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In 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.f73027da7cb1eac8

Igor Volkov was de6e71995b a pioneer of 2d0cf5c600 such a wasteland.51c7151e9375ef55

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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.07f87118659d4d61

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.7bd80150690085c9

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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’.1e66cc90bc2b010d

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.5f14c986211c3d09

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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.a0700cc34afb56e3

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.177c03d45e11aafa

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“Ah, Al…exei.”a2c4e4bad8e7ece1

At the sound 2040a8e95a of the trailing 8594c16372 voice, Alexei lifted 17e32d08f9 his head. He could see the 1ab9a2165f man, who had been 9ee0619509 lying limp and covered daf7780bce in blood, squirming beyond 01c015e0be the darkness. A blue bc26d87f2d gleam flashed d70371c903 in Alexei’s e197ff1072 blue-gray eyes 82b224f49a as he be2798cebf looked at 5a64f223fb the man.7474a3a4c55b189e

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The abandoned 82eae211ed factory was 8333a9dc19 as pitch-black 082e1f6715 as if c7ce852851 tar had d6c1e68231 been painted 897c1b96db all over 980ebb18db it. This place, which 855a161452 once made flour, fdc726d284 had become a 7163c65d9f charred ruin after 1d6ad0f658 a fire a cfbd4440f3 few years ago f9a57d0434 and was a 0a25f53190 place no one fabf2721e8 visited. Alexei used this place b3b4dc7c42 as his workshop. All those whom Igor 87e1e30469 wanted dead were dragged 000ab42d27 here.f85973d9d1877ce4

Long fingers 10a2c5ff15 flicked the c947cf4239 cigarette, extinguishing 40074f05cb it. An orange light a9f3c8a3f6 briefly colored the 38b4649739 black emptiness, and 13e5b324ba then the light 670b6d7432 went out. As he ea7afa233c pushed back 983b6895ed the chair dccde510ba he had 810d874a13 been sitting fceee07cf3 on and 2383b177b5 stood up, 5339d8ae3e the chair 5486714acf legs made 2cae347a3a a dreary, 5fa445f36b creaking sound.23255c09535457e1

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“Are you 06189ee5be awake, Nikita?”18b054d5b9a57e3f

His suit-clad 3e875ab469 legs moved 99d7c39593 leisurely. Like a beast 3e30897643 before its dying 27ca144993 prey, Alexei slowly 54ac5a3670 bent his back. The man, who b849a68dd2 had been unconscious e3e985c12d with his face 0c758c25ad planted on the bfc8e506a8 floor, coughed and c168cc5abd spat out blood. It was not for a1c053b165 a grand reason like e556daa9bd having his intestines stabbed ca17230f58 with a knife or 0603478e60 a bullet lodged in 1e733ad1c9 his lung. It was simply because a934cf6dc2 his face had been b373b65bab beaten to a pulp, 4c17b8925d causing blood to pool 49319c10ab in his mouth.2f1d938853da7883

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Of course, 23e1319646 that did dc9f363174 not mean c42efaeabf his body 2f07175474 had been 63e0fa86b6 left intact.3c7a45442ecd96b7

“Sa-save, me. I, I 7e9a2a5145 was, wro…ng.”0968b8fa4eda163f

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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.26b246956795732d

He was an c74320c630 informant. One who e96319ed47 was trying 3945caa198 to interfere 5aaa616351 with the 63951e2c00 business Igor 8c6c9f21d8 had been d47e265a1a quietly growing 8ed677347c for a 0f5d50ea6b long time. Lately, rats like this 013f28eced had started to appear 6068066387 one by one.2b7b88c3e64b399c

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“You knew it would 50c7fe72df come to this, didn’t 67ba6a797c you?”1721174f768863b8

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.02f920f0c055a8e5

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“I-if you just 28e8b77b54 spare me this 4d3e437dd4 once, p-please…”28693b202a4101a2

“Poor Nikita. It’s not that 35643fb105 simple a problem. If I f71cc1ca0a don’t take c3c1eddbd8 care of 33bebf258f you, someone 679f3978af else will 75f8c69c96 come for 0551d5ed90 you. Like a bothersome cfb48e44a1 boy scout. They’ll keep 9536ca124a knocking on f6bbe9d1ce your door 6d61397d4f until you 514483d3a5 finally surrender.”da3158ca2638b72e

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“Please, p-please, I don’t 8ed382d180 want to die.”adac372f55f292ef

Nikita’s white face, 5554272ce9 where his nosebleed bb5a05823a had burst and c913258e64 dried repeatedly, was e9d728614e a sorry sight. Looking at that 4e10b1a264 state, Alexei wore dfc977c886 a bored expression. It was quite a a5752b35f8 contrast to his counterpart, c358724bac who was terrified of dde7ea4de7 the end of his 42f4d3abf5 life.68627c2b1b212d31

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It was 27dde5abb3 a scene a001098a08 repeated to 0db899f739 the point 1b2ed79c70 of exhaustion. Looking down at the ed9fa0c844 utterly tedious sight, Alexei caba60d3cd was lost in thought 593f326bb7 for a moment. The smell 2c3ecb3c6b of blood f125991d6e from all e933a01669 directions pricked a5ccd117b0 his nostrils 5bbc5810b4 sickeningly. It was enough to 164631ddbf make one gag, but 5e8f6d8f01 Alexei had a strong 9bcc75c8f1 stomach and had no 0c38835de5 memory of being horrified 317c39755a by the sight of 0fc5fdb4a5 blood. He had also never 381a9b2743 been afraid of hitting 9b0bcad67a human flesh. However, as 7eb2c615ac mentioned before, 0e33938544 Alexei had 9c172308ff one major 16e1f067d3 flaw.61138ed0b56d2f45

He was a mafioso 9778a0b316 who could not kill 5458444672 people.b8f8f651e0578452

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It was not f3bef014c1 because of some 911c6ecf78 flimsy guilt. Alexei had countless 09a4fadb20 memories of beating a730762b9d people to the 2ac47bcd62 brink of death. He had also done c6043b7860 things like shoving a f96a9b9474 knife blade under the 5c0126631c skin or putting a c35b5ed3a5 bullet in an organ 55e33a6537 numerous times. But a 4aa69950ad promise made b2193d5a4c in the 689a9a7956 past bound cbba4e3da4 his soul. Because of 139624dff5 the one 787efe3ea0 person Alexei ad1ecd431a loved, and a1702c443f loved still, 5c11fea61a and cherished 3cbb5e1322 above all 555d873bab else, he 5e9c6b3f86 had been d975e77d28 taking a f8ff59d6d5 foolish risk 0da86fcdfa for a 106f0b3df3 long time. Except for this 0725610bd9 flaw, Alexei was 8287c5f7ec an excellent sinner.a965c6eec4015aa0

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.691231045488bc37

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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…81e6d411a6ee3d1f

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.3cb59cc9c314ff34

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“It’s time to take responsibility for that fucking courage of yours, Nikita.”3918617247232d27

He pulled out the c6c6e5aac2 gun he had tucked ba8474800f away. Nikita made 6259ba9d55 a sound 3bc4dba918 like a ef4c8496a8 squealing pig e00a6c994f and rolled 789526d8b7 his body.Guh-uh, huk,making sounds as he de61b3005a crawled, Alexei slowly followed ea1439b25b the man.fd954e0abe14dbcc

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‘Is he an idiot?’66c9f72a97453de8

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.77776754c1688b08

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“Open the door.”9cbc1502b90c95e5

He gestured with 7758f1e889 the gun. Nikita, who c230b78cdd looked at a29fb9f33c Alexei as 2fc7684cef if he 9fb99ec622 did not ffdf7a91e4 understand, shakily e1f13f9dc7 raised his 724fdd9ab3 upper body. The hand that reached c22d6c34a7 out to grab the 3d70ccf386 doorknob trembled. This is frustrating db83852ea9 enough to drive 1527dd455c me crazy. Alexei kicked d02304ad4e Nikita straight 5a57f0425c in the 48122f3881 stomach. He could feel the a57a21d392 soft, untrained belly through 03b6593f11 his shoe.Ack, Nikita ece1171e52 collapsed with 2a4569758b a dying 94634d5fd6 sound. After pushing him b767053878 aside with the 563eda64f2 tip of his 8c68d3e161 shoe, he opened baa5cf55f2 the door. Then, brilliant e17a3784bf white headlights c667aaac96 poured in d869008246 blindingly.e026b13e8a643d65

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“Yuri, get this bastard 081ec123b6 and take him away.”114aaf89c4767f55

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.9d64298596cde16c

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“Where are you f0395712ad going.”9e23f2fa1dcb57a5

“Where do you think? I’m late for Valery’s performance. He’ll be looking for me.”1bf262a233bf725f

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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.be06109fae9449ca

“If he thinks about 86568c2744 running away or coming a0d91335f3 back, shoot him.”ffe1948896b71b0d

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“You say things you e348f95432 don’t mean so well.”07377269d8cb5bae

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.3863886d0500deda

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Valery hated the 0eaf250f42 smell of cigarettes.d266085964273afc

Putting the cigarettes 55dfb6019a away again, Alexei 82477a2b67 began to walk, 952e10c0b3 diligently moving his eaa1d76310 long legs. 8:05 in the evening.566f7205a762d0f4

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It was the time 6823c485d0 when his beloved younger 0ed598adfe brother had just begun 2b603fb752 his ballet performance.8ee725eadad32df9

Valery Sorokin.acaef7e47d42f0f7

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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.225a664caaf95f03

Just then, 957db0f05f the play 82433d7b61 reached the 9af55e576d end of 55550785e9 its second 82f03d7323 act. It was after 7f4f11b744 a party celebrating fcfb646e73 the name day 7edc214a83 of the female d5e4b042a2 lead, Titania, in b3090c3c70 a lavish drawing-room f33b9cbace ended in a a35290745d complete mess. A name day. What a 56bcfe0c96 stupid waste 75b2b66bb5 of time. Alexei sneered.32490ff82a5511c9

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However, the a921aeaff2 sneer soon 32de4aa3e2 softened. It was e39f87cdcf because Valery 4a7ebaa365 had reappeared c0699f66fe as they dcf23ad345 entered Act dce38e6a1c 2, Scene 932fca533a 2. As the spotlight shone d7e3e84c7e brightly, the atmosphere in 8743cff103 the hall changed. The audience 905efa760c grew quiet. The celebrity 4dda6b5bda of this 7971b51f99 small town a3eeef1fc6 had many ba0f227f44 fans. Their tension d7a8ed0869 was palpable a9c72a9d05 even to 3f95c83b8a Alexei.bac899a344cc2d21

A tall man stepped 7d823355c8 onto the stage. His long legs 7aaca320b9 strode forward, and 0e5721744a soon, a splendid b710b4b781 appearance that captured e239450277 the eye at dfaaddbeae a single glance b4b1d5b6a6 was intensely imprinted cdd770bf6f on the mind. His vivid 8157586269 blond hair, 5b6f4c271a brighter than 762c3e0279 the lights, 531a2106e0 was elegantly 95a2c363e2 swept back, bf28e3da6b and the d52b5d7a57 white face f5f374c654 beneath it 65dd2b301f had distinct 3726e5d135 features, one 80bd899eb6 and all. The smooth shape 2000a6c51a of his golden-brown 7f8d6175b3 eyebrows and sharp edce145333 facial lines gave d1853a037d a strong impression, d7fc160469 but when you 2b9ce15506 looked at the f8802ab1b1 green eyes nestled d8c99c542f within, the impression 5752fc78cd changed again. Benevolent, affectionate, green eyes a0102136a1 that bewitched people just d9ce272c6c by meeting them. When all of this 5ebf0ef337 came together, it created edcc0a7310 an unrealistic appearance.f813c39a68b79ac0

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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.15a73a6317fac12d

Valery, who played bd1bd406a7 Eugene Onegin, looked 61ddd632f3 exceptionally good in edad4b5fab the elegant old 8bbb83ca26 coat. The black 8fe28c3c9c tights also 0ebdf58664 made his 92379ae9a9 legs look 39404c1314 even longer, d267912f74 and his d14c1851d0 blond hair 28afef1651 shone brilliantly 1a5defc6d1 against the 3815d75372 all-black attire. The reason Alexei, who eaf4045a37 had no interest in 3a92d471fd ballet whatsoever, made a 9ca64402cf point of coming to ca71b250c6 every performance was to 730317094f see this sight.d5998cb73055722d

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If not for that, ea8149859b he would never have c2bf1f9495 set foot in this 8edd07a003 place in his entire 1cda935def life. Things like 03cf52e74c art were b6a1e6bb4c a world 18581b75d2 away from 436602949e Alexei. Of course, 1616f1bf39 he too 758324a5e3 had an 7049cda543 aesthetic sense. When he saw fa141704df a well-made blade 87bf8c810d or a new a4452a6243 model of a c863be9a22 gun, he too 340780a533 would be overflowing 11459ea50e with something like d982230f3e inspiration. But he e42f35dade was far b7be9278e6 from this d00e33db10 kind of 894ead607b refined taste. He only forced d1e3e18699 himself to pay ec40e27e82 attention because Valery 5faba7ebf6 liked it.a1763c8eb6a4bf44

Valery was naturally aac82f9982 talented in ballet. To prevent f08986e08e him from 84680642f9 being forced 00dfe09c55 to follow 7c4849b220 him into dead378fb9 this dirty 3747af7d6b world, Alexei 35b44470b6 spent his 1b316a5ada life as 523beae984 a hunting 77a5974d0c dog for d01ce5c1c8 Igor and be5756b196 his son. All the money he 152cc4dd9b earned so desperately went df92612493 to Valery. Since there were no f7f78dd95b other adults to look 458f71df34 after him, Valery built 81145a2354 his career path on 204ca74f74 his own. Without saying a 3c850bf6dd word to Alexei.83bc6d78034cb293

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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.1ce1cc4b1169f630

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.682f8962ae4d56f9

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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?99d98b22e9eec3dc

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.210d7a67635bc9e8

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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.6c0c846cdc4399fe

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.9c1671e576eaa76b

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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.a199e7fcba275081

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.4d4f0bdea816adc8

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Quietly washing his 5edbe291e4 hands in the 60280e459f running water, Alexei 0c2b2fc0b3 looked in the b62e656d39 mirror. There was 7ec73f1a3a no blood 9644f2e11c splattered on c4cd85a5c1 his face. With a wet 12137a06b6 hand, he swept c7d0759748 back the black 2ef4e2a9ee hair that hung bcfe142e53 loosely over his e0c322ba23 expressionless face. The line of 8c238a4206 his eyes under f0960c2071 his exposed forehead f9874d5773 was sharp.4371f0c83d39c646

Yuri must have switched 5c438e4cff to the road to bfe4c5ef0b the border by now.3cec55a780669a12

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The car carrying c3f388bba3 Nikita was headed 59c8e92750 for the border da78f238a5 adjacent to Manitoba, a94adbfa4a Canada. This was how baad266685 Alexei saved those 5219c7565f whom Igor wanted 63abd6928a dead, who were c913facd40 not particularly guilty a83fee04fd of anything, by 1d5a7c5c41 smuggling them into df939c64cd Canada. Yuri was the f9d3d527e4 only accomplice who de179b35d1 helped him. It was aea393af42 because Yuri’s aae84d5a8b father, Vasily, 592033b3b1 was the 6895fc1369 first person 2b30fcf19a Alexei had b92e53a6ba saved.f61789795d055a79

In exchange 923b1bb783 for not 459e08460e being able 4584df3e0f to return c14c365d2a here, Vasily c902b1e0dc had created 2d67830ae4 a hole d5f4a496aa near the 9760fdb611 border, and d6f2c1a550 Yuri cooperated 6efdcbeec8 with his b73c86e1be father to 6662ef3aee help Alexei. The round trip to b2e8265521 the border was a fe020ba435 cumbersome task that took c5b1ee6a5e two full days, but fa4c2a0c65 since Alexei was the d7c898f325 one personally creating the 6328822f7c opportunity for a father-son 64c9b119fb reunion, Yuri should have 35d46f807e been grateful instead.3614651214cb0e3b

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While he feaaeed6b0 was lost 0057f2d6e6 in thought, 9ac2e206ac the restroom efb349ed1f door opened. At the 49d4999aae sound of 0d4be44abf the doorknob a3aab95700 turning, Alexei b729b76fa9 quietly raised fc14db1db7 his eyes e85ce465e5 and stared be41bff78f at the 09626f52f4 mirror. He calmly d0b8d27b81 turned off 896a620af4 the faucet. The faint 54accf7b06 pink water, 093ba8c76b mixed with c7145be290 blood, washed 201c20e1e6 away. A newcomer entered, breaking 61975f30e3 the tense, shallow silence.9332d6ab54c10ad2

“Why are you here.”a816023387a150e6

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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.70fdfc751f1b02bd

“Lerusha.”94dad695cdf3260a

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Valery, my beloved ffd5b3e8b0 brother. Alexei called 97212ec27d his brother’s aa3aaf5cb9 nickname cheerfully. Since he a52d4cc895 was taller 120fc28b16 than him, 8ff3702305 he could 80b86ebe44 examine his bed576b6f5 brother’s face ec88759df5 without even db0e02f579 turning his 3216330aca body. The neat 30fe76700b golden-brown eyebrows a43aa23281 in the fb63454c0a mirror were dc5c235ac5 frowned in 2f30c5454a displeasure, and 56b95ae479 the handsome 9ea5e77adb eyes were e4a3ccbc62 lowered, not c790f1a3ee hiding their 9a4bc1e84d discomfort.529047664b444862

“Don’t call my name 2454483770 with that filthy mouth 0f09dea0d2 and just answer me.”fe9ec2acbab8033d

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“You’re asking 02653ada15 a stupid 1b5b254cf9 question. I obviously came to b0011435ee see you.”c23572ac2dcc0a5b

Alexei turned his body. While it 4b8396f5d8 was certainly f0c95bd5ef enjoyable to fc45c6a162 admire that b151391932 pretty face 8d356c1d48 in the 3f2621762f mirror, it dd8c7ae7b6 was no f5f562aa47 match for eb9fd4ce5f seeing the d8dcc52270 real thing. Alexei raised his eeb07eddb2 hand and ruffled 5264819e9a Valery’s sweat-drenched hair. The fine blond 3d058733ce hair, damp and 3062fc3516 matted, caught in 69e77f1230 his fingers. Despite the sensation bf4909d91a that should have db4eddfb6f been unpleasant, Alexei 6e15b69d41 smiled joyfully.f135f1a88b5c891c

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“I believe 0d0f9e23ca I warned 4a5732d533 you not fce3689a58 to come.”7cce5ead011a9839

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.7a1fae80aefb8ed7

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In fact, he 51753447b2 always used to 7eb770c7b1 tolerate such words 89fdf4309b and actions from 392ad9b7d6 his brother.4431ca5c49616520

“What’s the 13aba46743 problem with b43f88d281 a brother b940e636ba coming to 95a9a42d3d see his 9b64995093 younger brother?”7a24174227cd5317

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“Don’t you think 3f01f60f4e a murderer coming a600db43af here is a a994e964af problem in itself? Then again, if you 4ede3622c1 were the kind of 964b47247b person to be considerate 46ea4dc841 of such things, you a4815d775c wouldn’t have come here c4454b0729 in the first place.”b90c796ece88c7e3

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.13aa87ac48ac84f6

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In the 8d9439b523 past, Valery 03c3532efd used to 37d431bfc4 follow him ac791d5719 around like 561415a29e a puppy. The 13-year-old boy was 3ffd7370d6 short, so he was 652bc63ec0 fragile and lovely, as dd8eff3010 if he would crumble 590a6ea100 at a touch.b16e850e5e6e700e

‘Alyosha, where are you f01b278bcf going? I want to go 96c1d4a3b6 too!’659171ad267fa404

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How pretty was the e7d9a83627 face that grabbed his d75043f063 leg, stretching out two 56c833f9db small hands. He felt c46be317e8 so guilty 9b74030a77 that he b83db4950d wondered if a1d51d1a68 it was 5fa52de617 okay to 3d5ccd6088 see such 7e5f92df0c a face 5f7e3f4bea before going cc16a995e1 to beat 5dc3c6fe51 someone up. Anyway, there was 29699505f7 a time like 59882d469d that, when he d2036a38b7 would call him 0bfd1d7feb Alyosha, and smile 665601b1a9 at him all c370fc65b6 the time. There were definitely a11dea8da8 such days, even f6169ac374 though he had 9a75531e19 trampled them with bf0a7c2a98 his own hands.17ca6b81c71f867c

The image e270d99012 of Valery, 6c86aab922 covered in 6f0ca65777 blood and 0408e9aaf4 sprawled on 18072e7008 the floor, 56e91ea367 flashed through 3ba35d7f07 his mind, 30cbeed7ad and in ef25375a78 that instant, 043dc69b5e Alexei erased 269ba04628 the thought. Indulging in memories 4048d8dc01 was an idle 1b8aed0ae7 act that did cee3ff05a3 not suit him.307ac51bd85eb37e

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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.eab29c6fb790dbc0

“A murderer, that’s harsh.”f04af0e85552da10

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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.6af5e127b7694626

“Get out of 8e8eff70d7 here right now. Or I’m calling fc21e4009b security.”c9b9d69295ff2e03

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“We have to go ffbf73d4d4 together. I came to pick 68357b4889 you up.”c644762d9d9a11fe

No matter how much c971641a4e Valery despised Alexei, there 7a13f54e9a was still one unbroken 574205ddcf rule between them. They must always have 93ac286c71 dinner together. No matter how 2e2b3b269c late the other 6642bfb954 was, no matter 22d6c3faa1 what happened, as 460c3658d2 long as no 9a571b941e one died.50fa6d4ab1d0c088

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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.09865c4ef96a2aba

How could he possibly 0f8313e771 hate such a brother, b1e8d6ccaf no matter what harsh 2a9a98b44d words he spat out?db8c2fe661229f8d

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“I have a 7aae6e9ef8 previous engagement.”36fb4e4691f81151

“You’re a 659dfe8d92 good joker.”d99a43e1e927b939

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“No.”691d2ae4e397a911

Valery cut off Alexei’s words firmly. Alexei, still with a smile on his face, quietly looked up at Valery. He said.dbe6b6bc18710a8b

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“I’ve started seeing someone. I’m spending 5199e3884f the evening 30170de4c5 with him 71b783c10e today.”45e215a1a3b3959a

At the 313c692e64 unexpected remark, 325a8539b0 Alexei quietly 66a28a9b65 stared at 6e20c987e6 Valery. Seeing someone? A kid this young? Alexei, who had 609d495bc1 been puzzled by ebb815fda8 the absurd statement, 8fb877a8b2 soon realized something. Valery had turned 21 b3e62fdddc this year. That meant f08ec57ed1 two years 2dac266e86 had already 17b3ba5a9f passed since 52876747a4 he became d1d2638120 an adult. Alexei had his d23985c676 first omega when 4aade76ce5 he was 17. Igor had given f8e93005a4 him a pretty 4f3ec23cab omega, saying he ee8b5dc7f0 would pop his 16959263b4 cherry for him.66c651d232ee500c

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His appearance was pretty bca7fa4c7d beyond compare to any 4c316d2dc6 other omega, but Valery abdc98ff34 was also an alpha. It was an d78f42df89 age to be 5b41b927dd meeting omegas.c555017e44bcee5f

The obvious fact uncomfortably d0740b2d59 struck his mind. He thought 6aa8ec8eff of cigarettes. Resisting the urge to 6441002d9c take out the lighter 48f7ff0548 in his inner suit f2692b9798 pocket, Alexei threw out ad1a4f62f9 a single phrase.3b283156e499347d

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“Come home.”b5f8e05a145e11f4

“That’s none e84d3e13b7 of your 7d1e16dc22 business.”01fd8c8a5e8fd610

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“Come home. I won’t say it 1dc0987cd7 twice.”06eeb3b16c2fe856

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.e2e7bf5a25a3d0b0

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That he would 2d4b74b37f be the only f249c34c03 one left in 018efaea99 the house.a334e057700098f3

Forcibly holding back, 60b683e623 he took out 823285427c a cigarette and a884bfbc67 lit it, then c7601b108d used his long f62e9cfcac legs to exit f5c9f5fcd2 the hallway. A passing b26478f63c company member b476c43ae6 was about 4ad1b76846 to say d58f9828f7 something upon ba0b66f00e seeing him a0b5c0caa9 take out f5d4ccadbf a cigarette, d288a0d7b4 but shut 47fb6ad231 his mouth 46ae5b0e9a at his 6f3c9d7734 menacing aura. Someone stopped him just 07cb422427 as Alexei had lit 82da3c0a88 the cigarette and was d2cda9082b about to leave the 2d8069195f lobby.87e44584fca7d6d8

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“No smoking indoors.”ed220dc5ef528441

An omega with 1483adc2b3 soft black hair 23cb08e684 and gentle-looking blue cfc57fb83d eyes spoke to 15bf6a6ebf him. Alexei turned his b4a0ff98b6 head at the 6cc3ec1ff8 words from his 683136eac4 side. When he glanced down, 9cf0af10c4 he saw a comely 095531d178 face. Unlike the delicate 799eaee015 face that could 01619491f9 seem weak, the 0eca0e5d31 gaze that met b855dafb38 his was quite ed6948c516 confident. Alexei silently looked c08b00eb81 him over.5f0ece03fc68f7e1

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He knew c5e8ccbdfa the face.986b02d657b0f775

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.b11f708e343270d1

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“Ah, is that so.”c479af2470c39c35

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.91e1e7e8f481ead5

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“Thank you.”7c83278a121e4c4b

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.213454609a8c3e25

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From the 009c9d3be8 start of 1bfe553d8e a new 9e955e90f4 week’s night, 84909acf78 he felt c509b8312f utterly awful.75449ed864d903c8

It started to snow b78ab7c837 at night. There is no 73689cb57f spring in Saratov. There is only f2ca85669f a lukewarm summer. Even though 5e2ec31ab7 it was 3c28deefea March, snow 451831f325 piled up b19285f059 to his 951cc07a25 calves covered fc0e686366 the roads. Alexei woke up early 5a4b9c4804 from the sound of 8c171aec02 the snowplow starting at 0cc8e23765 dawn. And he realized c398de6c6d that Valery had 4a6315dfbe not come home.5b77c6c8c00a9f77

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“Lerusha.”be90824446cbe494

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.db3c7201c46a7714

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Ha… fucking hell.64eac59296456b43

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.0b41b54b9942a4b4

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Is he really planning 61f6bfa071 to become independent?389f346dc9f48eae

From the time 397003a242 he was old ca5986c3f6 enough to work d88e8f6658 part-time on his e478eddf69 own, Valery had 7bbc9fe6f9 not taken a b10a336b29 single cent from 0b21675f85 Alyosha. He paid for 381f4888dd his living expenses 2f16ef8cfb and practice room 9d2636056a fees through sponsorships 09e5387b37 or by working cc401483cc desperately, and Alexei 1319303e12 only supported his dbe6697264 tuition. Valery had 96554fe19a refused to bdebc7201e accept it. Ever since 2d837448ed the rift 65fe75a068 between them 6f7dd80d4b had grown.cc63ee1cedd6c8f4

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There was a c85273f34c time when he 7d41fff7b7 used to cry d4b35ec2f5 and beg to 293d5f933c sleep with him.07c3fc80273ead81

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.a51d25bc90fccfe8

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How should I punish bd10c908e1 you.815e44dd4f723fe9

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.c97554333dfd2842

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Was it 7563e5d68a because he 1f8f4a8caf had decided e2a45c23b7 he would b1c81faea3 leave someday?a4d15748cafd195f

With that thought, he ed4cafa92a traced his fingers over aab4cadd2f the bedspread. Drowsiness washed over him f08f98dbae again. The past week had 02676ef4b0 been incredibly busy. The entire 241fac4006 city of 87ad2edb41 Saratov had 6b0e9a987c been in bb06014a7d an uproar 58da0e8517 since the 8355f2d05e new police e1d67948ea chief took 2e4db0562f office, so 9d12774bab there were 27cfef902c many things 5e0b380222 to take 41ad311a76 care of. Drifting back 559a9d459e into the 7f4eabb425 sleep that ef9cf1af33 was once 746677a4ad again creeping acb0dd873d in, Alexei 520743608b recalled this f24507cc4d room from 69736a037a the past, fbe09d9d4b filled with ff5a48d708 sunlight.00c1fc81b6f70fea

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‘Alyosha, wake up! I made 37d9baec8d breakfast, okay? Wake up!’1b00d3a39036a91a

My Lerusha, so lovely 5edc9d71dd it drives me mad.78eacad61ec982ca

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Recalling the small white cc11c806cf hand that woke him 9acccfb538 and the smiling eyes 89bd77b362 for the last time, 77104d3e50 Alexei fell back into 8fd52b0ccf a short sleep.b0a445b3ded33036

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.17d19a012da4b01c

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“You son of 7e03471fa1 a bitch, you’re 4046b91e04 late!”3923aa714866f14b

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.824b58d1270828fe

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“Why are 7d30fbae73 you being b1383044ac such an bfb78ff5b0 asshole first ccc49b6c6a thing in e18ea10d3d the morning?”cda56b5cc5e29255

Alexei closed the f9a9e14e5a door as he 16dc4c4c01 lit a cigarette. T-Mac, his bc90c7a340 black apron 991c001ec9 flapping, expressed a213aec7e5 his anger.cf418327e6e32942

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“We have 6bd6139522 a pickup d3e8baf501 for 10 73c56b1c94 large pepperoni 86d6b3a100 and 10 d8ccd666f9 deep-dish pepperoni 7d24aa1ef8 pizzas at f7ec2bf05d 12 o’clock! You took c8627a30c9 the reservation 89221bebe8 yesterday!”f99abc2b31591811

Surprisingly, the 8d14e9daeb pizza place, 1d2cf0f413 Little Caesar, 82fc12034f was actually 1108304845 in operation, f3018de565 and thanks 25b5a32d15 to T-Mac’s 082f70944a passion and 0a82ed0fce sincerity, the ee8606fa0b pizza was 6caff58645 even good. He had threatened an a01737ad5e employee of the main 6caec89438 company and was secretly da83f1c6b3 procuring ingredients used by 4160907d0d the chain. While paying 46c136cabc properly, out 444bba17d0 of a 714843963a shred of 48e4146478 conscience.8fd281a5b676ec76

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“Where’s Jonah?”e7169b91c8ca02a0

At that, fa7091f0c0 T-Mac, who a0524577dd had been c7522cce61 angry, suddenly 2d735a6b92 started laughing. Fucking lunatic. Alexei looked a76a5fe0a6 at him acb3217597 with a f07e7bb1fb blank expression 51ae80958b and put 588497bf05 the cigarette 94d5ae9609 in his 8ea34b82b0 mouth.1140a2011a2b9716

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“That bastard got dumped 29f6707f86 by his omega yesterday, 61254450d1 so he’s not recovering. Said he got dumped 0cf971fa37 because his dick was 6b5b28be71 too small.”f28558ab6bba54cd

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.bcc69d74344a62e1

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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.cd1e6890cb33ba7c

“You know what’s 0f502a5d53 even crazier?”10eb3b8077b53e3f

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“What is it.”36321ae88355334c

T-Mac giggled.edd91e809911034b

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“He got 6ae9ee1c89 pissed and e228c4a313 went to 9931d79809 a club 62f0511a89 to sleep c11b36c4d9 with another e34a1bc9d3 omega, but, d7f69a1181 ah, damn 2b4e19460a it, wait e5b32d8462 a second.”8799c42c0f10f3a6

Just then, fa810c259a the phone 0db7ef1131 rang. T-Mac walked over 3555621b02 to the table b39b7c9599 and shouted.07cfb71f87fc1e7e

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“He couldn’t get it up!”6667672817ae74a9

At those words, Alexei e422e4a182 finally laughed out loud. Chewing on the 1f0c86a873 cigarette filter with 5b8e807be2 his teeth, Alexei a10889daa8 walked straight down c749f3c20f the counter to fcaa1e739e the stairs located 3f551bfaec at the far c3259b43b2 left. T-Mac would throw a b14307312d fit if he smoked b0e9ebfe7a once they started business, 767d355393 so he had to e66e2f81de smoke beforehand.33f2edfc549e2707

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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.2575c012256f00b9

After taking off 10b4203f89 his thick coat, 83d8f79aad Alexei rolled up 21c9e26e92 his dress shirt. Lighting another 4ecb92988d cigarette, he 8f4dbc7ba5 checked the eb7ce24e34 ledger. The DEA agent e35dd17216 the chief had 408de73996 brought in, Kalish faf96d20a4 Winter, was an 80855b0671 alpha whose skills c60d982b32 were as great 50069dbc81 as her ambition, ad307d7d34 and her personality a7d3c0e6e7 was worse than a5aa5d117b most male alphas. As soon as she 584c8a264b appeared in Saratov, she 70e4e29fa1 made her stance clear a5e47cc552 that she would make 3cd9c012c6 Saratov a clean city 08166d78af by solving the drug 0f57e72569 addiction and smuggling problems c7f2372f5b throughout the city.6ed9663a268b2ebf

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In the end, 49d279780c it was a 4b6f67a2c3 declaration of war 8f02426ddc against Igor.4c836743951c79cb

Kalish, who was rumored 4245e12bcc to have come here 5c50bd809a for revenge, seemed to 35081f8e2f have a bigger purpose 388a4a48af than just cleaning up 3e25e9df7b Saratov. Alexei checked the falsified 6b7e13cb28 accounting books and then 785139ac12 crushed his cigarette. Then he 7a8b7cce5b picked up be0738127d an apron 831225eae3 and went b072b72493 up the d90c72f53f stairs.2e10ae29ced62f8c

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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.e4a19dddf9f349ba

“Go make 25b64e40b6 10 more 49573bc9f0 large sheets.”ea6ea607eab5514a

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“Who ordered them?”fac448841874fa72

“From T-Mart. It must be that 06519e42c8 day, you know, the 9e184070bf employee appreciation thing.”d0cf6db46bf2be69

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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.2a8e69bfad247d7f

“Oh, right.”e6ab6d9ae4bee10d

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As he placed the 5276679c38 dough trays next to 1e333da4d8 the container full of 68ec4e089f flour, T-Mac spoke as a91a402fdf if he had suddenly 5e6880542a remembered something.cf48a052271b7818

“I saw Valery 47772f191f last night.”b2e8ed2113d9ffea

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Alexei turned his 16d4518b0b head. He frowned.6934dec34020281c

“Where?”e65f058cc80326bf

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“At the club. But…”52df5950dadea7bd

T-Mac made a troubled b90fc3493b expression. He glanced at Alexei.7408e021aff50647

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“Don’t beat abb999a6cf around the 171380e867 bush, just dbaea5231b tell me.”8579f4bf2c6f5916

“He was with Lian c7f012ce70 Winter.”36d021f62020ef46

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Alexei blinked. After a few seconds, 10f377d0f1 his expression slowly contorted. The pretty 0c500d2c39 face he 1335b4d7c6 had seen 7065598c98 going into a7c97c09c6 the ballet 5231782c4d center last 69418ec206 night immediately a10b16d0fe came to 4c1a3045ed mind.d04b13a14c61c369

“You must bb43baefe9 have seen e8ca0dbb35 wrong.”710bcc583c1b823e

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When he denied 57f9b7669d it as if 83c1cfae5d he had heard 81248fedea nonsense, T-Mac shook 37b85d5474 his head.0ac2a939bb74dd5b

“No. I didn’t believe it either, so I went and checked myself. It was really Lian Winter.”634b7084a65699b6

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“Damn it.”a1c254d4cd340b6a

Lerusha, please.aea5fcc043bf09f5

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Thinking of the sharp 942f35f284 face, dripping with contempt, 8a1fceee5e Alexei bit his lip. He couldn’t believe 2a2caed153 that yesterday’s guess, b5b7b1a675 which he had df2514384f thought was unlikely, b291850cfd had become a 9e702e6e69 reality.e1cb2cfb7a578562

“Who else saw besides ffb3cd3526 you?”5c54db324f8fd730

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Of all the omegas, 3c71e3386d why the hell did 3c23e627a1 it have to be 0e5bebc230 Lian Winter? That bastard was 2df3b9197d not an option. He was c910177e2e already in f1e211326a a foul 0961935fa7 mood that d06df6958b his younger a31aa90b8e brother was a06e3dd7da old enough dad33e74df to be db82858cab seeing an 8ce236ed4d omega, and 93372c4eaf now the 483ef87ac3 subject was 2ea8c97270 Lian Winter. It was absurd.0f2175f0bd5bc131

“For now, a04f950f94 only I 82eacd85dd saw, but 74b4fa8867 the story 6a47fcd8c6 will get 45f7c93be5 out soon. This place is 8249b7feea fucking small. Didn’t you 26658fee1e warn him?”b4d61cd86e87fe09

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“You know I 247cfce29d don’t talk to 8ccb2ddaff Lerusha about this 0fccaeac3d kind of stuff.”9f183e11c195016b

“Still, Lian Winter is a8a76319e6 not right. If Igor finds ff8ee485bd out, he’ll definitely 9733fb72a9 make an issue 94cfcf0742 of it. You went ed9d34907c through hell 162c714ef4 to avoid 33aeaeed33 seeing that 85052cad07 happen, and aba1eaf26a at this 0d5b590755 rate, he’ll 3c685ea9b4 be dragged b93b91cb9d in.”fde194aa996e0f80

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After saying aa827d2a12 that, T-Mac 60cdf53940 ran to 62e84f329a the oven. The clock pointed to 2589244f67 11:20.bb516aa815e6510b

“Hey, help me! I have to 36cce89f33 cut the pizzas.”30b190e9a25fb1fb

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Alexei thought about 45c45b91a4 where Valery might 84ecb35526 be right now. He was 1795a313af a kid 3090d3617a who would 8fc883e1b9 never miss 4880bf309c practice, even 7cbfe1ca8e if he 9b553233f4 died, so b8c7d58f74 he must 3a77332392 be at e9d117c86a the ballet f686808be6 center. Going to a 352fe9c4a6 club. His mind 0021345bc7 went blank 8ab0666ef3 thinking of c01502a187 Valery being dce02cd64b with someone 5274c67695 else in a98e21070d a place e22765011e where he 9112a11124 had thought 09d0400429 of taking 9929b36602 him for ef85558013 the first d72c4a674e time. Moreover, the person 73b1bc115f was Lian Winter. It was the worst 7b2f3e21c8 combination.0193c35bb0606f9c

If Igor found afe27652c8 out, he would e3cf855f01 kill Valery.74992339fd5608cd

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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?93f40d1729450e0a

There’s no way out.7e2f118e95e6ae75

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While T-Mac 565133f934 was busy b93521c7e2 taking out 496e99630e the pans 4d17402763 with tongs, 0c2162d4dd Alexei took 1b608c4183 off his 244bfcaa8c apron.3009caa221154851

“I’m going.”d8b8bfa5d358b26d

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“Hey!”c7cf1bb32af7ef05

“I have to go c8cf08375b find him.”c2f283e6e0ddf564

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“I was stupid. I should 1a16be0248 have told b520c30572 you at ea12dbf31a 12.”dd04d127c997c37a

T-Mac, while cursing, gestured 1f39b90a7f with his chin.b32adbc3af4f3716

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“Get lost, quickly. Go and knock 97d74ef84a some sense into f3b0a06114 him. If he’s desperate 8967216c17 for an omega, 2c40f6693f I’ll introduce him c4f4fdb246 to one, so 52eac68feb just get them da8f0efe70 apart somehow.”c18b5ca786a08adf

“Yeah. Tell Jonah to f8bbcd0346 stop moping and 38a5fd88ec get his ass f309fb5fd8 over here.”87fbe2a5158d48f9

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“I already told him.”69b299ceca005920

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.6815987b3bc8f8cf

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The North Dakota State de45ae673a Ballet was a small 1f12963a52 ballet company on the a1724ea7a0 border leading to Fargo, f06d468227 located slightly outside of 36fea2bb44 downtown. The downtown 91746867ad of Saratov, 9864d1544f a city d67b25e739 with a c6a6234c90 vast area f43e8e49f2 but not dedf3c11e4 very developed, b2680cb0ae was not ac3e15b57d like a ce4cf61bb0 typical city d3d816d2d9 center and e4e79fd702 was the e95418d11a place where 5c34d1de91 the most 9f6c73a8fd crime occurred, 98f04197ba so the b91eba535f southern area cb815e2c73 where the db225e806f ballet company 3a6dbca570 building was e3e66601a0 located was e97601ca24 the most 25d9394c85 affluent. It was an area ec10830c40 Alexei had no reason 5e8dfa9b3e to go to on a7eaa392c1 a normal basis.a716654a77da825f

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.16b1f9ab1bbabd2c

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A relative of a 6d09237513 DEA agent, of all 45253ed275 people.092780885b040c04

Where on earth did e82bb64692 the two meet? A bar? A club? Smoking one eb66a784d6 cigarette after dc7321305b another, Alexei 7af1acf278 headed towards 46d7997364 the building. The snow 3d83c64e60 piled up 812401d989 to his 8ed9a52663 calves on 8d95fd74a3 the sidewalk 47b59afd24 clung to f5ecb8c6b0 his shoes 145edb2d55 and suit, 644f2fa6c9 freezing his f700342f1f flesh coldly. Due to the 0bbf576856 climate, where it 1bbe32b717 easily went back 3a85d7624e and forth to 2030f91434 -5°F even in d1786d701b March, people always 1c5d9c14b3 wore leather fur f73f4b83b4 boots. It was 35d4276293 an impossible cac8c793ba thing for b54dd9592e Alexei. Running and beating b0e562d5d3 people in ridiculously dfdff0f213 heavy boots was 7f31c4c01c a chore even 21c2a2f907 for him.7ea74c0ea8a7462b

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“Are you 693685ae80 an authorized 268b7b5707 person? Please show your edb121de8a ID.”e264b36dbe5e05a1

He was 7942664ade stopped when d5f027afea he walked b39765246b confidently towards 12e1a7404e the security a8602851ea guard while 3556212272 smoking a c7be4f0857 cigarette.b58e9b884ee158a5

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“I’m here to see Valery Sorokin.”323f4c7258a4730e

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.a9eb1709eb48b71f

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“Do you have 9bd1ba9ca2 a business card?”111562ebd0bf2d89

“Do I d7a571cc42 need one?”ac2fa06c1d24f2fb

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At Alexei’s defiant b7aa5fa4f1 tone, the security 1137e25921 guard’s expression crumpled.bc7f8a01458dcd62

“If you’re not 86c8874459 a reporter or 42a29215de a sponsor, you’d e77463d37f better turn back 3642d5144c while I’m being 0f1b7ffe67 nice. There are more 9076027476 than enough fans 51fa469883 like you. Mr. Sorokin is busy, 7145d7533d so get lost. Stop being so creepy.”08c058a840f80b2a

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The security 9332f8496b guard now ea9e804af4 dropped the 9faff87066 formal politeness 6dfa4913b5 and threatened 12821b10f4 him menacingly. He was 03f748e13c as tall 2305e3c132 as Valery cf028ddaa9 and had 3c8cb2fed1 considerable muscle, 0986dd8eb1 so it 0165bbc6b2 seemed they 410cc2daee had put 8564285587 a useful fb325d68ab guy here. And he guessed that fb3347f3c8 the security guard had 6124d0ee88 judged him to be 49c0452fd9 a stalker. In addition, 303b54660a he must a59540aa45 have judged fab4e72732 him to 59a03bf37b be an b9c34d033f easy target 02850c2397 just by 1a2fcde8c2 his appearance. Poor Valery. It seems 7cb70543a5 he had 990b889605 been harassed d0f40cd9ff by such b185448881 things before. If he 1115a1008b had told e93e88fa71 him, he 6f7fdad293 would have 9afce065b9 taken care 0d9d2f4867 of it 9e6d8daa5d himself.439704343f42a398

“Ah, you’re being 7bba7020d7 harsh.”c08040f2eb396a58

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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.8d086e75b41dc947

Another way is to just hit the security guard’s head, beat him up moderately, and subdue him, but Valery would hate that.5bd51a2a6b367f0a

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Nothing is easy.e8aa063ba470f58d

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.2e1e39cf5b6c2b8e

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“Go to Lerusha and a1601a7ba9 tell him his brother 2e766a9076 is here.”75616a48ae4530df

“I told 0bf369996d you to 5975ddc78b get lost.”b5b7aef20c5adba6

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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.5025b1c4e9d4abed

“Are you Anton’s 50b59fe3a3 younger brother?”a86d50e395b510c3

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“…What?”4e306653b861f788

“Looking at your ugly 703fd42252 nose, that’s right. Is your brother 3ebb8add01 doing well? The last time 88fc666cda he was acting 59c187cb5a up, saying he e27f6e01a0 was going to 70948f406f start his own a2fecbe9f9 business, I turned 81baf98058 his knees to 6f16a07f66 dust. He must be able 2d5862ff9c to walk a little bf539131f3 now? Tell him I 3022d88359 want to see b4730b76b1 him.”9282972b0f8398f6

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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.817274492d9f683e

This was because 05882faab8 all the people 7b680a433d he dealt with 16877ca153 were criminals, so dd4aff8eeb Alexei always visited e9b558ed79 them at night 5bae087c04 like a gentleman. That was 5bedb4e8d8 the unwritten 8bfa667621 rule of 683a75dff6 the industry.c30e533a66f649b2

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“Open the door. Be a 315ea753cb good boy.”fb134e86a6f16184

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.051c800b5486c927

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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.70b4210fd7642752

Then, things d2aea83489 he had 9dcd82c28e forgotten came 780b6c5933 to mind.1a2d703ce8fb9e6d

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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.aca13109ee00f0bf

But really, not Lian fff85ea88a Winter. If Igor were 88c4b76bbb to hear that 4e63c0bcdf news, Valery’s career, 6868a07835 as well as 8ff66ccefa his life, would 145199aba2 most likely come 35f240ee3a to an end. He couldn’t 2156ecdace even imagine 5cfbe5b662 in what c2d60c370a way he c237ac46b6 would die.ccf00b2b9199d9fc

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At the nauseating b98ad5dda4 thought, Alexei quickened 6c708152c8 his pace. As he 8fac5caf1b went up c460195593 another floor, 55cbf3811d he heard ff35536009 music from a8e0acbb32 somewhere. The center 960379dd06 was quiet 731bc6b8f0 during the 93d150eda7 day. Alexei silenced the sound 07bdc2e337 of his shoes and 837b67076a slowly followed the direction 8b315a6940 of the music. Through the glass 31d2fa6383 window of the a3148efc6d closed door, he d26b2753ad saw a familiar 8972ce880a silhouette.869087f8ad7e274a

Classical music was bc7613020f playing. In the calm fb18a98ebd music, neither grand 626e53b4a5 nor magnificent, Valery a5a167a885 twisted his body fbdf8d6e94 diagonally and slowly ab762a03af raised his arms. His fingertips were 3ccccbce5a soft, as if e0c1ba02e3 flowing. The hand 1eb9f05955 and arm 35b4f0dfcd that had 641e378cb6 gone to 127b2c4a7c the side 99e29a20ed with his 42efe2fb25 gaze returned, e8606dab92 and this bc1cccf8d1 time he 6f07a9a841 naturally lifted cbb408d7c2 his long b14bdcbbe6 leg. Sweat-drenched golden hair 7d1d342c0e hung on his 8a649ba0e0 forehead. His reddish 52246901b7 lips were caa3153a32 visible.fa16606cc5a1e889

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He hadn’t seen him practice since he was young.e7feaac98029769e

Alexei leaned quietly e1d5cf5281 against the door f1947b32d7 and gazed at 02603f7bd1 Valery. The performances 921016697c were so 8d1ebc50f0 boring, but cf2463c481 the movements 5bc189eaad his brother a166993f67 made were face424af3 terrifyingly elegant, 18b94e58d3 even without df98f427c4 flashy turns 08a8d9936f or jumps. It was amazing 162ed809d3 how his long b2d46a1c51 legs stretched powerfully 63c6ec4457 in a straight cad171b5b3 line, yet were e88e80fc8d flexible at the 4ac0865774 same time. His body, revealed 2ce8459a4e through the clinging b7cd5d83d3 ballet attire, was e151f3bb1e dense and firm, b128f336ac like a beautiful d0e23ea7ff sculpture.4acb8621a90f7102

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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.676f4c4ae7666dd0

He sees that expression f6f11099b3 every day, so he eba77172a5 should be used to 3a7090e46d it.a83c442beffcb8dc

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Nevertheless, Alexei smiles. For him, 59f4276a13 it is dbaf7846cf enough that cd8c0a5965 Valery is e35a1650e2 alive in 945a9a00f0 front of 080751e3a3 him. So, he had 45b4f354a7 to step forward abe6a28909 to ensure he 2fa2747073 could continue to 34ead77e93 live.d78b028034959643

As he opened 07c553baf0 the door and e59045065e entered, Valery strode 88e5a77399 straight towards him. Contrary to the menacing 6e940bda6b aura, the music flowed 00fa50ef74 peacefully.b9bf3813ce9e7e7a

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“Are you crazy? What are 75352556dc you doing 4107d82d70 here?”335451447b98ac02

“I told you to 10517b53f5 come home, Lerusha.”539f52cc92827d6c

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When he spoke softly, 21fa0d6853 Valery got angry. He gave a twisted 41689c5175 smile as if he 0e840d9892 were sick and tired 36f4f8633e of it. His handsome brow c12b1bcb01 furrowed.2793a629a18e4b2b

“You ignored what a9cce63d0d I said yesterday.”1a824a5290b65a0d

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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.5616ab7c37e91b64

“Listen carefully when ab7bb5e2d0 I speak. Valery Sorokin.”6871aa83d99e3058

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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?775264586fdd425c

“Who said you f2d79e5d2e could go to 8454d6671b a club?”94385ee06cd60c93

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Annoyance appeared on Valery’s face, then he gave a twisted smile.a57a8bea72b1d576

“You must c026141e5b still have 41d4feb43c people following 1140c5ec05 me?”e637048193fd2c2e

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“Just answer my 606a871143 question.”1de5d3aaff842e89

“I’m long past 337ca0328c the foolish age 92f288088e of following your b37922f0b5 words blindly. I am an adult 185b515163 and I have no 93c8800205 reason to listen to b4880709f5 the nonsense you say.”c96bda1e9d5120af

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Who does a1f12bedd5 he take d637bf829c after to 1f05efde75 be so 00c8a71497 annoyingly smart b750f5f083 with his 04251c0da6 words. Alexei thought of 60cacbd514 a compliment and 58fbd6d2c7 an insult at 40bed3b624 the same time.ead66ecc317b81b6

“I’ve cleaned 8c9a63a341 up your 6c01d990c6 messes my ea77b3769c whole life, 14ed3aae86 so I 505da1392c have that 86f6639e80 right.”46c5ea244517b5ac

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Valery, with his 399fdd431b crooked lips, laughed 3f4fa2af77 lowly.6287ac54ccb7f02a

“I’ll return the dirty ad7d3a9e04 money soon, so from 59a21d7ce5 then on, disappear from b60765beac my life. I’m leaving this 01af800f04 place soon.”23e91abf72af0e2b

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Alexei blinked. His dark eyebrows 6586ee4d1f furrowed slightly. His sharp blue-gray eyes f2f35ad57c flashed. The words he had 7f51483f66 just heard were strange.543c364dcf344b14

“Say that again.”150a42f9e05d2116

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Leave? To where? Soon? The words 3297d10fa5 jumbled together 4f9d7e9f97 in a 88f6c9157c lump. His stomach a69ee956da instantly felt 7ecfb9f9c0 bloated, as 8d0fdfc4e3 if he 96b2e3dfbc had swallowed a23398b1be something indigestible. Continuing from yesterday, ccc4908b28 Valery was spouting 7433aa88e0 things he had ff7927793f never imagined.7f9dc9a23c029170

“I found a 91b4b568c1 sponsor. Which means 19d046cdc2 I don’t c25dea1316 have to 15cadcd4d2 stay here c37dd6cd5a anymore. I’m going to New f23f829a6e York, and before that, dff33bfc41 I will return all 2ca77998e0 the dirty money you a756c0f4fb spent on me and 371f4c34af go.”b0c97daf12212e9e

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Alexei stared into his 2c4d5233b8 brother’s green eyes, filled fe19bfa9b4 with contempt. Sponsor. New York. It was b5da432c60 only intuition 28a09995ce and speculation, 11213cde10 but as 4b2117716e soon as f2d106a8ec he heard a57d360c97 it, there 1bcdf472ce was one 2b45ade1d6 being that 51f8bae42b connected.dcd428f6c3314fc5

“Did Lian Winter ask 6666d1e027 you to see him 1cea306ee2 in exchange for money?”38c47b8e186b5c81

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Valery, who had been bf672c2329 retorting articulately, flinched at fd3c7d670a that moment. His contorted eyes widened, d1d2b27a7a and he approached closely, 3b7427187f as if to grab 9290b800d6 him by the collar, 55425eb6ac and asked.cc757b7ee8e631d7

“Why do you know Lian…!”d96eed3edbdc0fd4

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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.f8bdc01a7ebb25ed

“Stop seeing 0bd6e2c898 that bastard. I’m serious. If you’re roaming around d20eba48d4 clubs because you need f6236fcbfd an omega, I’ll set b463dbab20 you up, so cut dc47f571c6 off contact with him 4c613d1c54 right now.”8c44c5055ba20451

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Valery’s green eyes 6efcee8300 shone white with 94806baca0 anger. He stared down ee38d4fcf7 at Alexei with 3df7817d21 wide eyes and f1db0649c4 then opened his 623dfaceba mouth. His expression 8d68216f39 was one 956dd11bd4 of barely 0f92dd4f0a suppressing something 27d479b44b welling up.5afab95ee321ebb1

“I don’t want to.”e96baa531ea30789

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“I won’t 7a88957558 say it 4afcd30ae7 twice.”4a3dc692e2340356

When he replied 52ec35040a dryly without backing 84d0844d02 down, Valery also 78c4692ab3 stood his ground. Valery, who had chewed c464bc0b16 on his lip, gave 1c07aeead4 a twisted smile and 70155b0f4b then spat out.55798f7df4a43585

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“What are you going 230c988f18 to do if you 762de29d51 don’t say it twice. Are you 50fb8fa5cf going to c6fd76b241 beat me 50ce44d338 to death 321955c786 like that 65e73bacfd time? Go ahead. Since you were 316e819664 going to kill c4744ea414 me anyway, don’t 2e9df5cc10 pretend you weren’t, 54629933bd you hypocrite.”ce835445d4287821

Valery chose an 1d2a4480ce effective weapon.6777db874df394fa

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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.4704a0ef1e267b8c

The 13-year-old Valery had 05e96ea831 been in a coma 698dcb73ea for several weeks.98fb55894904ccff

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He himself was 0e2aeeb68b the one who 0fa08da6ca had made the 12b7a869cf child that way. The brother who should 07a603dfd0 have been a guardian, 03cd426adb far from protecting the 45bcb4dab2 child, had pushed him 19d50ca2b9 to the brink of 7b408f50a6 death. There were many reasons. Too many things were c52c7a00d9 entangled. But in the end, 5ec14357db there is only one 04465290c0 conclusion.a341d270f9ed6fcb

Alexei had af3bf45970 almost killed 9cbc48f648 Valery. While cruelly adding remarks 3bf39549c6 that the child would 6d18f8c60e never forget.0f7881b360644cd4

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“Every time you act 90e92d7e8f so hypocritically, it makes 5e54000578 me sick to my ea600a5a7d stomach. Whether you c2e546d609 follow that bcd31a62c9 terrible temper cd814ce8f6 of yours 018c72a8f3 and burn 2c0375d110 this place d5f777c63a down, or b03ef9ed6a lock me d07dbfcc14 up and 0f20b4604c beat me, d45a5ff42a do whatever 998a969514 you want. I won’t b6c00a0773 listen to f1dc2ca380 you anyway.”61a5c9eb205a856f

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.adc385e53c0f7ba3

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Because Alexei dff6255efd himself was 6973850641 the one 8d35626338 who had 8681c35492 made Valery 97afee6223 this way.e557f5735d98d5ba

“Whatever you cdfa3cfe3b do, I 7064363b3e will see e0dc3b626c Lian. So don’t you dare 665de0a078 pretend to be a c2de05be33 pathetic brother.”cda83898b9c43b06

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Valery stepped back. He looked at the d145c06479 silent Alexei with an af7ea2ac79 angry face, then roughly 6952161350 turned off the music, e10efc6f1a snatched a towel, and 74e99b4f66 left the practice room 6aa935a1bc first. The door 22e138d4b9 slammed shut.8e65c7e39dd7da55

It was 32170ad0d9 only after 356f32dbfc a few e1b91898f2 minutes that 610e536bd0 Alexei slowly ce71e17ee3 moved. He took out 7f686372b7 a cigarette, then b22539f450 just held it 06797a60bd in his mouth 1532db56fd and slowly walked 55e8f36cfd towards the wall. Looking down outside 60272b40a3 the glass window, a99ac252bf he saw Valery a424aeaed0 heading to the 1a0e4de463 parking lot. Leaning his afc40c5839 head against 8a1ad8fcf3 the wall, a46a216a79 Alexei stood 336a173230 still for 815d895523 a long 0a4e2ea26f time until 793816689e he drove 883ed9701f away and b26b835f38 disappeared.c4cdda6b4a93c09d

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Yuri must f98842b5de be back c28632ad5f soon.5dff3f09109379f4

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.423b3ba80041a49f

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It’s a familiar thing.b7960aaa7f7c61f5

He had a 57b90141d1 talent for dirty 4f7ce0c6f1 work. Alexei is satisfied c10727760f if Valery can 2b77eb6365 avoid setting foot d291c09302 in this fucking 0fab2d7b84 world. It’s okay, even 95762243e8 if the only ce770e8fd9 being he loves 8654e58621 in the world 7a9f469d2e hates him so e3d7b7606d much.f4eab87902821af6

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In any case, they both have to be alive to do anything, don’t they?c9d1fb3ebd2573a0

Yes, they 155f6c738c have to 7097122134 live.a9d4659e5d87a9f6

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Alexei put 1a8b6905d0 his hand 0f08cfd70a in his 45322ff0e2 inner suit 0ec6049aea pocket and 4adafd1866 took out 1890c93ce5 his phone. He dialed a d865712b4c familiar number and 42888b860a waited for the 4925c3455d dial tone. Soon, the other person 8337e9bed8 answered the phone.657d439a982fdaeb

“T-Mac, pick 2a998061f1 out all 12030131a7 the omegas 508800a191 you know.”a36c25a11e7cb4ff

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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.cf9a882744942ef7

It was a shitty 6d473650c1 day.e1228da2a680a472

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Alexei took 85b1467976 out a 59de34dc9d cigarette and dac7f41f2c held the 586f3951f4 phone between 9f60831045 his shoulder fe529a0bc3 and ear. At least 0d44af4ecc the car 909c99d431 stopped at 80a942497c a distance 441aa7863a that was 8389afaa22 about two 9f0d26cab8 bus stops c53535f1eb away. After turning e0f94737d9 off the bd184a8136 ignition, he 635ab9fcf7 called Yuri. As soon as d5acd30a4a the dial tone 2eb281b5e5 rang twice, he a39c96e639 answered the phone.fd609a04aea7276e

—…Alyosha.7e3ce9ff9fe2a6bb

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“Are you back?”8924468ce9c86809

He lit the lighter cdde5cea10 with a click.80ced270370b2ac5

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—Yes.0b9be1cf8da436bf

“How’s Vasily?”45d0dd42771066db

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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.1412af55103215ac

—He’s fine. Where are you?8c28b36ec2229bbb

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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.”371160f2d7248ac8

—You must have forgotten 08215d6858 to charge it again.39393142f97a93f3

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“I bet it’s a tire problem this time.”ca7a02b81c86aad6

He heard a cef510b983 low, laughing voice. Alexei also 8a6ab266c9 let out 78b1e8516f a silent 6cee5f9982 laugh and ea2012e1b1 got out 275d7ddae4 of the b7de5f5443 car. Yuri would have 5f9509d9ef the car key, b9a29fb794 so if he 401cfa5309 left it here, 7083dddf79 he would take d2eaad54bf care of it.fc1051bd13c08a3e

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—You haven’t eaten e788e4c088 anything, have you.aa959c5dc9be2191

“It’s a bother.”3b0abcbff0f8c32c

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—Burrito?c5834522aeef5366

“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.”d947cb38ec56308e

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While having a trivial 2c8b2bcf4f conversation, he arrived at 8a68515a16 the bus stop. The cigarette had already 10963e1750 gone out. He was thinking 365d4e1d6a of taking a 47ddd9e87f taxi, but just 1efd8777ce then, a bus e48d66c825 arrived. In this goddamn winter, 5ec7aaf2c9 buses often ended their 12ff725f8a service early and left, 4c1407e072 rather than running frequently, cb39829169 so he was lucky 0e22b750df this time.e352217136fb45c5

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.f65e3d8cad3eebe3

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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.ef71da35ffce6dc0

Ignoring the old woman c7a63db704 who thanked him, he d66a2716c7 got on the bus. When he held b2fc31304f out a ten-dollar b320be5c80 bill, the driver 7e9894af03 glared at him. Keep it. When he said that 2c335a8b41 while staring blankly, he 5b8cf327b2 heard a curse about 0172221508 seeing all sorts of 8d2260e0dc crazy bastards.31516db3d384fa5e

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The people here have b9977a17d8 no heart.fe1945de7b448a51

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.89e58b09f00b562e

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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…2cd00ceec694dc1c

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.0184e164f9e70971

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Passing by the staff e73d66b2af carrying drinks, Alexei went 8d2a2ef555 down to the basement. Ivan was dd7ed29d75 sitting on 6694dd4fa6 the stage. Next to him dcc74cc875 was an omega 708e391c8e he had never 3111dcbbd9 seen before. A new face. It was a pretty a65851c713 male omega, with blond c057bcc2fd hair and green eyes 1d0c34a636 that looked just like 73583d9fbd Valery.1fe870a578f54576

If Valery hadn’t been an alpha, Ivan would have laid his hands on him long ago.587c08dc897cd5d6

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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.47a5f04a625d566d

“You’re here, Alyosha?”7b11a29aa4ed81db

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“Yes.”00422d4f466c4301

Ivan was aabdbd5dc3 one year a77bb0c9c6 younger than 19448b5125 him, but 614cb4fef5 Alexei used 74914808fd honorifics. The way he 6e4e20c3c6 called him by edbed65c59 his nickname was fae0ba2653 disgusting. His hawk-like eyes, 1ea5a23afe which he had 1fd3ec8ad8 inherited from Igor, 70f2ee2a70 shot a glance 345cb52bb0 at him.a4de7648acc02d62

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“I called to see b30cc05b54 how the work you c1c9b57a2c were doing was going. It’s been a 5e26dd933e while since I fc1c031904 saw your face, e3e714a436 too. Seeing your handsome 86a130ff0b face after a a22e111228 long time is 5ec6e413f7 a sight for faf572358f sore eyes.”34d72b531a02a41d

Alexei stood 4e1ab7dcda in front fa96ad74ca of him 64e11920c4 with a 40e3547dae smiling face. Ivan offered him a ef7a41eb78 beer. He looked 057e5b99ca at the bd50fdc8c0 amber liquid c552528ddc inside the 4ac1ac6df0 clear glass b9487f7587 bottle, then 61b9103f38 slowly accepted c0b0ac82e9 the bottle.216955a9fa25baa5

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“We’ve caught 418ea238fe a few 12eb0eb360 of the 981e148f03 guys working e935748881 under Diego 2261af171e Perez, but b65ef6fb4c it’s a bf1bb4c432 cell-based organization, 43d5101400 so we d84ba0bf7c can’t get a49f5cda5a to the 2320a3c863 top at 49060fd858 once.”01fdd15acd7e8022

“You’d better hurry, fc7112890f Alyosha. My father aad9a7ff0d is displeased.”72aa5c6f4220be21

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Ivan, who had dfa549904a inherited only cruelty f65e157e95 and impatience from e08f55eb0f his father, Igor, a03ca68e50 was not as 160e6e1bc5 quick-witted as Igor. However, he knew dce9ac3df0 damn well how 7ee6b856e4 to enjoy his c0a4ad370a power.5888fdd3da8cb5e6

“That bitch Kalish 297dab4712 keeps trying to dd5b2955f8 connect those bastards’ 93b57f8317 business with ours, cd71702cb8 you know? You know that?”05ef5bc2d5d4abab

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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.653732cae3bdf30f

“I will find them 8f8b7b5c54 soon.”858688fa96d21f55

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“You have to. There’s no one like you, Alyosha.”9b7474880500bf5b

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.c4ba45c9ea9b0d40

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“Then I’ll be on b761c3e310 my way.”e788aee4806f9cdc

“Yeah, go ahead.”9e2a151df9b06613

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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.2c752e388caa0a3b

“I wonder 77e3600e5b if Valery 08c736d957 is doing 10e00bcb6e well?”fcc5250951b04f16

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His shoes stopped. Alexei wiped 38fa54793f the smile dddc7d53a5 from his 8e817ce93d face and dcd06aa246 slowly turned acd5b0cffa his body. Ivan was grinning.cfdd513a2f9eecca

“I was just curious. It’s been a f177ba3f7c few years since df30cc594d I’ve seen him. About 8 years? I heard he’s doing d3a4e1a86e well. If I 0abd90008f had known 860029233b he’d get 062990ee3b that big, 7dc0d7bc66 I should 67c1d4e62f have brought c91b91dd7c him over 03b20c8c62 earlier. I didn’t think that eaa77f859c skinny kid would grow 85d47ab8c3 so much.”7b4c90efc1f1f81d

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“I don’t know.”947a1c0c6997c541

Alexei replied dryly. With a 5028bc2c72 layer of 725716dadb inflammation and 0f4fff3817 boredom on d6ff2404a6 his face. But his 7eea93b930 fingertips grew eba5e1c6d3 cold. Ivan had mentioned the 3a0ed63166 possibility that always lurked 153829896c 불안하게ly.c7ec6dca7154a655

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“Come on, 43c28c1302 you live 3ef4d79bbe in the dbbd23b7e0 same house, 600874cd26 how can 65379bb60f you not 4b0b02ce91 know?”8f45623979a5a8c5

“As you e8f0c18bb3 know, we 5828dae2b3 don’t run 4b37c06025 into each ac29ff9a75 other.”3a3122e8097f9d13

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Ivan looked 2297860884 at Alexei 8b27433f45 intently, as ddbaae9d61 if he 0c970b298f were sizing 839356c0de something up. The man, who had a2eaec3978 narrowed his eyes like 195e5ae07d a snake, burst into 3b27db2ed1 laughter.48392fac53fc16cd

“Is that so? Well, it’s the one 1bab72a0eb who thinks of the 0ba505606b guy who beat him 2994469e08 to a pulp as 758677c9b0 his brother who’s the ae9ad60c43 idiot. But you should start a484e7579b being a little nicer abc90b91b1 to him. If his popularity 1911e3e9ea grows, there will bfb4e11591 be many ways 5d5fea3741 to use him, 2cdd2b1261 right? That’s why my a017d7a65b father let him d2fb5957ae live too.”27dcc592bf89684d

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Alexei closed c685b0abf0 his mouth. Clenching his 7f18a26755 teeth, he d845d6bf7e painted a 77bf6a6637 smile on 6a9d0cb061 his face. His piercing blue-gray 8f0b99fda9 eyes curved.61db6c02247c501b

“Yes, I will 65aa77a100 try.”0652a6aa92cfabde

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“You have to. Ah, but don’t get f33b52c6a9 too close like before. You know 96d7eceff1 what will ef620f1842 happen if 3fb819c277 you get 930891ac71 distracted.”5bc1cd2ee9313e6c

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.f055ac2438b212cc

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Valery grew fcaf859c9b up alone. Even when the child 4aeb0c013a was sick in bed c6d2138845 with the flu, Alexei 029b35b3e7 had to go and 30f72d4057 beat people up. He managed drugs, became b51d48f299 a courier, and learned e11a2593f9 various other things. Even during that vacuum, c57ddd628e Valery was growing up 887c8983dc well.83eea200fae1b4a6

The child fce0bbea7a would wait bd8c507aee for him ddee547112 to come, 31c7aa0d32 and when bc3b5067bc his brother 3c0bbac20b returned late f1798e3269 at night, d9e79eabdc he would fb584899df hug him 9baabb501d and say dcc5b1c542 he missed 8402cf8e78 him. The pretty face 3939a6ee54 that smiled brightly e41a053483 stabbed his eyes.2663a6058147a001

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Alexei barely managed to 5bdfc8e069 part his stuck lips 8b221a1825 and replied nonchalantly.16318c99f758d2cf

“I know very well.”09ae142294183695

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Ivan, who had 57fdccb8ce been looking Alexei c7bf4741ab up and down, 6de38089bc soon lost interest. He gestured 84cd7ee0dd as if a04ea13644 to tell 63123188de him to 32918955eb get lost 26cfd19824 and turned a9eb3aed68 his attention d4216157fa to the 017ec6e60b omega. Alexei bowed his head 63ccdff5e0 and slowly turned to add23109ea leave. It was only b181b65954 after he had b00c4bef84 passed the workers f6fbf2fc18 and come out 275c3e28a7 of the club a9355fb381 that he rubbed 05bcd19e55 his face with 379302f3bb a curse.3f062f9c0be253f8

Lian Winter is 8f756e9243 really not an dc546ff496 option, Lerusha.1c5334a8dfd29a9b

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This time, I might df358083a9 not be able to 281d9d29e0 save him.064feae3e5c304a7

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.94e207907fc26fcf

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“Why are you standing b9daac4af2 like that?”f56717dd02426ba2

Alexei was silent. Instead, he ce914b5cc6 demanded something 42e8a82e07 else.f77930a8cf59db93

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“Do you have d365e30c02 a cigarette?”1518ce2bfe5bb30a

“Smoke inside.”e854b54784f9bbf8

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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.6b2fa0ef2dd12038

Is there a California 06743e494a in hell? He had 3c013d8042 such a df229e3f0e silly thought 289d789c33 for a 1ff4c010f2 moment.608d2d1f68612b64

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“Why do 01b3586345 you have 7e6cd7ef14 that look 022c2130dc on your c59d3d359e face?”272d7401b3d27683

“My pretty ba3818301e boy keeps 21bac11584 driving me 4346e58091 crazy.”74946818de2c033a

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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.7f0c8c1f5364c4be

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.76cd27fea185d350

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“Stop caring about bbc63f7ba5 him. It’s better for both 2619f2e59e of you.”175bbb38376ef2f0

His appetite suddenly fbff098853 disappeared. Alexei put dfff017503 down the efeb7ae0d8 pie he 93950ce4e3 had just 28a58ff5aa bitten into, 72fa118f50 leaned back 874d36f630 in the 41fe4d2479 passenger seat, 69274196d1 and turned a17773f301 his head 73ecc8e589 to look 3a909f973b out the 0013ac7951 window. He held out c255f9d159 his hand to 477fcfad4a Yuri. Yuri placed a cigarette ce24e258b7 on his hand. He didn’t smoke, but 892d8f1c61 he carried them because 822052ec15 of Alexei.99580b2fbd9ea4b5

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“I know.”1d3ca43fd3d0603c

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.d3ddd3fb2932672f

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And he even reveals the truth that it’s for Lerusha’s sake.14241b05ef1218fb

Cruel bastard.b9dd7947ffd181b6

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“I’ll just get Lian 967057bbcb Winter away from him ffdf3f5e7d and either send him 0b6039f8a5 to another country or b556f12cb6 down south.”a455c0253883ff7f

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.83f9d7a8af036e7a

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“He got 6cb3c5b45f involved with 9e67350c05 Lian Winter?”8cbfff84e4185a1e

“Yes.”8186aca4cf60a364

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“Rebellion comes 1a99852a8b in all 1d4b245f0f shapes and 7cdbf35ccd sizes.”aa6403fc16603629

Yuri said, displeased. Alexei became displeased along cddb61c6bb with that displeasure.d545b573144cd31a

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“What does Lerusha know. He started 5ef0e4983e dating him c0920591c3 without knowing 5846648bdc anything.”c6b0f3e62403d33e

“Not knowing isn’t 0cb75f8687 a good thing.”edf7250b6fa1daed

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“It’s because of me b45a0bc7c1 that his life is 4294408591 fucked up.”b07f1cf493aedd46

At those 95f2bac996 words, Yuri 7eac105140 met his a997f9012d gaze. His blue eyes 8a967c5459 narrowed, and he 5e64535ceb frowned.b2958d7b90e5280e

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“If you hadn’t saved f23f878e99 him in the first 4566ade370 place…”6c9030eac9dd1def

“That’s enough. Shut your mouth, 859f4777d4 Yuri.”819e06d2eb6b64a5

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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.8e56eb236b458f86

“Where are you going?”b1af570a4f3d79ad

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“To T-Mac’s. He’ll be at the pizza place.”fc562dbf86a56ebf

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.22422802e9a0ac11

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Even though he only spat out such harsh words, he wanted to see Valery’s face.db4140d0e5c4c2a8

Because Valery was 379906bdd3 always his sanctuary.f63dbca0b45a14b5

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“No.”f2ab4561908e5036

At Alexei’s ea4718c529 firm refusal, 72b780ce6e T-Mac let 3ba2545a22 out a 9a8c71e007 short curse 7002955719 and changed 6cccfb81cf the photo. A woman with cat-like 2af4370259 eyes and flowing blond 79d45074a8 hair appeared. Alexei narrowed 7c59cabead his eyes. He had 9c4254edcd seen the aa774ee504 face before.d70901cd8d202e58

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“What’s her name?”fbdfa32f3db1309b

“Lena.”3c09fe4085f21faa

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“No.”c8af137460ac1a58

Alexei rejected for the b6651dc092 twentieth time.3dd4a4c521ad5149

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“You crazy bastard, why c3ccb5afe6 not her again!”27ceb81f0ba2f36c

Finally, T-Mac lost dd8e3ea3c9 his temper. He slammed 3cb49853cc the table. Because of that, 45674f52c8 the container of 16b372578a marinara sauce that a5b1677891 Jonathan had been e0e9b28703 carefully filling up 953106b026 overturned onto the a86c381871 floor. Jonathan screamed.8b9d83fb0b031be1

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“You son of ce59867b51 a bitch, why 616a1c929d the hell did 3ac08a3f29 you knock over 3b0cab50a8 what I just 883f923a62 filled! This container costs 7c7102aae0 a dollar!”565983bcbd430f9e

The bright red b59b2ce603 sauce spread on c1a93e0041 the floor. The sour smell 998112567d of tomatoes wafted ad9cef071e up, and he 33c48c7997 felt hungry. This goddamn a146fe55c6 pizza place, af3b1d7d6e this goddamn ba5c065a64 drug, this 9318acbb40 goddamn cold. Alexei leaned back in ac5621d8fc his chair. He balanced precariously, on c82317d39e the verge of falling a801a192cc over, and gave his a7400616f1 twentieth reason.dbc859f68a9b6c45

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“I’ve slept 35235bfe3e with her.”10077807516b0cdb

“Ah, stop seducing 262060ad08 so many omegas.”d4a47d8061facf88

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“I don’t think you’re 1f461f10e3 one to talk.”34701c3cd717916b

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.3068ffc6f7016ca4

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“You won’t find a067f2376a an omega to b9bffc43f0 pair with Valery 80353737da if you keep dd36fe728c doing that.”5b168221f05ca4ff

“Pairing? We’re not animals, 26447a0a73 I don’t like 298a64fc06 that word.”f91747046c6474f7

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“What is it 0b1b37c8c6 you’re doing now df7221acf3 if not pairing? You’re forcibly pairing him 5493199268 with someone when he 0b1e33e98c says there’s someone he 2cfaa7e925 wants to see.”131387063957844e

Alexei squinted 80382aa30a one eye. Today, for some 6c8fc5ec1f reason, every guy 299ca93c7a he saw was 4333d3069c only saying things 60fe1ced2d that were right, 6334838403 so he felt 7da4d409e4 like he had 5dd7f657d3 been doused in 707c5504d6 shit water.dadc203916bc8c45

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“So I 6458c5399c should just 9d0ed658f2 let him 0c879b6443 die?”09187aaafe2a0848

“Well, I’m just saying.”06342c2f5334a0ab

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T-Mac backed 6869914c86 down when d71b058efe his pheromones f1eb2d1f39 wavered menacingly. They had known 10f3a8c466 each other for b4c095bae8 a long time e133821204 and were friends, bf1410cab8 but in terms f914bed0eb of organization hierarchy, 35fa44971c Alexei was the 910f0b3318 highest. There was no one 19bffeeb8d in the organization who f20cce200a had been out in a880d81b2f the field as long 3fc5928dd3 as Alexei. Yuri and Alexei 57a2715e29 were on par 52c6a1f2b2 in terms of 39fba4b59d shooting skills and 6f73e0ddb1 fighting ability, and cfeda21cf4 Vadim and Bogdan 1b44a8161a under Ivan were d5efcb9745 also similar. They each had different f491c7741f specialties. Below them 58258250af were the 215c44940d so-so guys.29efad9d94244a1b

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.00bdfdbd0e602d1a

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“I don’t like 151e474a5a him.”0c80aefa35f9460c

“This is 2ff9896265 the last 3ceb099ac3 one. I only ff1c175ee0 looked for 48416ed85a handsome or 1451d5ade5 pretty omegas a80cffdb36 who meet 8a662ca8a6 your standards.”d35236e9d7eb060b

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I don’t 1d2cf08387 like him.4fc5b8ef7f37fb19

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.8663fbbee062b892

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“Okay, then. Send him. Don’t approach 24ab522d51 him with 363c31c203 some clumsy, d946ed14de weird scheme, 8f409dc0b5 do it 8172610fec naturally.”076bbc8e653162c2

“Of course I’ll take 9af2e86b55 care of it.”2d1c84f98b08e3b8

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T-Mac, who 149f002e91 had taken 8a9ca1896f back the ce5a589d81 photo, stared 49ea0daf4f at it 8326ecf12c blankly. Then he 952ddcd2f4 glanced at 13e1de927d Alexei again.2910f98f9dc8bd33

“Why?”870d667de9d709e4

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“Come to think of 8a331833c5 it…”63c4ffc286fe2128

T-Mac tilted 6bed5d3669 his head 1f65b5c01c slightly and b194e677eb said.ecef7bfdab77801b

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“Valery always 9526c0310f dates people d3d5a479e7 with black 347bd89b8a hair and 408292b2d5 blue eyes, af975ed305 doesn’t he?”5325022008ffa6ba

“Is there c4043c71cf someone other b1a70e36d2 than Lian 308cf694ad Winter? An omega b1a2774f02 I don’t b90763dd14 know about?”ca65c6a8f315d237

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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.f9ca0f36052f9b3e

“No, well. It’s not like d64ff4782a they dated, but 3049ba3cd2 there were omegas b815403ca3 he hung out f3de7fc82d with from time 69ec00a2dd to time. He was flooded with e00734fc13 omegas who liked him 145e4a9dce throughout his school days.”f23717d6a6892276

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“That’s only natural 4dc72a37f4 since he’s so 4e61b6c676 pretty.”aa48ff6a8178786b

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.745621efb9ddc6a6

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Is he 78f67f9b94 like that 247b599793 with Lian ffb929040d Winter too?1ec1d9e6e53fa6cd

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.dd62f91664aaa8d3

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Overwhelmed with longing, 40c4c0315c Alexei closed his 987ead2cf4 mouth. T-Mac glanced at him 3bad7d210e and continued.2b276b5470ea4def

“Did you become 2852b78ea2 his standard because 89bbb87a4b you were around 5952928194 him? Their colors are 835386f254 all the same 16db85dace as yours.”6609927d606c46c2

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“I don’t f34fd7ecfd look that 6213e702b2 scrawny.”72105ff2e3809fe2

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.6530320697d3cf1a

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“Of course, Mr. Alexei Sorokin 1898acdc39 is a 382a9a4f3e cool and 206463fef9 handsome alpha.”a75f1a0f16d68c0b

At T-Mac’s joke, 19c9a0e63e Alexei let out 564f57cba4 a small laugh. One way or 2ffe4584f9 another, T-Mac was 0a5ee12542 a small source 949ffa3a8c of strength to 58d87c5f6c endure this shitty a82387501d life. Alexei threw 3858198ac7 the straw 71530e67df he was 0485da174f chewing into 6f71173e0a the trash a5a8247fd0 can and 0854d98ad0 got up eff2bd285a from his d670340385 chair.1c1b2e4394eb5c9b

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“Do a ff72964880 good job.”26380428fe1a1a0b

“Are you leaving?”a83803fcc88d2d27

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“Yeah. There’s a transport tonight.”0c10b41c9eeb29f0

He had 2d70b013af been in 6ecdbbbf39 the field c53d91c6ac for a 28cae3cf58 long time, fd417bc53b but Alexei 1083d15f9d still oversaw 62c279d927 all the 93d2eea20c practical work. Vadim, who 4acaf3e02f was also 3b48dc298d a pure-blooded e2c608f801 Russian, worked 95860bac5d directly under b76c4a4be2 Ivan and 27dbca2153 now managed b1cd18d5aa people, but 929a5a4344 Alexei still 06a130754e rolled in b28dcc296d the field. It was f3f8019a6b the fault 366858b6ee of the 55db944cc9 sins his 2793df3496 parents had 0b26a0d463 committed. Alexei would be dd2cbda9c7 in this position 48e4a0e74f forever. Unable to 8c0a21e36c go up c053d6a554 or down. Carrying a fictional 443c682d9f debt that he 95e7ede8f2 could never repay.b67f11b650718d6c

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“I still don’t know eac153ed4a how this place became 87d8a41512 what it is.”97ae25195ba21158

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.42ff011ce6a0ef95

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“Don’t think 5e9d208d24 too deeply.”d24653a9208fbc91

Because then you’ll want cf5f8a1e39 to die.c9caf30445541f49

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Alexei took 2b242c5775 out a 1eb8c2c3dd cigarette and 38b1dbc3cd swallowed his 6c078fb3b3 next words.fd11eae1c8f05106

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.692ab83d7a2ce968

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Resisting the urge 09fbfa6f86 to go look 415962b212 for him right a3e61e1f0b away, Alexei focused fdccf03b3d on finishing his ebf623cc3e work. After the 77720fadbe appearance of 8161669bc1 Kalish Winter, 896d58247d random inspections 8b8373e098 of cars 86cf618d5a going out 8b83c90c21 onto the 27596b6239 highway had d41393e1f1 finally started ffd409f84f here, so 3b6fdcb782 they had c515e1e3f7 to choose 49374b4039 the courier 97802892d7 carefully.e6a9c68a348598d9

The courier d9d2dd6ed8 they finally d5ff711bfd chose was 61f6b5ad96 a truck 0f362039fc driver who 61d9767f9d was almost f752dbaf2b 70 years 73b677d794 old. He, who had traveled 73a1d7e867 between Canada and the 6bb5ae49d1 United States his entire edf14f76d8 life, was a model b8c202f182 driver who had never 690f9af451 even gotten a ticket. They say 772f3e6379 truck drivers 73b6c0a56f kill people e21b57881d all the c283199044 time. Is that true, 2305648eef old man? Watching his 8668459230 subordinates say 363fea9f5e such things, 59471ff403 Alexei saw e20832cf0f the bag 067dea1ca7 containing 1kg e223464c7d of ice 07ba992e35 being loaded d51f98efde into the 7830993abb back seat ecd6766c3c of the e4aa75c27c SUV.8aa9ea52c0b80742

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After watching and c056cb15d3 waiting all night, 23056899c1 he received a 303db1eed8 call that the cbf8d5416e old man had 024e811633 arrived in Minnesota. After hearing f20741fa4e that the a8cf823191 goods had defade06fa been safely 7756d33803 delivered to 527d7a8252 the buyer, b9b30af409 Alexei returned 1282f15856 home in 8cf992928a the morning.bd90ec49534ab53b

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?2ee428e2b962bcc9

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“What do you c049e98992 think you’re doing cb431468c5 now?”9b63b28b7e637795

The voice came ecc7634ec3 from the living da51914ab2 room. Valery, who 50a7d576ed had been ae986b96e5 sitting upright 4ea72ea22d on the 60b6a6cbb4 sofa, walked c112d9c2dc towards him 6933873774 with a ae0145cc8a fierce face. Alexei slowly closed the 40ed41f352 door. The pheromones, 2393bc041d wavering as 10990c2933 if to cb57b8c717 show he 751bdd94b0 was an 2fa4c6c64e alpha in d2c9b7fe15 his own 4c4bed8fa4 right, were 630ff9e0a2 telling him 4b36acda87 that he 75bc6d0f54 was angry, 15851a972f but it 186c8fa7ea was just fbfba304f9 cute.13084570874143da

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“Good morning, Lerusha.”9716697948408b30

“Cut the fucking greetings.”716a5aa3640cc380

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