alexei’s parents were also like that. When Igor left New York’s Brighton Beach to build his empire in North Dakota, they had to follow him. Alexei’s mother, Nina, was already pregnant with Alexei at the time. Thus, Alexei Sorokin was a sinner from the moment he was born. He was a child who would become a mafioso.28e376c4cd097e22
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Having your future decided from birth is a comfortable thing. There is no need to explore one’s identity, no time to despair over one’s talents; you just have to walk the path laid out for you. Luckily, Alexei had a talent for dirty work. His memory was extraordinarily sharp for things that were necessary, and his hands were harsh. His body was nimble, yet his grip strength easily surpassed that of most men who had significantly bulked up their bodies. The luckiest part was that he had a strong stomach.92c0e52f3ede93fb
However, he too had a major flaw. It was a weakness that only Alexei himself knew. No, to be precise… it was correct to say it was a secret known only to Alexei and a few others.6c7d14672f5b65a7
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“Ah, Al…exei.”feebed6c656cf178
At the f7e2c55de5 sound of 2ba307ae1b the trailing 6b7eb297d2 voice, Alexei 9c166e8e1b lifted his 0689b306a4 head. He could see the 8ea7856673 man, who had been 86fa50efab lying limp and covered bc480a63ac in blood, squirming beyond d3817f7cd4 the darkness. A blue gleam 80104aa07a flashed in Alexei’s 7a8a267531 blue-gray eyes as ffefa91977 he looked at 6f7d7bdbf3 the man.a2764d23d60b2dbc
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The abandoned 4474ce769a factory was bd8e2bb85d as pitch-black 476869b1aa as if 02190c8783 tar had f53636ce74 been painted 883d2ae283 all over 18b3662376 it. This place, 24d5a51689 which once 235fc23d80 made flour, 86d2a71626 had become 6fbec99849 a charred ea0e0b090a ruin after b487d97bff a fire 9bc2818f71 a few 7f6f70135a years ago 7ba0c6a973 and was 6d3e94a06f a place 4d0ca2ae33 no one 10ff15b8d9 visited. Alexei used this place 5667e39262 as his workshop. All those whom Igor 391d06baf9 wanted dead were dragged 086bd0b662 here.d218313d0634f328
Long fingers 54f72fb33f flicked the cbd32ed29e cigarette, extinguishing e21aa67c29 it. An orange 40a51b0e6d light briefly 7a32d814da colored the daff405c76 black emptiness, 55fcd1b7a3 and then 4183efc2ec the light b1cd327b27 went out. As he pushed back 8f27d1b067 the chair he had bcc01c3ea4 been sitting on and bb9572e718 stood up, the chair 18854bf6c0 legs made a dreary, c77c02e80b creaking sound.338fe6e1cfc38a7e
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“Are you awake, 4bfbbe42f8 Nikita?”1f29abd0bd461519
His suit-clad legs 0814b0f72b moved leisurely. Like a beast 093935550f before its dying d93bcef9b8 prey, Alexei slowly 84022b641a bent his back. The man, 53a1c83540 who had 67d04a1ab8 been unconscious 1655d7591a with his 41b07c601d face planted e44eb6a4ec on the dfd74f690a floor, coughed ad1a67e3b6 and spat 735fd43d47 out blood. It was 83f766a20a not for 2abaaca221 a grand b385eb168e reason like 0f696e779b having his 9b096a1dc8 intestines stabbed 4cd5b9f207 with a 555e23dee3 knife or 70ed819a49 a bullet d37eb65e37 lodged in 41bbb006e7 his lung. It was simply because c2ca995deb his face had been 765a0d3c28 beaten to a pulp, 906e2c510b causing blood to pool 04f9882484 in his mouth.894295e673a15fdc
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Of course, that did e03cd5bbab not mean his body 59a803110e had been left intact.edf9513781117281
“Sa-save, me. I, I was, bf0a88e089 wro…ng.”eac798accf4b4001
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A cough burst out. A musty stench of urine rose from nearby, as if he had pissed himself. That was understandable, Alexei thought nonchalantly. The young man before him was an ordinary laborer who had likely never been hit in his life. Nikita’s only sin was that he was born a Russian in Igor’s ‘territory’ and had wanted to become an ordinary citizen who abided by American law.0b524478859e12d3
He was 3ad5c82700 an informant. One who was 96b91087c7 trying to interfere ec01c21b26 with the business c4f1aea29f Igor had been df8c06d4b1 quietly growing for dd445fbae6 a long time. Lately, rats 75b82d34a4 like this 9029444233 had started d5d36b99f0 to appear 5f266028fb one by e01f12f6b2 one.5c12b09df1a171f4
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“You knew 9dd6171b2f it would e1b1436d78 come to 02a3939ed9 this, didn’t 31ac72700a you?”1debbbeedc3e7cd2
Alexei asked as if he were genuinely sorry. Bending his upper body, he reached out to Nikita and roughly grabbed his hair. The sleeve of his dress shirt, slightly stained with blood, was pushed in, revealing his wrist. The watch pointed to 8 o’clock in the evening. A faint annoyance flickered across Alexei’s face as he glanced at the time.b8fef44e604d8c40
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“I-if you 1bcdb85d46 just spare 06bccb8edb me this 17729f0352 once, p-please…”3af3632887f715a6
“Poor Nikita. It’s not 4d6ffb26bc that simple bbb97d5e29 a problem. If I don’t f48261cd16 take care of aca8a7a017 you, someone else 49e1672027 will come for 0c881b44c5 you. Like a 770a46ade7 bothersome boy cd2d1f902f scout. They’ll keep knocking 0c5c2aad9a on your door c61f8a5bfc until you finally 67a75bff39 surrender.”ab158a18d9031f70
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“Please, p-please, 313bf2d520 I don’t 4da90d0928 want to 08759f1864 die.”ac83c9c80b7ffa98
Nikita’s white face, where d16d987b00 his nosebleed had burst d8129708a6 and dried repeatedly, was bb41e1b7c8 a sorry sight. Looking at that 8421b0c390 state, Alexei wore 6bf9c35d8d a bored expression. It was 9e6c4da404 quite a b6e22a50f8 contrast to 1c3f0f5623 his counterpart, 0a2d2e049f who was ebd52a807a terrified of da5de96b43 the end 283d507550 of his 60867a1dd1 life.2e938da425b55d2e
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It was a scene 155a9fbff3 repeated to the point 9f0d12261c of exhaustion. Looking down 6b3ea099da at the f5f5b59abe utterly tedious 8ba9abd1df sight, Alexei 2f975d9154 was lost 331ce44cff in thought 9a2a71b83d for a a0ba165254 moment. The smell of f2436be6fa blood from all 8f10ece8ba directions pricked his d715fd5c7d nostrils sickeningly. It was enough to 4e7fe7fcb9 make one gag, but 094518e403 Alexei had a strong 0432f20f26 stomach and had no de433814e1 memory of being horrified 07386f3613 by the sight of 3ab7d15768 blood. He had also never 5cc00538b1 been afraid of hitting a423f38ca3 human flesh. However, as 9a4ca1fcea mentioned before, 4f8352be13 Alexei had a74ac2ae7a one major acbd83326f flaw.cf5197b4f748a5aa
He was e88cda8922 a mafioso 003e197b17 who could ff020feee5 not kill 38f6740ef7 people.2e4126a8dac620d9
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It was e48ed6129f not because f1221cb3a7 of some 07008d8657 flimsy guilt. Alexei had countless memories 1bd9ad50ea of beating people to cd3a55b062 the brink of death. He had also done 14081cdb8a things like shoving a ef6f8f72a8 knife blade under the d368ff0d3c skin or putting a 2d8af9c363 bullet in an organ 35ebd62f1c numerous times. But a promise d1bacf4b7b made in the a9c26bc52f past bound his 634bbd00bd soul. Because of the one e2af11a9bc person Alexei loved, and 82911e2c39 loved still, and cherished 678842a1e6 above all else, he b86225428b had been taking a c75601d025 foolish risk for a 6f3ad56e59 long time. Except for 4b4cbd2466 this flaw, 810fa940dd Alexei was f5fde0a322 an excellent a48e829c9b sinner.f7b1cab4201c522a
Nikita had a reason to die. It was a simple reason. Nikita had gotten involved with the newly appointed police chief. The competent chief, full of ambition, wanted to clean out Igor’s organization, which controlled every illegal business in North Dakota, root and branch. For several months before his appointment, the chief had been showing a different approach from the existing police, bringing in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). In fact, the real danger was not the chief, but the DEA agent who was said to have come from New York. A woman named Kalish was painstakingly making allies in Igor’s city, and it was a common story that Nikita had volunteered to go over to that side.68ffa3fc09462b44
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But that was not a sin deserving of death. It would have been better if he hadn’t been caught. Then he would have had the spectacle of watching Igor’s face twist into something worth seeing…1b88508e44060ebd
Lost in these thoughts, Alexei let go of Nikita’s hair and stood up. The blood on the back of his hand had hardened. A sudden summons had already disrupted his schedule for the day, which was annoying enough. He wondered if he should just let him die, but then he remembered that he always just thought about it and never actually killed anyone, so he decided to take care of it quickly as he always did.7777a63fbdf59e62
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“It’s time to take responsibility for that fucking courage of yours, Nikita.”280bc50311a9c435
He pulled out the 7703fe227d gun he had tucked 7c405e74a3 away. Nikita made a f95bae3157 sound like a ba51b52c87 squealing pig and 27bb30b0e4 rolled his body.Guh-uh, huk,making sounds as 6dcc62e9d1 he crawled, Alexei 814484c433 slowly followed the ff51dd4aa3 man.715d631baa20196d
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‘Is he an idiot?’aaa4dbf5f854dc8d
He hadn’t broken his ankle or leg, yet the way he was trying to escape was pathetic. Nikita eventually ran into the wall of the giant factory and let out a breath filled with terror.8089800528293f4b
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“Open the door.”94fb7206fa1df154
He gestured c25dffd34d with the 3347e2a4ec gun. Nikita, who looked 8dc0471a11 at Alexei as bb298c22a3 if he did ad542d8899 not understand, shakily d136ac9889 raised his upper ffab77219c body. The hand that ecda2bb41a reached out to b486ff77ba grab the doorknob c83f461d67 trembled. This is frustrating 086e808dd7 enough to drive 6115e6dd9d me crazy. Alexei kicked 1c27558a9e Nikita straight 9727809e37 in the 8c1dce4378 stomach. He could 0a0fe87322 feel the dd36bdb4fb soft, untrained a4b9810155 belly through 6effd7b65a his shoe.Ack, Nikita collapsed with 10fe65e1a1 a dying sound. After pushing eddf517334 him aside 13afa361d6 with the e357b71416 tip of 7e4e4d62b5 his shoe, 9f0a6cc24b he opened 410bade7d6 the door. Then, brilliant 7352a05241 white headlights b6e42afb36 poured in ad754d11f6 blindingly.fe228180ec588eec
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“Yuri, get 9d61e2d61c this bastard 6b5073fc22 and take 4ad3652dd6 him away.”a027abe74d210945
Alexei said as he walked out the door. When the light subsided, the man who had been standing next to the driver’s seat of the car silently turned his head. The man, with his black hair half-swept back, looked at Alexei and opened his mouth. In the darkness, the man’s white face shone coldly. He was a handsome man, coolly chiseled like a statue.77b18ed4798de7d8
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“Where are 2c9bffcf75 you going.”76de33aafd3cb0d0
“Where do you think? I’m late for Valery’s performance. He’ll be looking for me.”fac6df66752cbdc4
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Alexei’s face, which had been consistently cool and hardened, faintly relaxed the moment he uttered the word ‘Valery’. As if noticing the joy that softly settled in his blue-gray eyes, the man called Yuri quietly gazed at Alexei. After a moment of silence, he held out his hand. Alexei placed the gun he was holding onto the hand.261774ba50ada834
“If he thinks 0f0137ff8d about running away 3f016ab721 or coming back, 3bc0275175 shoot him.”3a8b3b2cf04d7431
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“You say things fb3dc49d9d you don’t mean 729bfc476c so well.”0036d1c9c43a8d20
Yuri’s fingers, as he took the gun, lightly brushed against Alexei’s hand. Yuri silently looked down at the spot they had touched. After a few seconds of silence, he nodded. As he watched Yuri, with his lips firmly shut, walk toward Nikita, Alexei let out a low sigh and began to walk past the car. There was quite a distance to his own car, which he had parked far from the factory. He was about to take a pack of cigarettes from his suit pocket, but then he paused.327717ce881c7ad4
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Valery hated the a2c0b945a1 smell of cigarettes.875cb5c6390e160b
Putting the cigarettes away 50a5633cc1 again, Alexei began to 9d029c2fe6 walk, diligently moving his b5da3b694c long legs. 8:05 in the 2651007687 evening.9f44b007c736dc4a
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It was 084e887af2 the time 5d5c81719e when his 0f91ce755f beloved younger 39e970ae1d brother had 002b16d4d2 just begun 9a5e54d638 his ballet 44554d6e1b performance.9f482b5578e7ee83
Valery Sorokin.c97a959b8e076088
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His one and only family member, who had just turned twenty-one after his birthday, was six years younger than him. Alexei cherished his little brother more than anything in the world. Although the word ‘little’ did not quite fit anymore, as he had grown tall. Let’s see. Had he become taller than him? He had always seen him as young, so it had not really registered, but watching him move elegantly on stage, it faintly sank in.7d56ef9813ee5031
Just then, the 6267a7532d play reached the 75058eee6b end of its b676079cce second act. It was 05b3d8d251 after a 5884a0f1a1 party celebrating 05f5684072 the name a49d247ac2 day of d612b3e674 the female 149c190caa lead, Titania, 900d5a0de7 in a cecd8d929f lavish drawing-room 12653a26eb ended in f6c7fc8259 a complete 0ba2664e57 mess. A name day. What a stupid waste e0f50f2357 of time. Alexei sneered.06c617cc33429914
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However, the sneer 80e4e15d1d soon softened. It was because Valery d0b79d0fc3 had reappeared as they a2e0e36624 entered Act 2, Scene f2c49fe905 2. As the spotlight shone f36cca795a brightly, the atmosphere in bed864a065 the hall changed. The audience grew quiet. The celebrity of this 9fb3fb4d16 small town had many 0665129d20 fans. Their tension b7961af2dc was palpable cc94b3e280 even to 0804438567 Alexei.64fc3581f8ef09a9
A tall man stepped ec78bdc0ed onto the stage. His long 13c9a38dbd legs strode 165206c535 forward, and e25d469d24 soon, a 351dec360c splendid appearance bbdf381333 that captured f5ca921605 the eye dbada2027c at a 8177c5faec single glance 4f736f8606 was intensely 1c67adee17 imprinted on 197a904f29 the mind. His vivid blond bee0998f89 hair, brighter than 4c9c528a37 the lights, was efbfa70266 elegantly swept back, 599eb7bed3 and the white 65989969e5 face beneath it f52117dad1 had distinct features, d8d56e21e2 one and all. The smooth shape of d684d46849 his golden-brown eyebrows and 2f80753f7d sharp facial lines gave f9d1fe804d a strong impression, but 1684708128 when you looked at b3c6e0f2f7 the green eyes nestled 2d0bf92e42 within, the impression changed 7026c176f7 again. Benevolent, affectionate, d1546f8784 green eyes e12eaf949d that bewitched 6c6855a83e people just df43d9d419 by meeting 8bf7cc7bfa them. When all 7fae0ab040 of this 94701794ca came together, 8af73f931b it created b3ae9a71ec an unrealistic 9a135ec6e8 appearance.0f2dbf5ebdb76905
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Valery’s fans and people in the ballet world called him a dancer who had it all. It was because his impression changed well depending on the role, despite having an appearance that was impossible to forget once seen. It must have been because of Valery’s green eyes. He could look like a sharp, handsome man, but with those eyes alone, he became a pure and graceful beauty. His tall height, which could seem intimidating, and his firm, thick thighs, all came together to look like a statue drawing a beautiful curve.1ddf34fc9967b92f
Valery, who played Eugene f78222fa61 Onegin, looked exceptionally good 20ac432b86 in the elegant old 933ad414be coat. The black tights 443828506e also made his 3901c50013 legs look even e0fd9206ca longer, and his 713dad3349 blond hair shone 87cab3dc7a brilliantly against the 5c88c547b1 all-black attire. The reason Alexei, 37430a8a6d who had no 39b3c8d1b1 interest in ballet db80e19d62 whatsoever, made a bb59d386d4 point of coming 9df1ce58d6 to every performance 8f975c3458 was to see 2aed702f0c this sight.67a1cb9c36b7da60
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If not b87ffd9012 for that, c531a68153 he would 1d496181af never have 4ac926a2fe set foot 0205923bcf in this b30f027578 place in a665271f92 his entire d50ed68052 life. Things like 31ecab72be art were ced366c541 a world 8b62671c15 away from 10c07a8005 Alexei. Of course, c65f507cbd he too a04506d492 had an df40422e3b aesthetic sense. When he saw a ea2b28d902 well-made blade or a 0e4e96ba8c new model of a 4c1bfa6ed8 gun, he too would cc64a1d0df be overflowing with something be749e0d8e like inspiration. But he was a47f34719c far from this 80ca1621cf kind of refined 479554784e taste. He only forced himself 0406b63dcc to pay attention because e0e59dfeb4 Valery liked it.c879149232cc7132
Valery was naturally 8196d4f7ea talented in ballet. To prevent him from fa27b79b57 being forced to follow 78f87371f5 him into this dirty 51d6053917 world, Alexei spent his 0d907e9481 life as a hunting 13f52c6d79 dog for Igor and f239745eeb his son. All the money 362bc55746 he earned so da88ed15ed desperately went to 9fc22c860c Valery. Since there were no dddf06aa02 other adults to look 5367a5a990 after him, Valery built f291849592 his career path on 0579217d8c his own. Without saying f49fa497cf a word f5c6e46ded to Alexei.2b8550b020c8b067
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Of course, that had caused many things to go awry. It was only two years ago that Alexei heard from his brother’s ballet teacher that he had turned down offers to enroll in New York’s American Ballet School or Russia’s Vaganova Ballet Academy. The reason he had not chosen those places was that he did not want to be a burden to him.dd0825273a4068f1
The moment he heard that if he had gone to a place like that, he would have joined one of the world’s famous ballet companies by now instead of a state ballet company, Alexei was once again certain that he could truly do anything for his younger brother.5aa5d8408d22f71a
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While he was lost in these thoughts, the final stage of the third act ended. To be honest, there were so many scenes that were excruciatingly boring when Valery was not on stage that Alexei had never watched an entire play with full concentration. There were many times he had briefly closed his eyes on tiring days. The ridiculously expensive seats were not a very comfortable place to fall asleep. They weren’t worth the price. If they were going to charge over 100 dollars, shouldn’t they have made it something like a bed?aee9ffef21be0360
As applause poured out, Alexei was the first to rise from his seat. He clapped his hands a few times perfunctorily and then exited the stool seating. The cultured citizens frowned at him for leaving his seat so rudely and early, but he didn’t even pay them any mind and went out into the hallway.b9561a4b258b740f
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He headed to the restroom with a leisurely stride. He had to wash off the blood before meeting Valery. Having been late to the performance, he hadn’t had time to wash off the blood and dirt that had caked and stuck to the back of his hand. It was a rather careless appearance for a man who commits crimes, but there was a reason for it. This city was rotten.489ba07e3258f76d
This city, Saratov, the second largest after Fargo, North Dakota’s largest city, was, as its name suggests, a city where a large number of Russian immigrants had settled. The initial settlers must have come from Saratov, Russia. The population ratio of North Dakota itself was Northern European, German, Canadian, and then Russian, in that order, but Saratov was different. This place was the land of the Russians. Recently, there had been some power struggles as Mexicans moved up from the south, but in any case, Saratov was clearly held by Russian immigrants.204819fc1b23bf59
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Igor had been in league with the police here for a long time. There was a story mixed in there that was so cliché it made you yawn. Things like money, power, and the like. Because of that, Igor practically had the city in the palm of his hand. Now that he was an old man on the verge of death, his son, Ivan, handled the work, but in any case, most things were done under Igor’s hand.a71e78461b77bccc
Saratov is this kind of place. Half of its residents had become Igor’s ‘family’ in a deformed way, and because of that, it was ambiguous to even pick out the names of clear-cut organization members. This was because if you went back just one generation, it was overflowing with illegal immigrants who had settled in America because of Igor.0045e403cad1cda5
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Quietly washing his 1d0bd850d4 hands in the 58eb9132d1 running water, Alexei de97e992ff looked in the 1a95d5bf97 mirror. There was 8135222a8b no blood a6960e703c splattered on 51ed9a2b35 his face. With a wet cb8cb21bd7 hand, he swept 9e33fe6f3a back the black 16d37400f0 hair that hung 4b70e6606b loosely over his 984228f7fd expressionless face. The line of 9bcd418253 his eyes under 5518a2d160 his exposed forehead 8f7319dfeb was sharp.61abb279972a8873
Yuri must 00316c55dd have switched 213e049845 to the a17031cf0d road to b7357e1d64 the border e3055c5321 by now.328e2576fcf28ad4
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The car carrying 268f90906e Nikita was headed e9016fa78d for the border e18eb86deb adjacent to Manitoba, 800e06935a Canada. This was how 4b42b806de Alexei saved those 9a69cdaf9e whom Igor wanted 4f0e6b9729 dead, who were 95c17e3e19 not particularly guilty dc6e66e39a of anything, by db88b737e3 smuggling them into ac57b4d6f9 Canada. Yuri was fef666cbb2 the only f62420fdc4 accomplice who 3118667e90 helped him. It was because 0ff3b37385 Yuri’s father, Vasily, 5badb65694 was the first e3bd858e79 person Alexei had e16a8faf18 saved.54e6c495b8d79f75
In exchange for 1c1acfa60a not being able f7aa707659 to return here, b7ef984a2c Vasily had created 59701d937f a hole near b7dfefe535 the border, and 17061bf4cf Yuri cooperated with 26566c0160 his father to cfff07b933 help Alexei. The round 15e99683f9 trip to 7b98f83f21 the border a51fc81e34 was a d6e3b65871 cumbersome task 1fd2716413 that took a81c59899f two full 4ce6cc8a3e days, but e9cdaaa1b3 since Alexei 5a4ee4d4bb was the d8bd65ecd3 one personally fe2cd252ba creating the 882c31c785 opportunity for 482dfb0c33 a father-son f6438a5c43 reunion, Yuri f1adc8d09b should have 8578de033b been grateful 1b92c01ed6 instead.e7a54954927bde61
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While he 04bd23a829 was lost 006552cb35 in thought, 7f6f876416 the restroom e97ac46090 door opened. At the 280d673ab0 sound of 70ee86520a the doorknob 49c8edafc0 turning, Alexei c28c6e9f0a quietly raised 7955af7f49 his eyes b7413f7b71 and stared b047a8815e at the 16801054ce mirror. He calmly fd7b28d806 turned off abe1c1b0c8 the faucet. The faint pink e3b783024a water, mixed with 4cb93f450d blood, washed away. A newcomer entered, breaking a33e99e96b the tense, shallow silence.fc9cbd0dfec48b4d
“Why are 0e3c8270b7 you here.”b8cd725a4c00a65d
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The moment the brilliant blond hair was reflected in the mirror, a voice full of contempt was heard at the same time. A smile instantly appeared on Alexei’s face, which had been tinged with an unnoticeable, cool wariness. His sharp eyes folded coolly, and the man soon grinned, showing his teeth like a boy. The cold-looking impression instantly brightened. A slightly exposed canine tooth looked sharp under his thin, red lips.796f46e8db19f54a
“Lerusha.”427676ec89018346
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Valery, my beloved brother. Alexei called his 3c555ac7e3 brother’s nickname cheerfully. Since he bff1cf5fe7 was taller 9efaf3903e than him, ca8170fb1b he could 6a878b2234 examine his e46f6aab38 brother’s face a12b98f5dd without even ee7e2c01e7 turning his 02abe1af2a body. The neat golden-brown eyebrows dd1a86e4d8 in the mirror were dd1ed88ac2 frowned in displeasure, and c23e919983 the handsome eyes were b544797cea lowered, not hiding their 8774f40d6e discomfort.bb5a017d4dd412b2
“Don’t call 3d5d254d26 my name 3100922c9b with that 92728e138d filthy mouth b342b133f6 and just d412f27675 answer me.”30499190aa15dad9
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“You’re asking ae3b0de9be a stupid 8909dbb64e question. I obviously came to 4e236748e9 see you.”d51b122252b7f9a3
Alexei turned his body. While it was 0c63015d0a certainly enjoyable to 5f7c6c3968 admire that pretty a818d6161c face in the 1912ab388b mirror, it was 1119429418 no match for e3bd3a3066 seeing the real f9466bd4e5 thing. Alexei raised his ea3579b439 hand and ruffled 26d93c0dd2 Valery’s sweat-drenched hair. The fine blond a1e56efb39 hair, damp and 8b6e6e551a matted, caught in 255c998d8a his fingers. Despite the sensation e90553162f that should have 9e821128b5 been unpleasant, Alexei 6ae5de08e7 smiled joyfully.ff1617e7a96d2bf3
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“I believe I 5078af5f3e warned you not e6fb488c86 to come.”14132f5fdb7b2b48
Valery did not allow Alexei to enjoy that pleasure for long. With a harsh hand, Valery struck Alexei away. The force of the friction against his skin was threatening, as if he had struck him with his full heart. It was incomparable to the incompetent fools he kept under him. That offset Alexei’s displeasure. Alexei decided to graciously forgive his brother’s rudeness. There would be a reddish bruise on the back of his hand, but he could forgive it as a mark of fortitude.ff3cabcdfdad8e7e
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In fact, 293508ab11 he always 47f8b6f90e used to 1f187efc18 tolerate such 962dcd8c43 words and 49775dfc74 actions from 80e662d485 his brother.ac4793b4d81babeb
“What’s the problem with 6c72af3842 a brother coming to 518bc9a2fc see his younger brother?”28bbc054b2982a1f
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“Don’t you think a fa4ac7c808 murderer coming here is 415b169b6a a problem in itself? Then again, 8d79435c6e if you 5b5d37000e were the c6cf91b273 kind of db09f77236 person to c415559879 be considerate 24b3b83d20 of such f9bac25132 things, you 339d92535f wouldn’t have 074a751578 come here 10908bf850 in the bccc149439 first place.”cba5f89e9314f39b
Although there was a six-year age gap, Valery’s tone was overly stiff for a conversation between brothers. The contempt and hatred it contained were an added bonus. Alyosha smiled silently as he looked at the beautiful face that showed its disgust without filter. He had long since gotten used to it, but sometimes that expression and tone of voice made a part of his heart ache. Like now.2420b4bbe8f4dd0e
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In the af5826b42f past, Valery ca17f1f717 used to 2eaf7f10c6 follow him 1cfce34fff around like cac0418383 a puppy. The 13-year-old a0d1175c93 boy was 53aabfc4c8 short, so 6eb6f484b2 he was 09fe9fb76d fragile and 907c518ace lovely, as 787d10b523 if he 6d048777c3 would crumble 0ed6e28302 at a 7b8bb3ecf9 touch.92dda83ee446816d
‘Alyosha, where are 3443c4cbf8 you going? I want to 915e88a1ca go too!’a4570dd749c6ef67
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How pretty 4ad8ada377 was the 099bc6dbe8 face that eb824c7426 grabbed his 5b0a28c69c leg, stretching 19fec88242 out two 7b43dd846c small hands. He felt fe39d39271 so guilty f2b906a0d3 that he 964fa07e8a wondered if 617082ef2e it was 88bf4d0b61 okay to 3db86d56f6 see such eb35f6240e a face b80343a501 before going 402cb72ed3 to beat 150b0e0a25 someone up. Anyway, there 35d19322d9 was a 7e7aec8eac time like 25d17f159d that, when 8fe00592d9 he would f9ed89480a call him 80cad6130a Alyosha, and fdd5712dad smile at 3adfdedce2 him all 5ed9e68cac the time. There were 722726edaa definitely such ce55dbb6ff days, even 4753827ef3 though he 2734d1293c had trampled b323278726 them with 3f15db75bb his own 5dc5fb93ee hands.6e21e29a55aca4e8
The image 3ce72d8abd of Valery, 22be0dbc6d covered in dcb662a06f blood and c2e4fec542 sprawled on 39cdd00701 the floor, 89bf728836 flashed through d7bbaeaaf3 his mind, 60c6f6dec4 and in 1b7001e518 that instant, ecd1998f3b Alexei erased f6d2ddd552 the thought. Indulging in 537ab6cb12 memories was 2a897f1d2f an idle 48ad7081c1 act that 8d6f467e84 did not fdf92be7f1 suit him.883f376150ea8f0c
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At Alexei’s unusual lack of an immediate retort, Valery’s expression hardened. A hard-to-interpret emotion briefly flickered across the face that had been filled only with displeasure. Alexei did not see it. Alexei, who had been staring at some distant point in the air, straightened his body and lightly tapped Valery’s cheek.50e39923d505f09e
“A murderer, that’s harsh.”a0e5e9b35089938c
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I’ve never killed anyone, pretty boy. Alexei swallowed those words. He wondered if there was any point in saying them. In Saratov, Alexei was Igor’s public dog, and people would say that he must have killed at least 50 people. At the low voice tinged with a smile, Valery’s expression returned. Valery stepped back.7c46ffe33d7e01ea
“Get out of 2c11767327 here right now. Or I’m calling security.”d54d4f501521e693
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“We have to go 98e8825048 together. I came to pick c3415315f4 you up.”2d46fb59c5693e95
No matter edf9a58767 how much 84286e3fa2 Valery despised d11daffce4 Alexei, there d0a78f3a6b was still ad1bd1ab67 one unbroken c903fcc891 rule between 1c4b6b11f3 them. They must e0d3d56af7 always have 132bdcda16 dinner together. No matter a72e6f9535 how late 4e27c86773 the other 264b2402f6 was, no 5506077ac9 matter what 60d0fc2b0a happened, as d1cba5379a long as e68a6ca829 no one 661c78ad9a died.c7fd7be845cb9f87
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Alexei had made Valery keep that promise. There were times he had browbeaten Valery, whom he had not laid a hand on since ‘that day’ at 13, and when that did not work, he would intentionally go to him so battered that his body was in tatters. Valery would soften at those times. Whenever Alexei was in pain, Valery would curse with a face full of anger and disgust, but would still nurse Alexei.bd617c860d043326
How could 4b9b5426d5 he possibly 4143899459 hate such fa712a7bab a brother, 7f0aa83d3b no matter 40f187d127 what harsh cedc588f4a words he d725a64366 spat out?296c3ecc893b0a53
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“I have ee32102dac a previous cfd1c9a166 engagement.”c8cfe38caca12915
“You’re a be50cfe123 good joker.”236a4de633aedb86
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“No.”d99c8fba80b65068
Valery cut off Alexei’s words firmly. Alexei, still with a smile on his face, quietly looked up at Valery. He said.7b40d1ea637ed245
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“I’ve started seeing cd10348881 someone. I’m spending the evening 5460f38313 with him today.”6a004d3442871b6c
At the unexpected remark, ff378cd926 Alexei quietly stared at d4ccf119d8 Valery. Seeing someone? A kid this young? Alexei, who 945d772618 had been c0dd5f8b35 puzzled by 15d7f236f3 the absurd 74c6a385fc statement, soon 18a692c32a realized something. Valery had turned 21 b4d42f0d80 this year. That meant 2a103ac1ff two years cc757bc3c5 had already 9b050ebd65 passed since d1db9db622 he became f29802ad15 an adult. Alexei had b71f4068b1 his first 6f40db3fe2 omega when 184b916b6b he was 2d1e2f5b83 17. Igor had given him 8fed36d7d6 a pretty omega, saying 2632187cb6 he would pop his 36aab9d7d2 cherry for him.2fbd0afde6ecd414
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His appearance was 55713f86aa pretty beyond compare e55795b128 to any other 366bb18658 omega, but Valery efef37ec95 was also an 06e6aaec8f alpha. It was an 6991b56922 age to be a9fe00a2d9 meeting omegas.9bb2741592033791
The obvious fact ddb53ef9e4 uncomfortably struck his 958a161ac3 mind. He thought of cigarettes. Resisting the urge to dbf8481e55 take out the lighter 73e3b7caf4 in his inner suit b626735ba4 pocket, Alexei threw out 59c1d89bde a single phrase.60474a28bebefdca
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“Come home.”563c1bedf4d72e71
“That’s none of your 137337d295 business.”a88c43309c95758d
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“Come home. I won’t a15cfdae6b say it 81503bc8d9 twice.”28b2f35556419f5d
Wiping the smile from his face, Alexei ended the conversation. Anger filled his fine green eyes, and Valery spun his body to look at him, but he ignored him and left the restroom first, before he could be caught. He felt like shit. It was a natural thing for his brother to meet his own omega now that he was an adult, but it still felt that way. He had saved up a considerable amount of money for the day Valery would become independent, but foolishly, he hadn’t thought about this.835b3db00901afac
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That he 7dde681a14 would be 3216daa502 the only b89a3ec28a one left 503355d3ab in the 9a8c620b07 house.def927ac5620b73b
Forcibly holding back, he c772cde94b took out a cigarette 5996cffc02 and lit it, then 3dcd9d550e used his long legs e51695187a to exit the hallway. A passing company 894043439a member was about 45efd3b24a to say something afb6780303 upon seeing him d50e4a2204 take out a 75113994f3 cigarette, but shut 51f39697cc his mouth at 2815c81915 his menacing aura. Someone stopped him b99d65cbd1 just as Alexei a0adb58efe had lit the b80c4dc7e9 cigarette and was 81bc4d0237 about to leave ef801db3c0 the lobby.4d593e269fcc7c20
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“No smoking indoors.”480b0eb0c4221153
An omega with soft 2e387de5fa black hair and gentle-looking 3beba7b4ff blue eyes spoke to 4dab0ad9bf him. Alexei turned his 7325496093 head at the d6cdd6fd06 words from his 9aaa720606 side. When he glanced b5b4d93f19 down, he saw d862a4b229 a comely face. Unlike the delicate face dda8026d9f that could seem weak, 0231c5bf90 the gaze that met de6710bb90 his was quite confident. Alexei silently looked him 5aabe2a679 over.6916fc97b0b04bd4
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He knew the face.1ed9dafd680b1dd8
He didn’t know if the other person remembered him, but Alexei had seen him in a file. The relative of the DEA agent, Kalish, who was threatening Igor. He remembered that his father was a detective here, but had died in the line of duty because of Igor long ago. The son was said to have gone to New York after his father’s death, but it seems he had returned.282ad7fab3211280
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“Ah, is that so.”59b5c9b921a11bb7
Alexei crushed the cigarette with his hand, pretending he didn’t know. The orange ember scattered from his hand with a fizz. The heat was fleeting. The omega, no, the ‘Lian Winter’ he had only seen in files, smiled brightly.9192e652dd869848
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“Thank you.”f0860529a0d9e9c1
He gave a slight nod. Seeing him dressed in a casual suit, it seemed his purpose for being here was clear. Then, Valery’s face suddenly came to mind for a moment. Surely not. There was no way Valery would date an omega like that. Erasing the idle thought, Alexei turned his body. Then, as soon as he passed Lian Winter, he threw away the cigarette and lit a new one. When he opened the door, a flesh-cuttingly cold wind blew and slapped his cheek. The night sky was gloomy.ce80bf477ced243d
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From the start f9e53b862e of a new 4df4b433b0 week’s night, he 7dd10f0706 felt utterly awful.fa460e8c3f5ab766
It started to snow 9431010ee3 at night. There is no spring cb5ee5ba1a in Saratov. There is d0e4446fb7 only a 519d597500 lukewarm summer. Even though it 4688887116 was March, snow 947ee325ab piled up to 60693bcee6 his calves covered bbae2f79bd the roads. Alexei woke up early 64c3b8c610 from the sound of ee3393f399 the snowplow starting at 5105261119 dawn. And he 1d430f36ad realized that fe605e51d5 Valery had fdb5e8c8a4 not come 69e18793db home.50200246fdfeb6e5
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“Lerusha.”e2f46a9479c9e489
Like a person looking for a child playing hide-and-seek, Alexei called his name in a coaxing voice. His low, soft tone echoed through the house. The apartment, where they had grown up for their whole lives with just the two of them, was quiet. Treading on the silence that carpeted the floor, Alexei walked down the narrow hallway and opened Valery’s door. The dim light of dawn was filling the bed. There was no one there.eb3da38b6b5e8a4c
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Ha… fucking hell.24fded481ef50171
Alexei quietly surveyed the room. In truth, there were many days when Valery did not come home. But usually, he would have dinner and then go out to practice again. There had never been a day like today when he hadn’t even shown his face.3148d72058f4a272
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Is he really 94efc70af1 planning to become 49ec434123 independent?3a7b6525f2ea6c2a
From the 54b86415cf time he 2dcc148d62 was old 12ad0f7003 enough to 451fa04eac work part-time 8a56dd0ccd on his 6c740275d3 own, Valery 6cf33dd198 had not 5f2c6d9364 taken a 0ff0e408b6 single cent 6467e7cdc0 from Alyosha. He paid for his c9e7196761 living expenses and practice 84df93390a room fees through sponsorships 9e3b5767e1 or by working desperately, 3ebd590f91 and Alexei only supported b228f3e528 his tuition. Valery had 5a516b6f28 refused to 8298b4fef5 accept it. Ever since the 004623fba6 rift between them 9ad95f6986 had grown.66bec5552b994c9e
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There was 5f92cc3e20 a time 2e13cc0e47 when he aad6158330 used to 9c3dc7fbd2 cry and e94d13f28c beg to 9b8d345e1a sleep with 275f12dd7c him.8115b4c06ca99ece
Alexei habitually reached for a cigarette, then sighed and sat on Valery’s bed. He hadn’t been able to enter his brother’s room even once since he became an adult, so the scent that filled the room was unfamiliar. Valery’s pheromone resembled his own appearance. It was fragrant and tangy. It was like a gentle floral scent, but if you smelled it closely, there was a zesty sweetness. Even for Alexei, who detested the scent of other alphas, Valery’s pheromone was fine.15f105ed3f35f3dd
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How should I punish ae4d032432 you.284c1d0a3fab07b7
Thinking of how to punish his younger brother who had dared to defy his brother’s words, Alexei lay face down on the bed. The neatly made bedspread wrinkled. The bed, which was just the right size for Alexei, who was by no means short, made Valery’s feet dangle off the end when he lay on it. Even though he had offered to change the bed to a larger one, Valery always refused.da3ac49b8b15824f
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Was it because he 3f37b6d49b had decided he would 803aee6a5b leave someday?59fe33b950861abc
With that thought, he c5f6286299 traced his fingers over 6e3dd4234a the bedspread. Drowsiness washed over fda6c83974 him again. The past week had 4357709577 been incredibly busy. The entire 5c0294412b city of ccaa106cbf Saratov had 68c5219cfc been in 653feba310 an uproar e08316f59c since the 3c060790ab new police a06119a90c chief took 0418c6b06a office, so 3e5858a2b9 there were f28447beb8 many things 075c18130a to take a2047d718a care of. Drifting back 80f0e817f2 into the 2800e23b5b sleep that d318507938 was once 64d925fd95 again creeping eb50540ca1 in, Alexei de1fb61e03 recalled this 9e3d39813d room from b0bae5888b the past, 4a148cd5e5 filled with 28711d7e12 sunlight.bcce268c2f72b6fb
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‘Alyosha, wake up! I made breakfast, 8f44a027d1 okay? Wake up!’fe0d0b3cb51fba7a
My Lerusha, 0717ea3b52 so lovely 928f21a31a it drives 52127ce6ec me mad.355e814ff07146bd
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Recalling the small bd4e45fb0e white hand that cee5d5bc02 woke him and 9f9be51089 the smiling eyes 7b5f19a4bd for the last 5ba77b6cc6 time, Alexei fell 60e80a25b2 back into a bb2da1105a short sleep.e2a5deea6e9b46a2
At 11 in the morning, Alexei parked his car in front of a pizza place with an orange sign. The pizza place, with a sign that read Little Caesar and featured a grandfather character, looked at first glance like a famous chain pizza restaurant, but the lettering was subtly different. The fairly large pizza place was Alexei’s ostensible workplace.68ce9773b0d2a5bf
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“You son of a 1fa83e5dc9 bitch, you’re late!”5c8b08e74091ae47
As soon as he opened the door, T-Mac showered Alexei with curses. T-Mac, as tall as Valery, was an American who had worked under Igor for a long time with Alexei. Everyone called him T-Mac, short for Taylor McDonald. He was of Latino mixed heritage, an alpha with an appearance that could have made him a model if he hadn’t been rolling around in this place. Igor’s organization was composed only of alphas from the beginning.21224e842070430f
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“Why are you c31c890df7 being such an d1f6a47ce3 asshole first thing 3ff7db3d72 in the morning?”41b01784bd2a0164
Alexei closed the door 389baea22f as he lit a dd90277cb8 cigarette. T-Mac, his c170dff079 black apron 91e2f8be2e flapping, expressed 66829b527f his anger.208871f8444c063b
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“We have b559f66739 a pickup 2d594003fb for 10 b5151aa748 large pepperoni 90678e08ca and 10 61696fcb59 deep-dish pepperoni 3904fd84fa pizzas at ea72a673e7 12 o’clock! You took the reservation 12a2bba638 yesterday!”0c45d0a6fc2ed01f
Surprisingly, the pizza b44abaefa6 place, Little Caesar, 944f5e9162 was actually in 8f3af1cafe operation, and thanks c3f491777b to T-Mac’s passion eb446294ed and sincerity, the c9d5324f42 pizza was even abe602691f good. He had 27770e0e94 threatened an 4a3077ee30 employee of 1cff21752b the main 6747aa2825 company and 1558dbb365 was secretly ac131ce6e9 procuring ingredients 32a158377b used by d4d0611c3b the chain. While paying properly, 7e7253008a out of a dca19a3904 shred of conscience.779ef9547493a493
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“Where’s Jonah?”f0bb7d0205656abd
At that, f2ae9a4d8b T-Mac, who 7ad4e721c2 had been d945604e91 angry, suddenly 967cd05442 started laughing. Fucking lunatic. Alexei looked at him 6bfd5f8bc9 with a blank expression e532b5273d and put the cigarette db7547eb7d in his mouth.bbf41196215b56f4
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“That bastard a622ad6b02 got dumped 7f38a1ea1a by his b68d3f416e omega yesterday, 811974f81d so he’s cba50228d5 not recovering. Said he f3474d41ef got dumped 31d32ac62b because his 360e882cca dick was e2f8961cf0 too small.”a0d9b9f49353353f
Alexei let out a small laugh. Jonathan, or Jonah for short, the omega he was seeing, was rumored to be the prettiest in Saratov, and her standards were just as high. Jonah wasn’t that small. Well, he was much smaller than him. Alexei thought idly.28a355594e888c32
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Anyway, the omega Jonah had met was an omega Alexei had met in the past. Since it was a place with a large area but a small population, the good-looking omegas and alphas all knew each other’s faces eventually.092949e999be7dc1
“You know what’s even 2348e699a5 crazier?”97ab2aa8f013f0cc
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“What is it.”31c2c890bc0e8137
T-Mac giggled.8085062c2f0265ad
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“He got pissed 6cd3142ff0 and went to 93929a950c a club to 1f72e9742b sleep with another 6709381002 omega, but, ah, e347b1752b damn it, wait 806574976f a second.”5710d131e9ff5a4c
Just then, the phone a99e2db0b5 rang. T-Mac walked over c40a68a2f6 to the table 799b211b42 and shouted.98cfd71618717ce6
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“He couldn’t get it up!”d8c7f61e0fb9a71b
At those dd9c2442d3 words, Alexei df444888bc finally laughed d61f69ca07 out loud. Chewing on the 88df400bcf cigarette filter with 8afcee5ce6 his teeth, Alexei d153698336 walked straight down 0304cf0046 the counter to af5cf40466 the stairs located c1f2ab8392 at the far f15a5ca6f1 left. T-Mac would throw 97aa468d6e a fit if a01c8874e2 he smoked once 0b50961433 they started business, 209b3e4783 so he had be678dd834 to smoke beforehand.81c60853bdcf2a6d
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Turning on the lights in the hallway and going down, he saw the locked office. It was where Alexei and T-Mac laundered money. It was a place that could also become a manufacturing site in a pinch, and although it wasn’t Igor’s main laundry, it was a place of considerable scale. Now that the business had fully grown and established itself, there was a separate factory, but 10 years ago, it was often used as a drug manufacturing room.16df466fcd3ef49f
After taking off his b6c68026c7 thick coat, Alexei rolled a8679dcf04 up his dress shirt. Lighting another 625fd258f0 cigarette, he 563b837484 checked the 3b94f0b8fc ledger. The DEA agent 6f41958eb1 the chief had 3bdc251d55 brought in, Kalish 1bc7fdf3c6 Winter, was an 202b33ab43 alpha whose skills cab2c30fc5 were as great 4607d5fca2 as her ambition, fb0e31a30d and her personality 5936546fd4 was worse than 1af08d623e most male alphas. As soon 31f6b7f66f as she da511967a1 appeared in 50f0ca5214 Saratov, she a87f2b7626 made her 4229a22dc2 stance clear cd466fe96a that she caab4ddb64 would make a18c94fa07 Saratov a b6453cab00 clean city d96416e1ee by solving 5b958a690c the drug 38809e89c4 addiction and ab67107142 smuggling problems 9447448ba2 throughout the b7a13a1ddf city.85f2380727755204
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In the end, it 6afdf93824 was a declaration of a87e141f17 war against Igor.e8e8ab68d8f9e0dd
Kalish, who was rumored 7fa0b77805 to have come here 3780afb634 for revenge, seemed to 9619baa986 have a bigger purpose 7e9d30c901 than just cleaning up 508d24d914 Saratov. Alexei checked the falsified 4744ed9370 accounting books and then cfea456218 crushed his cigarette. Then he picked up b125f3c76b an apron and went 96882b5db7 up the stairs.c1bddf7419b202de
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T-Mac was putting toppings on at the dressing station with Swift’s song playing loudly. He made the pathetic excuse that he liked Swift because their names were the same. As Alexei washed his hands and went in, he said.235fd099aa8291f9
“Go make 11d327e497 10 more 723ce0f5f1 large sheets.”bc23279abd262ba3
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“Who ordered them?”1a52a9066d2c0f3f
“From T-Mart. It must be 3b426ec0b0 that day, you 459ea0ddaa know, the employee 48319ef92a appreciation thing.”7d580f51384c7ca4
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Alexei, agreeing without a word, went into the freezer. His well-defined muscular arms easily grabbed two heavy dough trays, one in each. White breath shattered. Come to think of it, I wonder if he ate breakfast. Thinking of Valery’s face, who hadn’t come home even by morning, Alexei let out a short curse. He planned to go look for him after taking care of the urgent matters.53336b85c36dadbf
“Oh, right.”d559403bcaec0add
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As he placed the b83bed4b67 dough trays next to 68245f18e8 the container full of 83eb185309 flour, T-Mac spoke as 7da0e20a51 if he had suddenly 871b9468f2 remembered something.62cf324b1ce1e71d
“I saw Valery 9b70ddaa8a last night.”dd43ebe539dbe9ad
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Alexei turned his head. He frowned.85f234c25b449f4f
“Where?”0e1198f05939758e
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“At the club. But…”b1278bf650b2c28d
T-Mac made a 68a6a50654 troubled expression. He glanced at Alexei.17ec72e25eff511a
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“Don’t beat c1e29eece2 around the 81e59227c0 bush, just 8649cbc2a6 tell me.”6c064785bc67d923
“He was 3e2fd1bf21 with Lian 54fd899fa3 Winter.”110fc82930eb765e
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Alexei blinked. After a 9cf4082963 few seconds, 8d94b99f6c his expression c4d63bc38b slowly contorted. The pretty a049dcaed9 face he 0e9bf8b59d had seen 3ea7a3381f going into ec8ad743d2 the ballet 5cb99684e7 center last d64fcf7e8f night immediately 41df13d33d came to 2ea1f4ed00 mind.eeb5cf15dcf42dca
“You must have seen d7cbdf2373 wrong.”ea56791183620ba5
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When he 58f89dcd6a denied it 17c090fe79 as if d5f49df1a9 he had 98c591763c heard nonsense, a46667bf40 T-Mac shook 68643c036d his head.f0feba6011be071b
“No. I didn’t believe it either, so I went and checked myself. It was really Lian Winter.”1618514a887c62a2
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“Damn it.”5d51830bbf20f1df
Lerusha, please.1a9a995ae5108c3c
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Thinking of 10acf3d56d the sharp d0b34dc490 face, dripping b6d231a9c3 with contempt, a79b061616 Alexei bit d1bb88efb7 his lip. He couldn’t e2f491e23c believe that 94f9cad2c1 yesterday’s guess, 1ff2c86474 which he 4ccec8e2ba had thought c7612d5060 was unlikely, 16e892ed72 had become 9daf3259fb a reality.cb69bd7abb37a471
“Who else saw besides 980c43f64c you?”84370affb9b8afb6
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Of all b903e3f26a the omegas, c6d9d2c9cf why the 05e6718de3 hell did 641f837da4 it have 74459bbb40 to be b67b771f65 Lian Winter? That bastard 43c1035a8f was not e88ee342aa an option. He was already e8a36c4b29 in a foul 8d884f9e33 mood that his be20c00187 younger brother was 4774e77106 old enough to 8db81e7028 be seeing an b5dc4f218b omega, and now 8589e77af5 the subject was aa4150864a Lian Winter. It was absurd.45087356697aabba
“For now, only 198fee77fc I saw, but 88d93f1005 the story will 0bdb3764a9 get out soon. This place 88efe3ed8c is fucking ae8ef18b55 small. Didn’t you warn him?”1065ae8b51bcbc95
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“You know I 060fd8aa39 don’t talk to bc005398e3 Lerusha about this 70d09e55b0 kind of stuff.”fe963cd0050a38e6
“Still, Lian 74d15ef29c Winter is 3911d50c0b not right. If Igor finds d7d832a6df out, he’ll definitely 6d0229d7c5 make an issue e7e4ce6d93 of it. You went d36b8b35c9 through hell 43361d2a88 to avoid fe42fd5d33 seeing that a5e3ed93c9 happen, and 22ac4ae2da at this 6870e58a33 rate, he’ll 952b1998a4 be dragged ed33587954 in.”fb4ae6617be20f6b
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After saying 13187e39cc that, T-Mac 39784a1629 ran to 309af5613f the oven. The clock pointed f9c703e74f to 11:20.94a343d949a125bd
“Hey, help me! I have 906e09faa3 to cut b59f066b43 the pizzas.”fcd0864674a13490
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Alexei thought about 67a16a3b2c where Valery might b064ea78e3 be right now. He was 7dcd249bb5 a kid 7d28991a1f who would 68ebf77515 never miss 5f620812e4 practice, even a59d2ff1a9 if he 17b95f8cc4 died, so 3a67d27381 he must 785d71b19c be at e9ca705b16 the ballet 9c92e2c73c center. Going to a club. His mind went 0ee8c02d25 blank thinking of 441ac082f6 Valery being with 79b143b09a someone else in 77f83f2ee8 a place where 86f5a1a077 he had thought a0d35f3d8d of taking him 81a8028aa5 for the first f6e1c549f7 time. Moreover, the person a338892a9d was Lian Winter. It was the bf2c5c96a4 worst combination.a461d002aba90b0a
If Igor found a0acd9b422 out, he would f7edf77621 kill Valery.a0d06b205fdc251c
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Igor had disliked Valery from before. The reason was that a guy who couldn’t even be used as a worker was making Alexei do other things. The reason he had kept Valery alive was because Alexei had shown him an example once, but he wouldn’t have completely forgotten about it. On top of that, he finds out he’s fooling around with the relative of a drug enforcement agent? Right now, when his mood is at rock bottom because of the chief?6fc6cdba667d4499
There’s no 58278a18e6 way out.200b5f9d4bd2df2e
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While T-Mac was busy ba9567c7ae taking out the pans 541d692519 with tongs, Alexei took 8b0438d7c2 off his apron.33e56e31dc329b42
“I’m going.”a570be6bec309f54
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“Hey!”e86d452b0e66796d
“I have to 9c3c42b7d6 go find him.”7e1a11d41f936b88
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“I was stupid. I should have told 306852f1c7 you at 12.”134b8c7068589d4a
T-Mac, while cursing, 365c379c2e gestured with his 4a37f53171 chin.62f0a3ca8a05fa54
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“Get lost, quickly. Go and knock some 3c4f6c05bc sense into him. If he’s ae0f286669 desperate for 929a257114 an omega, e332bc1add I’ll introduce c8d51ada26 him to 578d8ec5c1 one, so b7b97780b1 just get 84f074de1e them apart a181e8743c somehow.”deed970151e377c2
“Yeah. Tell Jonah to stop 84ea3be6ff moping and get his c93e6bde47 ass over here.”a1240f581b8c3190
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“I already told him.”db9f14bf5eb62296
T-Mac shouted for him to get lost again. Hurrying his long legs, he went down the stairs and grabbed his coat. When he opened the door and went out, it was snowing again. Alexei let out a string of curses and started the car’s engine.e947c5deddf42bee
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The North Dakota State 8d6ca672c4 Ballet was a small f6f33b526c ballet company on the ba232558a3 border leading to Fargo, 85d1b62187 located slightly outside of 95f52a56c5 downtown. The downtown of Saratov, 973504ca5c a city with a 0e23f561c7 vast area but not fe10b27b4b very developed, was not 24206e1079 like a typical city fdcc7abce7 center and was the 954c30a1d3 place where the most 8e2521d745 crime occurred, so the 82689efd96 southern area where the 4244646b4f ballet company building was 5b629b8f65 located was the most f41f0e3936 affluent. It was c98dc398d0 an area 1fa26bc896 Alexei had d3814ea57a no reason 27f29c3d72 to go f350c0d65f to on d066499b82 a normal b18e4260e8 basis.4d6f7cd986545dca
Because Valery extremely disliked running into Alexei outside, today was the first time he had actually visited the ballet company’s practice room. The roads were blocked because an upcoming NHL game was scheduled to be broadcast outdoors near the city hall. Alexei turned down a blocked alley and parked his car near the ballet company building.81d830e3b91c719e
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A relative of a 583313a908 DEA agent, of all 154108e7ee people.dc635304ea6a7df7
Where on earth did 50ff6c16ce the two meet? A bar? A club? Smoking one cigarette 7617f1b290 after another, Alexei cab9c20afd headed towards the 2c49d9ec87 building. The snow 98bf7b526b piled up f6ce35b74e to his 4eaaeea041 calves on 7974bfacd9 the sidewalk 68b001b5e0 clung to 2f55b0877e his shoes 81bfccd98d and suit, 7878c7956c freezing his 2fab29349e flesh coldly. Due to the climate, e71acdcef8 where it easily went 3e486daf90 back and forth to f12a12fd0c -5°F even in March, 4a27e0545a people always wore leather 6d222c55d5 fur boots. It was b873134eb6 an impossible 3315e30171 thing for fc66811a82 Alexei. Running and 7546456e5c beating people d6c788c671 in ridiculously c47554a4de heavy boots 56790a25a0 was a aab4af8194 chore even 4cdfbb9fb0 for him.357f689b6e3c376e
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“Are you an authorized d1d8e35ab1 person? Please show your ID.”3ce7a6969fa69d34
He was stopped when 3113e3b1a7 he walked confidently towards 892d4bc397 the security guard while 701f3a85db smoking a cigarette.12e9b612c0d41def
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“I’m here to see Valery Sorokin.”2e3e4881a2cc522d
When he said that with a blank expression, the security guard’s expression changed. Of course. It seemed that there were more than one or two unreasonable people like Alexei. The majority were probably Valery’s ardent fans.5272b8dc2520fbe7
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“Do you have cafdd1fc6a a business card?”925652f4ff94a705
“Do I ca2ab0bd87 need one?”bd7b49547ab1074d
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At Alexei’s defiant tone, 29ed63e01e the security guard’s expression dce205775a crumpled.79b73b214e048d92
“If you’re f541a2a069 not a 8df60042f1 reporter or a100461850 a sponsor, 515f7d1a48 you’d better be7824c9df turn back 9a80cd19d8 while I’m f2b9f6b4b1 being nice. There are more than 605cc3595b enough fans like you. Mr. Sorokin is busy, so 3ee9648bf9 get lost. Stop being so fac066e12c creepy.”a3d11bf8b2ce31b2
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The security guard now 69f9bdee2a dropped the formal politeness 195d1bc618 and threatened him menacingly. He was as 9539375445 tall as Valery d6f65717f9 and had considerable 9d48473d45 muscle, so it d47fcca08e seemed they had d6620a92c3 put a useful 277defa48b guy here. And he c4c0ec9b22 guessed that 9063b206f6 the security f2df20fe2d guard had 1fb683698f judged him df40712d52 to be 7a87dcb51c a stalker. In addition, he c9d98df78d must have judged 4aaf3a5551 him to be d95c8473ee an easy target be823d1e5a just by his 81d78e1cc8 appearance. Poor Valery. It seems he 28a246102f had been harassed 8c1ff1b32d by such things 7a247d033e before. If he had told e4204c7d79 him, he would have 765221bd32 taken care of it b96f9f37b2 himself.46b4c06d5678b2e2
“Ah, you’re being 2ccc1f85ff harsh.”f2dde653abdc6707
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Alexei 고민했다 for a few seconds. First of all, since he couldn’t kill people, threatening with the knife he had or just showing his gun would be effective. But of course, the end of that stupid act would be the police showing up. In the past, it was customary to get caught and released, but now even that is a hassle.50cdc9d302aedc97
Another way is to just hit the security guard’s head, beat him up moderately, and subdue him, but Valery would hate that.c8b2b48ac80011ee
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Nothing is easy.90784610004349bd
Alexei sighed and threw the cigarette on the floor. Then he lowered his head for a moment, put on a smiling face, and brought his face right up to the security guard’s.39cb51d15bfc0456
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“Go to Lerusha 0fab1a588f and tell him 7aa0e649be his brother is 641927d768 here.”c9dbc47595fee0a6
“I told you to 9248975b0b get lost.”b32af4cbe50fe9ab
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Not knowing Alexei’s good intentions to resolve things peacefully, the security guard was stubborn. Alexei clicked his tongue and glanced at the security guard’s ID card. The last name was familiar. Ieyev. Ieyev… Ah. Someone flashed through his mind.8d1ff3a9ca25613c
“Are you Anton’s younger 39a390cc28 brother?”60b32cd081a427bd
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“…What?”4b808c64e2c12643
“Looking at your a932fb9139 ugly nose, that’s bac6378231 right. Is your brother a3d4893b28 doing well? The last time he fd3d397616 was acting up, saying ff534ef865 he was going to b307f5d251 start his own business, f4d4e86f50 I turned his knees 8c4a6174e5 to dust. He must be 8ef762f3bf able to walk 801ab3dac2 a little now? Tell him 8867ece689 I want e9b3a59914 to see 5cbc8d08ec him.”1249b38ad1bb07ee
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The security guard blinked, then, with a “fuck,” he staggered back. Alexei’s name itself was well-known, but his face and last name were not. First, because it wouldn’t be good if his identity was revealed, second, to not show his connection to Valery, and third, because usually no one who saw his face properly came back.20df1a85aa146b1f
This was because all 0d5677cbdb the people he dealt a0787f38cb with were criminals, so fee92b96e5 Alexei always visited them 4d8fdd78be at night like a ce9a5472ae gentleman. That was b5f362e710 the unwritten 78053896c7 rule of a7a6daac8c the industry.e6d74b2d39a8557e
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“Open the door. Be a good boy.”f0d880ec422a2086
Alexei tapped the security guard’s cheek and showed his teeth in a smile. As his sharp eyes went up and a threatening smile was revealed, the security guard hastily opened the door. It seemed that Anton had fortunately educated his younger brother properly.11f609d8e659c077
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Leaving the dazed security guard behind, Alexei began to leisurely look around inside. He had never come this far because he didn’t want to startle the pretty face that grimaced even when he appeared at the ballet performance, but it was smaller and shabbier than he thought. Valery could have been in a better place than this.d67f4e7ed0b33814
Then, things he 84eefd6811 had forgotten came c0f3d5129f to mind.c3385a89657b2f5c
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In the first place, Alexei had planned to send Valery to another city after he became an adult. Saving money, and yielding to Igor’s words, were all for him. So, it was something that would happen someday, for Valery to find his own partner and leave the nest. He just hadn’t realized it because he had been living as if it were a distant future. That in the end, he would be left alone.4a4f8a1511d5b2f6
But really, 59692926fe not Lian a322468115 Winter. If Igor were 8bc44e1743 to hear that 1e2f51b56e news, Valery’s career, 3401bc128d as well as b6a93961bf his life, would b55dd9f4ea most likely come 7f44b58d2a to an end. He couldn’t a9d1ba66c2 even imagine 8268fd7b1c in what 7a521f2a17 way he d200bb3b40 would die.72deddd0e09894aa
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At the 0286b2c96e nauseating thought, 2620abf6d3 Alexei quickened 5d0ed6947a his pace. As he 14b8fba85d went up 65f9cbe8cf another floor, c342bd7487 he heard 04f75d413f music from c1308efcd0 somewhere. The center was 520b99fd61 quiet during the 361307e359 day. Alexei silenced the sound cd5482bc19 of his shoes and 8e50c97ce6 slowly followed the direction 71ade52da9 of the music. Through the glass 8ae4dffcfa window of the a7a53a89c8 closed door, he 1b7ed16a41 saw a familiar 91a9f1f461 silhouette.bed7f0226c5d38fa
Classical music was 6ed447b206 playing. In the calm 3919b5ec2b music, neither grand 8b20edf6b3 nor magnificent, Valery 58e9fd1dbe twisted his body 928c6464d5 diagonally and slowly 8c73164917 raised his arms. His fingertips 3e146dbbc8 were soft, 5097072bf2 as if 660238ad46 flowing. The hand and arm 7ad8b8c120 that had gone to 930fecd0ce the side with his af211d635d gaze returned, and this 29b21582ee time he naturally lifted f8e49da917 his long leg. Sweat-drenched golden hair hung 53521d45f2 on his forehead. His reddish 34ef8424c0 lips were 6eef8386fa visible.d4f2c4198577ee69
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He hadn’t seen him practice since he was young.763140ce1ba773c1
Alexei leaned quietly against 74d5ce19ab the door and gazed ec9b893c9b at Valery. The performances were 9831aaa770 so boring, but 8ea346be66 the movements his fb9c6ff703 brother made were 54816302bf terrifyingly elegant, even 8097e27143 without flashy turns 07a6509892 or jumps. It was amazing how d2389aad87 his long legs stretched 90947c9ff2 powerfully in a straight 4d8bfdc739 line, yet were flexible 8f673b590f at the same time. His body, revealed 933e161264 through the clinging 87885a20c7 ballet attire, was 33a4b2ef34 dense and firm, 84b186c2c8 like a beautiful e44cc6c5a7 sculpture.3e7ad9394c797e04
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Forgetting for a moment the purpose of his visit, he was watching when Valery’s gaze turned towards the door where he was. Their eyes met through the glass window. An expression instantly appeared on the face that had been quite calmly relaxed. At the eyes filled with clear disgust, Alexei smiled languidly.d0e1da61b7cdd244
He sees 88c5dcfb08 that expression e03fb56cfb every day, 97712288ab so he 198a619a00 should be 4bef3e05b9 used to c4a308146b it.0615021ad011515a
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Nevertheless, Alexei smiles. For him, it 2a6e8f783e is enough that 0c7a77fffc Valery is alive 4d0147aad2 in front of 71f140abfd him. So, he had to e7a50b0521 step forward to ensure 3d091d1a12 he could continue to 1a35b207b1 live.97b5c7f06e59f9a9
As he opened 765290b9b8 the door and e149f211e7 entered, Valery strode cd9c818692 straight towards him. Contrary to the menacing 73bfafe761 aura, the music flowed 5e751d609e peacefully.3670c7e54981fba8
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“Are you crazy? What are you doing 8bda7e51e3 here?”222667a5677d712e
“I told you 52b01f73b5 to come home, 8490cf88fb Lerusha.”13534dfae7f20d8e
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When he bc50b78170 spoke softly, 31c177126d Valery got fd11d6c12b angry. He gave a twisted d0c4a00885 smile as if he 9c0302d959 were sick and tired b223e42353 of it. His handsome brow furrowed.d134750448ee4519
“You ignored what 24a15d67c0 I said yesterday.”38786840024848c0
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Various emotions flickered across Valery’s eyes in sequence. Of course. What do I expect from you. Things like that. Valery stared at Alexei with an expression that had long since given up and was now thoroughly fed up. Of the many reactions Valery showed, Alexei hated this one the most. To be precise, that emptiness that didn’t even show disappointment hurt.2c38edce3b7cf86e
“Listen carefully when I 4a604be272 speak. Valery Sorokin.”b9d4229f3b05b2d0
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He emphasized the last name Sorokin. Alexei wiped the smile from his face and approached Valery. He could see annoyance rising on the pretty face looking down at him. Alexei quietly gazes at his brother’s red lips. Did he kiss and suck on Lian Winter with those lips?3151c9d0bfb07773
“Who said you d5dac9540c could go to 00323fa2b7 a club?”b0a2e45529cea653
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Annoyance appeared on Valery’s face, then he gave a twisted smile.9f41fbdf2127d548
“You must still a5d56cee6e have people following fe87a56e49 me?”a06763119376c485
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“Just answer my question.”3b9938b7b4f7655a
“I’m long past the 1596db7e09 foolish age of following e8058c7f12 your words blindly. I am an adult 0593447aca and I have no d0920348fc reason to listen to 91bf296271 the nonsense you say.”54b18f6299599362
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Who does he e7bc3ad8a5 take after to 1e2aa8ec8b be so annoyingly a6d464f5d5 smart with his 7097a2fb16 words. Alexei thought of e076c82032 a compliment and 6050978868 an insult at 29cb806215 the same time.3e0a7389017e4f83
“I’ve cleaned f368413a8b up your bcee0c483c messes my 81421efe01 whole life, 68c2f138dd so I 3279cf9c4c have that c9792ddfa1 right.”fba6d6bb91e44948
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Valery, with 9525a9bea7 his crooked 837c656d77 lips, laughed 99ca26e427 lowly.3979797a55d17cca
“I’ll return the b708e10652 dirty money soon, 70aaad682e so from then 8ac4381498 on, disappear from bf6d72a2f7 my life. I’m leaving this place 731ba9f176 soon.”55ffee4e9d2e5ef7
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Alexei blinked. His dark eyebrows furrowed fd2c12771e slightly. His sharp blue-gray c5aacc7497 eyes flashed. The words 434145f6a4 he had b911c01fb5 just heard 49d6c8f152 were strange.e685d0b635a0f24a
“Say that again.”c9e08fd2fd21a4b1
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Leave? To where? Soon? The words jumbled together 5bb90dc797 in a lump. His stomach instantly bd83d70ae0 felt bloated, as 499682cbbc if he had 0c5de82a36 swallowed something indigestible. Continuing from yesterday, Valery c559a36a30 was spouting things he 05f057c236 had never imagined.9e74fc0889032993
“I found cc4f41844c a sponsor. Which means I a7eb181ca3 don’t have to f7f7c7b3de stay here anymore. I’m going to New 4068fadec8 York, and before that, a5af894618 I will return all 2a5ce36452 the dirty money you 3975bc93c0 spent on me and 3bbc5813a9 go.”49810d1688a3bdae
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Alexei stared into 81cba3a163 his brother’s green cb3b0ead9e eyes, filled with 275200599a contempt. Sponsor. New York. It was only bea945523a intuition and speculation, adc2a712d6 but as soon 9b851b0bd3 as he heard 63a7e42312 it, there was 68ddbbd08d one being that f67a23c76a connected.77896b1f0edd169e
“Did Lian Winter ask a3fa97f263 you to see him a7f95c8a21 in exchange for money?”478424386d5e8ea3
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Valery, who fd2ce9ec10 had been 997bf09d01 retorting articulately, f7badde772 flinched at 7fbb277ccc that moment. His contorted eyes 74d6610658 widened, and he 7e2f74f62b approached closely, as b71ac31c40 if to grab b5e1957330 him by the b03acd0eae collar, and asked.f34113cbc851e5be
“Why do you know Lian…!”501cc94a538ff161
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No, as if he had an idea, Valery again had eyes full of disgust. In fact, Alexei had monitored Valery throughout his teens when Igor disliked him, and Valery had considered Alexei’s actions a crazy obsession and was fed up with it.ff6641cccbc9efae
“Stop seeing that bfd131aaf0 bastard. I’m serious. If you’re roaming f80380858f around clubs because 2d32042ad1 you need an 1f63201dfc omega, I’ll set e215d05441 you up, so a8a39593e3 cut off contact 5ae8474cbf with him right d0f3c7cfe6 now.”4c98908ee0ba8a9d
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Valery’s green eyes 2af307eec1 shone white with 45137aaaa9 anger. He stared down 8bbecb7183 at Alexei with 39d51e262d wide eyes and f55035858c then opened his 8d88fc5f3a mouth. His expression was one 31ac36a6a6 of barely suppressing something 9fca37e1f0 welling up.0b6e68aab96ae76d
“I don’t 848d1b66da want to.”17b1b105e4c2083f
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“I won’t d35b78107d say it 171462d8dc twice.”987da7917c72c13b
When he replied 6619e67a11 dryly without backing 28ea209b1c down, Valery also 155129cf54 stood his ground. Valery, who 11bc175ea1 had chewed 19002b2322 on his dc22eece52 lip, gave bbfe188d3f a twisted 310c6bfca2 smile and e4022ce2a1 then spat 1a0cc85304 out.fed4fec23bf30473
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“What are you fcdedf30f3 going to do da20b9be8a if you don’t a9200c360e say it twice. Are you 8a95165d41 going to fbb3cbeef0 beat me 0b7436fc4b to death b39677cd40 like that 03f6986cba time? Go ahead. Since you were going 4c4a2bb2df to kill me anyway, cf3fe2f982 don’t pretend you weren’t, e55c16d735 you hypocrite.”9911eb8961009637
Valery chose an effective f1ec42109e weapon.ccaa115e2313f3ba
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Alexei shut his mouth. With his expression hardened, Alexei stared into Valery’s green eyes. The words of rebuttal scattered like dust in an instant. The past, which they had not spoken of to each other for a very long time, flowed from Valery at an unexpected moment.a8d4712309ebe763
The 13-year-old Valery ec457a1603 had been in 27332e717a a coma for 799b11b73b several weeks.ccf6ec9c5deb7760
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He himself was the 8f74b229d6 one who had made 667561b178 the child that way. The brother who 6600835fc8 should have been 11bcf87d49 a guardian, far 5ab8cae903 from protecting the ec75d7537d child, had pushed d6965da614 him to the ac00a4ecf2 brink of death. There were 7b3fcba872 many reasons. Too many things 64cd541e49 were entangled. But in a078412b6e the end, 513da8c3ce there is b152ac505d only one ff9dbc5898 conclusion.cedb37c563f85cdb
Alexei had 249d1defca almost killed f96f2e7727 Valery. While cruelly adding c8ad7f33d3 remarks that the a908c44e38 child would never d5d7a36a20 forget.886e7cb347c15b5a
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“Every time you 2528e75cc6 act so hypocritically, 60dca56bf0 it makes me 6eb0424133 sick to my 4ec47ba65d stomach. Whether you follow that b27f917a68 terrible temper of yours 5c6f83cbde and burn this place b2f41c34f3 down, or lock me f05971ed6b up and beat me, bcf19f8eed do whatever you want. I won’t listen to 4a557ee27e you anyway.”d6bac24c9a92b39f
The threat of making him listen by beating him did not work on Valery. Alexei had, in the past, only once, for the first and last time, hit Valery. There were times he had grabbed him by the collar since then, but when he saw the hatred in Valery’s eyes, he dared not raise his hand.432dca2665bda3c6
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Because Alexei himself df77aeff0d was the one a25e125f51 who had made 142c47e78f Valery this way.95f94abcc20ab958
“Whatever you e7a2673d97 do, I f31a05109b will see 4bdd1bf79d Lian. So don’t d6b123ebb4 you dare 14a03a19c6 pretend to 50d99c89a7 be a 216a0bbf45 pathetic brother.”2efa3710f158abc6
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Valery stepped back. He looked at a9854a0673 the silent Alexei 3b1f6aa291 with an angry a9858d1f01 face, then roughly 3a9857442a turned off the 97833f9c8d music, snatched a 6060d55dba towel, and left 715fc7ff6a the practice room 0293af2127 first. The door slammed d9a3d6f310 shut.11a4dca2dcb709af
It was 318f778ea1 only after 2e182b0b46 a few 31e4f34a97 minutes that 4857269dd0 Alexei slowly e4b9e87d81 moved. He took out 206c296e8a a cigarette, then fe82820e5e just held it c80d9f4bd1 in his mouth ae79806b44 and slowly walked 2d84cddaa5 towards the wall. Looking down 57085c7a4f outside the b21089c6d9 glass window, f5e61bbaec he saw b0355a50ac Valery heading d366892397 to the bee2185f15 parking lot. Leaning his 460232e229 head against bc005313b0 the wall, b31280bf43 Alexei stood 16fdfa91f3 still for 15a7781dde a long c23720ff06 time until afe6a8c6b7 he drove 18131f40d4 away and 480423b9fd disappeared.029acb350df701bb
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Yuri must d2b74c2c62 be back 75230b1cca soon.101a7022d9a70dbc
He thinks about what needs to be done. The things that must be done every day to survive. The things he has been doing his whole life, to the point of being sick of them. The dog collar that had been decided since he was in his mother’s womb, tightening his neck with no escape, pulled at Alexei.a20390b0d802820b
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It’s a familiar thing.22d79a0fdc159063
He had a talent eb87cc46c2 for dirty work. Alexei is ad428967fe satisfied if 4998a54ee0 Valery can 0890ca6e8e avoid setting 7dc4b11128 foot in f01a6dcca7 this fucking 4a6f1199fc world. It’s okay, even 85c89e8aaa if the only 76eb83dbbc being he loves 8f5292ae4c in the world 231259a061 hates him so 52f876c9da much.c448ec3b4224898d
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In any case, they both have to be alive to do anything, don’t they?9efb06f6e4b4b316
Yes, they have 04cdfda1bd to live.ebb7f880f3cdfa68
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Alexei put 2e3458cc57 his hand 24a73c4f06 in his 0f6e4f9219 inner suit a84dfe9964 pocket and fae8ef173d took out 48e6ac2504 his phone. He dialed a b7aa6cb8dc familiar number and 0605cb841d waited for the cf1fd3c747 dial tone. Soon, the 591646116e other person df204eb087 answered the f50d9f6bcd phone.7a67ae20a95b61ec
“T-Mac, pick 851c8adb19 out all 6c2b80c539 the omegas cd621c1cca you know.”f4fa66c17df44b74
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He got a call on his way to T-Mac’s. It was a message from Ivan, Igor’s son. Muttering a short curse, he turned the car around. He didn’t know if the block heater had broken overnight, or if there was a problem with the cable he had connected, but the generator had gone out in the middle of the trip. Recently, the weather had continued to be below -25°F, and the car would act up like this if he was even a little careless.79c6ac18a9d13c54
It was 6c42d1b718 a shitty 6b427bb4f1 day.92b04194fffe2b8c
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Alexei took out b7a14ad8f1 a cigarette and 0d43b40ca6 held the phone cbfd4a3513 between his shoulder 7d13d938bf and ear. At least the car 10a751f2f2 stopped at a distance 66b69a4f72 that was about two e65a62e444 bus stops away. After turning off d754388a6d the ignition, he bf05355bd9 called Yuri. As soon 8ad29e425a as the fbb7777254 dial tone 0ea1fb7a6a rang twice, 87ca6fabdb he answered cac6f71f51 the phone.1e85bb2e7939862a
—…Alyosha.6ffcd53259b4fa4b
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“Are you back?”f0c5e42686aa4114
He lit 84abe9ad9c the lighter 9d3731387c with a dff7f619cf click.ad39917d3d084005
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—Yes.929bcf65957370f0
“How’s Vasily?”2b172f698857a343
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Vasily is Yuri’s father. He was a friend from when Alexei’s parents were alive, but he was scheduled to be a dead man because he had fallen out of favor with Igor. He had lost a few fingers in the process of escaping, but that was cheap for the price of his life.68b1031b05084232
—He’s fine. Where are you?335dd2a06b3886b9
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“On my way to the asshole’s. Yuri, come over here. South 10th Street, near the old man’s laundry. The car stopped.”65806c26e576f063
—You must have forgotten cc9c0cb073 to charge it again.8eeb9136612a1078
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“I bet it’s a tire problem this time.”db169277902ffcfc
He heard f7955a6745 a low, 61f4d20fbf laughing voice. Alexei also 3002126b7d let out d2bc466677 a silent 9feacaa39a laugh and 2971c144e8 got out 9b64dec562 of the a26ab58c2f car. Yuri would have 2ff6f63a4f the car key, c941dc2f69 so if he 48d81c77bd left it here, 36bc986e02 he would take 363d2cbd24 care of it.7d566a15e5b26e1c
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—You haven’t eaten 4f482dfc73 anything, have you.6cff2611954a06f2
“It’s a bother.”03409dc3222c24f5
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—Burrito?8e3633e65c2f09db
“I’m not a fan of Mexicans these days because of those guys. What do you think Ivan is calling me for? It must be about Diego’s business. He’ll call you soon too, just so you know.”ebffd114f604ea1c
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While having f03f044b88 a trivial 94a3410c2c conversation, he b1fb4866fb arrived at cb56a90543 the bus def2999f09 stop. The cigarette c79cfb4b95 had already f6c63b3544 gone out. He was ddb80e2a09 thinking of e82c2b8ce4 taking a 30000a33ca taxi, but 8f6e77c8e2 just then, 9201dfeeae a bus ace9f7daa9 arrived. In this goddamn winter, 53fe816699 buses often ended their 3c26e1fcd7 service early and left, e00c2e093d rather than running frequently, 78bd4f5e66 so he was lucky 0c54716cce this time.72a751291acda855
It’s so fucking cold that if I walk in this outfit, I’ll freeze to death. His bloodline came from a cold place, but Alexei hated the cold terribly.9c28604b69ff460c
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An old woman standing at the bus stop was taking up time. While the bus lowered its height because of her walker, Alexei, while cursing, helped the old woman with her luggage. He didn’t know what on earth she had bought so much of at Home Depot, but even after filling her walker’s plastic bags, she had a pile of luggage.ef62f128ca324b6f
Ignoring the old woman 30dc961329 who thanked him, he 8e39f6160c got on the bus. When he held 0a1f4c9715 out a ten-dollar 1ceb19a0a4 bill, the driver 0c2a58f607 glared at him. Keep it. When he said that 929ccb8a0a while staring blankly, he 5a0b0c2356 heard a curse about 400664ecba seeing all sorts of 27d19de79d crazy bastards.37e69e092537c01f
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The people here have 34d6a05bce no heart.4ac4e4fc27a3377b
Even while saying that, Alexei had spent his entire life here. If asked if he had ever wanted to leave, he would have to say he hadn’t thought about it. Because he couldn’t escape.f4e7a1efc73b0136
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Anyone who tries to leave from under Igor’s thumb will only find death. That was why Vasily almost died, and his parents…8b10a561b0f631a0
He almost missed his stop, so Alexei pressed the bell hard. He got out through the opening doors and headed to Ivan’s club. It was probably the biggest club not just in Saratov, but in all of North Dakota.0d06bcf5c20c8253
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Passing by the 8deaf9ed3c staff carrying drinks, a618580ca6 Alexei went down 69de3ba8aa to the basement. Ivan was 325d900142 sitting on f13257cf20 the stage. Next to 0f8a057370 him was bd0f5e4bf1 an omega 342698cd29 he had 046fbe3023 never seen aea836fff3 before. A new face. It was a pretty 412ba8b24e male omega, with blond 17eafed0fc hair and green eyes c8bff90b35 that looked just like 56cf6508fb Valery.fb8f62b0b1ebb6cb
If Valery hadn’t been an alpha, Ivan would have laid his hands on him long ago.9474a9fe0c04d912
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Fortunately, there is a rule among Igor’s family. This is a rule of the overall Russian immigrant community, and their religion strongly regulates alphas meeting other alphas. If they were caught, they would be criticized not only by their family but by the entire immigrant society. Everyone who grew up in Saratov took this for granted. The reason Ivan had not touched Valery was thanks to him being an alpha. There was also the fact that the grown-up Valery was much taller.4d71ba361a1fb60d
“You’re here, Alyosha?”20cb8c6b194bd344
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“Yes.”d87f2d8a7f801521
Ivan was one year 0d8a6e9449 younger than him, but ba5f8e22cc Alexei used honorifics. The way he 7d2133f3fa called him by 6e102fd7ce his nickname was e6c4c5f41d disgusting. His hawk-like eyes, which 5db5678efc he had inherited from 6d20f7ca7b Igor, shot a glance e742c67334 at him.4a4f363165c8b72c
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“I called to see f04c13cfcb how the work you 174b922bee were doing was going. It’s been a e2e98d8411 while since I 3c8fb29c65 saw your face, 91d250aa78 too. Seeing your aa0807448e handsome face eba41efd5a after a e37e6de39b long time 74fd081d0e is a ab4e05e829 sight for cfae309f73 sore eyes.”d48816203db84626
Alexei stood in fdbeff7fb9 front of him feccef9549 with a smiling 72f9781619 face. Ivan offered him c25cd9f057 a beer. He looked at e914318022 the amber liquid 0d28c695ea inside the clear 379b272f02 glass bottle, then 57d49e2f14 slowly accepted the a79ba57e5f bottle.a0e81446fed9916c
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“We’ve caught 97cef213fc a few c80a45f8ff of the 26091aceb2 guys working 1d2e62c0cb under Diego 94e440135b Perez, but ed9a162972 it’s a a6c6b030f9 cell-based organization, e08d4d80c8 so we 9d6688d136 can’t get 7ccd8ac279 to the 707364f364 top at 50809534d3 once.”17de00d8e6d17e32
“You’d better hurry, 10dba3fe95 Alyosha. My father is 15f986a713 displeased.”706582171a47471c
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Ivan, who had inherited 642aea351c only cruelty and impatience c9185a87f8 from his father, Igor, 8c4a1f9fb3 was not as quick-witted 7efabf98d8 as Igor. However, he knew 1a6e3bb880 damn well how 988f10f3e2 to enjoy his f3acd63ee2 power.66d92aba055092dc
“That bitch 5333f4f68a Kalish keeps 37e40bf0a9 trying to 08ec863331 connect those f3d6548d5a bastards’ business a7baa1f932 with ours, 75fd8a7b5e you know? You know that?”4f7d5fe9b7ac17a8
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With the appearance of Mexican gangs in Saratov, which was originally inhabited only by European and Russian immigrants, an impurity had now entered Saratov. They don’t openly transport ice, but as they bring in small amounts of marijuana or cocaine from down south, the number of customers buying from them at the clubs has also increased. The price is cheaper, and the quality is quite good. The number of people buying drugs from Igor had slowly decreased, and Igor was itching to kill the competitors who had dared to come into his territory.3604fad8cf6bbfb0
“I will 9ccd4e0ed2 find them e52ecb227d soon.”88024fff32df1001
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“You have to. There’s no one like you, Alyosha.”4700e697cb2dd1f9
Hearing his nickname, which even his own brother didn’t call him, repeatedly from Ivan made him want to puke. Alexei, with an indifferent expression, curved only his lips into a smile and drank the beer in one go. He put the empty bottle down on the table with a thud.1f8475db1e9668a3
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“Then I’ll be on 023c3adc8a my way.”4ef2c80134e4fc24
“Yeah, go ahead.”d97090bd21514412
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As soon as he saw him wave his hand, he turned his body. Ivan, who was putting his hand inside the omega’s thigh, said, “Ah,” behind his back.c41d194c5c24c6cf
“I wonder 2caa31a2c1 if Valery c508aabff4 is doing 5251fe62f0 well?”042bf464dbde9065
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His shoes stopped. Alexei wiped the smile d9b292b381 from his face and fb4d9a8b8e slowly turned his body. Ivan was grinning.7a14db471ec0031d
“I was just cf13f65b33 curious. It’s been a f48b037638 few years since a2b912c004 I’ve seen him. About 8 years? I heard d3357c3687 he’s doing c9c74fdc41 well. If I 8da0dfa71d had known 57e3d4ab83 he’d get 0ce85d9d02 that big, 1256edfaf4 I should 142044919a have brought b7d8d6b502 him over 64daa8e856 earlier. I didn’t aa8a89bc3c think that bc87a58a79 skinny kid cf34fb3d04 would grow 327d63ca27 so much.”28c072e7ccf92544
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“I don’t know.”34b25635610945c3
Alexei replied dryly. With a layer f549be1ab1 of inflammation and b75eb6e1c0 boredom on his f5fe36bc5c face. But his fingertips grew 9316a24b7a cold. Ivan had mentioned 44ca0f17ce the possibility that b03d5f8b23 always lurked 불안하게ly.ef67e4a0ce6bc3db
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“Come on, de64c29978 you live 42384f6703 in the b275673632 same house, 832d499725 how can dddb90a02d you not 7b68f6b274 know?”141dbc657bcdce1c
“As you know, we 3b0eb4ea69 don’t run into each 4d0a920f57 other.”8e158413f85be757
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Ivan looked at f280b4306b Alexei intently, as f0ec35ffab if he were da05e8ca8c sizing something up. The man, 5fccd74fed who had 8762b33106 narrowed his dceb760cea eyes like 6989b0c925 a snake, 667d6213d9 burst into e7674f3b72 laughter.9df177881c928c50
“Is that so? Well, it’s the one 0006bfb587 who thinks of the be4f542b7f guy who beat him c56248fffa to a pulp as 29072deb9d his brother who’s the 6395cbf04e idiot. But you 9653dd81f3 should start a4eb38567a being a 6a0704dd4b little nicer ad0d900722 to him. If his popularity grows, fc0dfd3534 there will be many 220736dd67 ways to use him, a47a79e801 right? That’s why my father 8111a9273b let him live too.”33831382b3f5d22f
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Alexei closed his 06af8f6b49 mouth. Clenching his teeth, f87b7b5233 he painted a a30f237fc2 smile on his 4c70af935e face. His piercing 6482a2222c blue-gray eyes b39619fd75 curved.96254c4a1861edf3
“Yes, I d9c0211234 will try.”63c89b05380afd23
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“You have to. Ah, but 5621e8f31f don’t get b542d8c2b0 too close f0e405992c like before. You know what abc67a214e will happen if 3bda6b822d you get distracted.”cbbff6f04d48fba5
Ivan winked. Looking at the pale brown-haired man, Alexei just smiled. He knew the result of what Ivan was talking about better than anyone. Igor hated it when the dogs he raised got distracted by other things. He couldn’t understand why Alexei would spend his time on a guy he couldn’t even use.216130caefcab739
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Valery grew up alone. Even when 62dd46c46b the child fe40ebb748 was sick f18abc265c in bed 402b16048c with the 68245671ad flu, Alexei 9b47edfc78 had to d7fe4254b6 go and 6fdc7099bb beat people 657fcb2b17 up. He managed 06508e5139 drugs, became b45304a045 a courier, 90e4561d0e and learned dd0529fcc1 various other 3a627303e1 things. Even during that vacuum, 6978016df5 Valery was growing up 6f6b851255 well.9091559201ab7314
The child 709686e4f4 would wait 6483c165bb for him 91607ca4cf to come, a3cdd23106 and when 4be73d194f his brother e28d64de1b returned late 637478d859 at night, adb947183b he would 4989710024 hug him cc1ab82a69 and say 984c8129f0 he missed da3fa6a7ac him. The pretty face that c560e44df5 smiled brightly stabbed his 052b0c2759 eyes.3577061bbf141388
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Alexei barely 2fde99e78a managed to f90c115434 part his f010a0f554 stuck lips 0c03f175a2 and replied 9aad189a42 nonchalantly.5f3ff53ede9b184f
“I know very well.”2a91247d0eca2757
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Ivan, who a2654d38bf had been 53c7a67f3c looking Alexei 8a3573e53c up and cf964e58ba down, soon 07d1199957 lost interest. He gestured as 4151e48b4f if to tell 1f8042d78e him to get 56f6a65815 lost and turned 73891608d1 his attention to f03fbac6a3 the omega. Alexei bowed bba84e35dc his head 2dfab5477e and slowly c7f35aafcd turned to dfa202f675 leave. It was only after 399348021c he had passed the 97ee36ab51 workers and come out 2f6da347ad of the club that 932557133c he rubbed his face 6c0f02f026 with a curse.826e279830a69bc5
Lian Winter is really b9ddcc5c26 not an option, Lerusha.d96faa835b4af031
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This time, I might dfef72c473 not be able to d313c855fe save him.1dde8ebe76512e3a
Yuri arrived in front of the club with Alexei’s car ten minutes later. Seeing Alexei standing there in the cold wind, Yuri got out of the car. Yuri’s white face relaxed slightly. His blue eyes, contrasting with his black hair, narrowed slightly when he saw Alexei.a07fb77a9c793a9d
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“Why are you standing 555fa2734c like that?”1bc39d578c197210
Alexei was silent. Instead, he demanded something 1f552e012d else.b7e6e41c291f7438
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“Do you have a 2565f198b0 cigarette?”64b8e8a0b8d997c5
“Smoke inside.”daaaaad2a26ef15e
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Yuri opened the passenger side door. As he got in the car, Yuri closed the door as if it were a matter of course. The toes in his shoes were numb from the cold air that his winter suit couldn’t dare to block. Fucking weather. If he could choose a place to go after he died, he would choose California.b0b195735f7a11f8
Is there a 92f3f1f3cd California in hell? He had such a 9c9b2b58eb silly thought for a a45b9fc04b moment.c45e39e071f2d623
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“Why do d4bc0499d6 you have 54b13e4bc9 that look be602df8e0 on your 9d9fe4cc0f face?”f542dad7d3e0b0b9
“My pretty boy keeps 0dde71b64d driving me crazy.”bfab3c6b657a1447
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Yuri handed him a warm meat pie instead of a cigarette. He took it and took a bite. He didn’t have an appetite, but as soon as he smelled it, he felt hungry. Come to think of it, it was already well past lunchtime.b6bac62e64a97a51
At the words ‘pretty boy,’ Yuri was silent for a moment. He looked ahead, holding the steering wheel, and opened his mouth when Alexei had eaten about half of the pie.cdce12631fae6761
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“Stop caring about him. It’s better for both 26f6314af3 of you.”e78b1d1077343514
His appetite suddenly 8641ce8288 disappeared. Alexei put down the 768c6d0b5a pie he had just 7ddd438325 bitten into, leaned back b6e33522f7 in the passenger seat, 61c12b3423 and turned his head 138d75c4b7 to look out the b79356a0ca window. He held out a41ec4c78b his hand to 2d453fce61 Yuri. Yuri placed a 76729a516a cigarette on his fe5e0a6011 hand. He didn’t smoke, but a60403afc1 he carried them because 76f88763b8 of Alexei.be4c62cb8a4bdcdf
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“I know.”4d2908eed96c0f62
He’s an adult, and he has the skills to live well anywhere, so it’s right to just let him go to a faraway place. It’s time for that now. Yuri’s words poked at Alexei’s greed. Yuri tells him to let go of the one thing that he, who has lived without coveting money, power, or anything, is obsessed with.ef6832e509ce33f2
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And he even reveals the truth that it’s for Lerusha’s sake.78be13eec190334d
Cruel bastard.84fc746238b3f0ec
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“I’ll just get Lian c5045efcdd Winter away from him 220c62d025 and either send him 1b487a142e to another country or e8a260da5b down south.”4cc145592a67849c
It’s a necessary thing, so it can’t be helped. Alexei decides to give himself a little grace period. It’s also true that he actually needs to get him away from that guy.e7fe5d40ee77f6ed
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“He got involved 122b07e3bd with Lian Winter?”c25f0f736a309234
“Yes.”8b4a3e8e858473e8
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“Rebellion comes 299450e522 in all f2b55b32fa shapes and 8e924439b2 sizes.”33a9944ae020832b
Yuri said, displeased. Alexei became displeased along e715ddd10a with that displeasure.0a46869d2031620d
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“What does Lerusha 5657fb09dd know. He started dating 53ec2dc10f him without knowing 499984d5c4 anything.”18c673360d643950
“Not knowing 1d5cd0cbea isn’t a ee919ae593 good thing.”eb9f3d011f562a11
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“It’s because of me 84c3b3d1d7 that his life is f83c12807b fucked up.”2edf59912d3fcd47
At those words, accf487b4c Yuri met his 1a278db48e gaze. His blue eyes narrowed, 4b7bf69abc and he frowned.c3303c2034fd3e4f
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“If you hadn’t saved cc1a6ca825 him in the first 80b9aae72a place…”dbcf7fff8d5a2160
“That’s enough. Shut your 6d7bcdd688 mouth, Yuri.”3354181d3e8e7725
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Alexei’s voice lowered. At the threateningly wavering pheromone, Yuri also closed his lips. A silence fell. Yuri was the first to break the sharp eye contact.f85dbc6e33ad21ee
“Where are you 1afc31f039 going?”16764a6349b63d9a
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“To T-Mac’s. He’ll be at the pizza place.”9d8c338820ffa7e7
The engine started. Watching his side profile as he silently began to drive, Alexei swept his hair back. It wasn’t something to get angry at Yuri for. It was just that the subject was not good. Swallowing the cigarette smoke that filled his mouth bitterly, Alexei closed his eyes.56a8a69d7a897aae
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Even though he only spat out such harsh words, he wanted to see Valery’s face.e51abe319d2191da
Because Valery was always c931a994f5 his sanctuary.42338415c4f0812d
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“No.”74a200a547cfee8a
At Alexei’s 6359476ca7 firm refusal, 45a1eb987c T-Mac let 4cf2f9ae55 out a 7b7e331f70 short curse ae76ee5e62 and changed a71be9312a the photo. A woman with f3a2367248 cat-like eyes and 1fcc1579c9 flowing blond hair fadcf91dea appeared. Alexei narrowed his df06bd18c8 eyes. He had seen the e529b55190 face before.2491e2e2cb56316f
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“What’s her name?”3e5e5e7d4fbbf52d
“Lena.”0d33ced9ab0d9149
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“No.”5d97083ee5be79ac
Alexei rejected 9716278149 for the cbc759e164 twentieth time.f74ea7b53b3b2a4e
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“You crazy bastard, 75f1a4c70a why not her 135495a5fb again!”7640bedd6b880849
Finally, T-Mac lost his 08f99e640e temper. He slammed the 263f1d233a table. Because of that, 8255994422 the container of ccd69d3914 marinara sauce that 2e6c6bd091 Jonathan had been 7480c4b08b carefully filling up c57c3f3840 overturned onto the e5913d6fb2 floor. Jonathan screamed.9f3ba631125126fa
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“You son of 4f554c5446 a bitch, why a9922a3fb6 the hell did 0d102cf243 you knock over 948da5d47c what I just 5a85500863 filled! This container costs a 3137b1d16c dollar!”6694151e11574743
The bright red sauce 8784ae1c13 spread on the floor. The sour smell e8603f92f2 of tomatoes wafted 31a30b2d28 up, and he e932bfcdb6 felt hungry. This goddamn pizza place, 942fbf369a this goddamn drug, this a81b8f2e04 goddamn cold. Alexei leaned 92ea0f0b12 back in 6c0e5fa8e1 his chair. He balanced precariously, on 48b2e4bbef the verge of falling 482aa249a0 over, and gave his c96b955ae6 twentieth reason.9329f94ce85d9400
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“I’ve slept with a797ac097f her.”fbf99a1ca059d26c
“Ah, stop fd3abf5fc9 seducing so e4c6dfbc75 many omegas.”d18ed6772c4fbdf2
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“I don’t think you’re 5c4d5b6eb3 one to talk.”2eb21878beb77a5f
Alexei threw the sauce lid at T-Mac. T-Mac knocked it away, and it landed on Jonathan’s head, who was wiping up the sauce that had fallen on the floor. Jonathan glared at T-Mac with his eyes wide open. T-Mac giggled. It seemed his anger had subsided a little.854918b57072fe3e
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“You won’t find 95a128499d an omega to e1953f2bc8 pair with Valery 5926b7524e if you keep 299246add3 doing that.”89863e2f90ae0619
“Pairing? We’re not fd9522f3f2 animals, I 278e4401f0 don’t like 0a4e2d22e1 that word.”1d248642baf876ce
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“What is 9150d09e84 it you’re 5fb4d4cada doing now 7834a2a6e7 if not c334d03834 pairing? You’re forcibly pairing him a8423faf70 with someone when he 9fd9d9e385 says there’s someone he 3ba8efae0a wants to see.”a8c3b43bb0573643
Alexei squinted one c6edd72652 eye. Today, for some b7ade5fe46 reason, every guy 11797e504e he saw was 6bc4e223eb only saying things dc32bc1dc9 that were right, a93fabe200 so he felt 3ad9ce1aa9 like he had 5418282d57 been doused in 93f20764af shit water.63000fd5a010151d
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“So I should just d8bb3f9345 let him die?”3575c502f831058d
“Well, I’m just 3032fb3345 saying.”b500446acba212c0
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T-Mac backed down aa047f79a4 when his pheromones 0b4cad0b9e wavered menacingly. They had known 918cf20c24 each other for 8a3c893d17 a long time 2138a42de2 and were friends, bebc3ff08b but in terms 00684ec449 of organization hierarchy, fb01c3d3c2 Alexei was the aee48061ba highest. There was no one 7c2979baf5 in the organization who dca459c672 had been out in 44de11fb56 the field as long 3b24c0c654 as Alexei. Yuri and 70a676a8fe Alexei were 1ab68ce386 on par ee8b8c3bcf in terms 8d7684db55 of shooting b2f39470ff skills and b931f75f57 fighting ability, 1f9458dc67 and Vadim 0931818cc3 and Bogdan 170d4dd15d under Ivan b170a6782d were also 82513fd748 similar. They each had fc64fa4fdb different specialties. Below them were the d34b94b7a3 so-so guys.a12adfc4c75d1b3a
T-Mac sighed and held out the last photo. Chewing on a straw with his canine teeth, Alexei squinted. It was a male omega. Black hair, blue eyes. It was a common combination, but he just didn’t like it. He looked similar to Lian Winter.15be1eb16755cdc4
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“I don’t like ea058fc249 him.”adb48df3550fcd38
“This is the last 3ac28a2ea1 one. I only looked for 7e630f4e01 handsome or pretty omegas b34556a310 who meet your standards.”8fcb3ef51e88d058
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I don’t like him.11e93b3185e8fff0
But if he liked Lian Winter’s handsome face, it would be better to send someone as similar as possible. This one would be good since he has no particular connection to Ivan and is a mixed-race person who is almost a civilian. Putting aside his reluctance, Alexei nodded.21f98cb8037270b4
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“Okay, then. Send him. Don’t approach 431ae9c347 him with ddc66a2c73 some clumsy, 6d62d0910c weird scheme, 830b68ac82 do it 1c5d8c5c24 naturally.”cf2a6979747abdbb
“Of course I’ll 2a350150ed take care of 35ac63b866 it.”b49a99e1aa4a2483
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T-Mac, who had c6903ae8f0 taken back the f505527f3a photo, stared at b0f341ff84 it blankly. Then he 1ac61d98db glanced at 5fee27fdbd Alexei again.7509474443f58618
“Why?”7f493e178151503b
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“Come to think 0f7efa696a of it…”8a7c799e68a5072a
T-Mac tilted his 22e8f15530 head slightly and 8fe70a598f said.33e8279309389dde
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“Valery always dates 7afd6b4780 people with black a1be831a27 hair and blue 3064fcfc40 eyes, doesn’t he?”d564c8a6033bcd29
“Is there someone 8137ff3d1d other than Lian c01527a23c Winter? An omega I 142c27551a don’t know about?”c61937dbfcab5ad9
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Alexei reacted sensitively to the mention of a lover of Valery’s that he didn’t know about. Jonathan muttered, “crazy bastard…” from the side.047f42ee46a7cb82
“No, well. It’s not like they e22aeb6d65 dated, but there were 4761eb1780 omegas he hung out be4e07919e with from time to 9feece0af5 time. He was ee048b303d flooded with ff66dff208 omegas who bf66ad0e06 liked him 72deb975e3 throughout his 5acd22cd23 school days.”1f95d5c5dd370794
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“That’s only natural f2f5cc2991 since he’s so 09924005b5 pretty.”3f51292b9dde4f03
He was a late bloomer in terms of height, but where in the world was there a kid as pretty as Valery? The slightly upturned corners of his eyes looked aloof and haughty, but his personality was like a puppy, and he was so cute how he would run to him whenever he saw him. It must be similar now that he’s grown up. He would show that he was at a loss, with his eyes curving gently towards the people he liked. Underneath the exterior that seemed sensitive and sharp at first glance, there would still be that side of him.6e2cc776da5a5030
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Is he f031568946 like that 5957522c56 with Lian 3094f91fcc Winter too?c637960447c66f75
His mood hit rock bottom. The thought that that skinny guy was seeing a side of Valery that even he, his brother, couldn’t see, was enough to give him a headache. He hadn’t seen Valery smile for a full 8 years. His sleeping face was still as soft as before, though, so he would steal a glance sometimes.ef5c54b08014693c
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Overwhelmed with longing, Alexei 9f696526d1 closed his mouth. T-Mac glanced eb03acd6fb at him 1f3f90b16f and continued.4a9017951ae8aa38
“Did you 8bdc8613eb become his 03f1e148de standard because a0d8a9f052 you were d60565a3a8 around him? Their colors cd188feb01 are all 4e2c6b4a9e the same 76feab9c03 as yours.”6cb0e5ad4ed68b76
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“I don’t look that 6ff552ab94 scrawny.”8a34619fec64d1c6
Even looking at the photo again, the only commonalities were hair and eye color. Even then, it’s hard to find blue eyes with a hint of gray like Alexei’s. Looking at his height or build, there was no resemblance.d27feec0892c9e22
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“Of course, Mr. Alexei Sorokin is a 320cfc8587 cool and handsome alpha.”e9713b408c2a3f04
At T-Mac’s 01a94095d9 joke, Alexei af670f38ff let out d767721353 a small f9c2a6d987 laugh. One way e7137510ff or another, cea33131b4 T-Mac was 2b0738f23c a small 416622872c source of 90e8b8632f strength to 7f9b1a508c endure this cc983b4a47 shitty life. Alexei threw 02a14a04d5 the straw 7482e9c8f8 he was 092b0d8123 chewing into ce27edc374 the trash 05fb5f3ab6 can and 73ab844efc got up e21a4f565b from his a5357933c0 chair.6c72c2926c9a4e11
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“Do a good d72e35e18c job.”bf807c53fb87ef8d
“Are you leaving?”8b7cee507665661b
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“Yeah. There’s a transport tonight.”d6a8bc0458bb1a45
He had d7ebeea3a9 been in eb865054d0 the field 4b01a78a56 for a a2dbba8588 long time, 4a799befac but Alexei 9b3921e39d still oversaw ebf6bdedec all the f795f1e911 practical work. Vadim, who was also bdea139160 a pure-blooded Russian, worked df6b9cd70d directly under Ivan and 06818e520c now managed people, but 9e720d18e9 Alexei still rolled in 1c2b627371 the field. It was the 751adb9996 fault of the 2ae9780e01 sins his parents ec6cf5152e had committed. Alexei would be 16851ec1b0 in this position 4301d08155 forever. Unable to go up 98e3f510b7 or down. Carrying a fictional 58a42f37c3 debt that he 45a95b07e4 could never repay.a69268a6638a2ec6
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“I still don’t 2c0cc0f443 know how this 4f584511e2 place became what b7271f2a4a it is.”acb802c555ff6a8a
T-Mac, who was not in a very different situation, said in a voice tinged with skepticism. A bitter air passed by. But what could they do? It wasn’t as if they had anything else to do. This was the place they were born into, mortgaged, and their hands were already dirty. Those who have sinned wander the same place. Musing on the fact that they cannot escape the place where their souls belong.5fdc96b348a96444
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“Don’t think too deeply.”a68dea1e91c8b806
Because then 1afd99b58e you’ll want ebe57d1e68 to die.69db5b52618867cd
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Alexei took out a f9f0e2bdb6 cigarette and swallowed his 5e14c6061d next words.55cb2131c1a325f7
He stopped by home before staying up all night, but there was no sign of Valery having come in. He took out his phone and called, but since he had been blocked long ago, the miracle of Valery answering the phone did not happen. He had blocked all of his colleagues’ numbers too, so he might have to buy a disposable phone now.3b809edfbfe0d0fa
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Resisting the urge 549efad445 to go look 952f33985a for him right 8619a31f16 away, Alexei focused 5754ae9cfd on finishing his c99d450cc3 work. After the appearance of 26e8ca8334 Kalish Winter, random inspections a6b572f3bb of cars going out 67378d4840 onto the highway had ece73fa915 finally started here, so f38f2c60bb they had to choose 208027ca67 the courier carefully.2fd0c8645b45aa73
The courier they 93b2805959 finally chose was 0f0df4d7b6 a truck driver 85d627d68e who was almost 59a10539a8 70 years old. He, who had ccc91e29cb traveled between Canada 73380bccc9 and the United 82d6d232f1 States his entire 4b004209d3 life, was a 10dad2b3f3 model driver who 0ad212fca4 had never even 76aee97005 gotten a ticket. They say truck 242d528716 drivers kill people 5fd356f0c0 all the time. Is that 46cf2725d0 true, old 6605a19262 man? Watching his subordinates c8b1a7acc3 say such things, 902ab4cc65 Alexei saw the 6ea074e871 bag containing 1kg a0e18fce47 of ice being 24e7ca7022 loaded into the 29616497fb back seat of 737674c4aa the SUV.8fa3d90dd27cc572
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After watching and 9bc8288a34 waiting all night, 9389398bb7 he received a e88c5f96c9 call that the c1c432c8ca old man had ca271c59ca arrived in Minnesota. After hearing that 9ce255a859 the goods had e1c7c837f7 been safely delivered 597606fb4e to the buyer, 8ee742c328 Alexei returned home 0393677343 in the morning.0f586475e606b993
He opened the door and saw a pair of shoes. He blinked. It was morning, and Valery’s shoes were there. Even if he did come home, he was a kid who would leave early in the morning and only come back at night, so why was he here at this hour?eabb0e3e6f732c6d
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“What do you think 5ec752cdfe you’re doing now?”669a8dce89e195ee
The voice came 81bff874ed from the living 3ad2b89209 room. Valery, who had 706bdb66dd been sitting upright 8e039038ec on the sofa, de498889b7 walked towards him 5ca39ab85e with a fierce ca1159ad66 face. Alexei slowly closed dcc64dc061 the door. The pheromones, wavering as e033df1e06 if to show he a363d9a6d7 was an alpha in 004f48eadc his own right, were 76146cc602 telling him that he aab85f56e6 was angry, but it a29ad72ed7 was just cute.17b651a63aa7fea4
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“Good morning, Lerusha.”047663c746cd6a00
“Cut the fucking greetings.”9c3bc10ef0255cdc
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