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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.27680cfd45c88f8c

Igor Volkov was a d36d1d34f7 pioneer of such a 65fe6ac7da wasteland.29b124f9730fe206

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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.610861e4d438692c

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.abc682c4baa24614

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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’.2ad92c47ef910e5f

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.ef9bd32f6949dff2

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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.b4d74f4f744721ce

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.f538f6c1a75d93f1

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“Ah, Al…exei.”8c53533c057cf6af

At the sound of ea338a2208 the trailing voice, Alexei c6d551ec92 lifted his head. He could see the 88e97c25ef man, who had been fd381014cd lying limp and covered 6728aecd25 in blood, squirming beyond ce812bcc0e the darkness. A blue gleam flashed e483ddee31 in Alexei’s blue-gray eyes b4523e6b1e as he looked at 701db6302c the man.57c271299472f86e

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The abandoned f81b387ee8 factory was ee2d6c05e8 as pitch-black 2874fe754c as if ba8cd60e89 tar had 4d835c8080 been painted a7bdd284f6 all over 5b331599f8 it. This place, 51d69080cf which once fa403038d7 made flour, 7f890837ec had become 2cb8a3b37e a charred 2e3c35aea1 ruin after 8d6c208242 a fire 1c6eb4f176 a few 484a7b1808 years ago f52d7c3978 and was 32d1e7152d a place feb243576d no one 5a92fe912c visited. Alexei used this place 9a43fbacc4 as his workshop. All those whom Igor 1a1ba492d3 wanted dead were dragged eabf223ac1 here.72dcfbdc35b264db

Long fingers flicked the 38896e3c79 cigarette, extinguishing it. An orange light 197e7c7094 briefly colored the 8436292fdd black emptiness, and 9ddec12560 then the light 0a79f18e36 went out. As he pushed back 37a490e317 the chair he had 45d6c8de5e been sitting on and fdf51390a8 stood up, the chair d306abe316 legs made a dreary, 414c52233b creaking sound.4151fdd93a824cfb

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“Are you awake, Nikita?”aa8112ba406a77b4

His suit-clad 757044be35 legs moved 1902075376 leisurely. Like a beast f11d173edf before its dying 5c64522f3f prey, Alexei slowly a74b14e885 bent his back. The man, c5f092ee48 who had 15cf0c9d7c been unconscious 5d116d2f01 with his 00c08f3146 face planted e5352913e0 on the 65d6a066b1 floor, coughed e4312489db and spat f9e651d4ac out blood. It was not for 52841fc7de a grand reason like 626d50c7e3 having his intestines stabbed 325b46131d with a knife or b805756568 a bullet lodged in a3c3c77665 his lung. It was simply d11fa3735a because his face f91251470d had been beaten 8d90cfa6a8 to a pulp, 2cb91395ce causing blood to 22dd06032d pool in his 02bb55ed73 mouth.b48d60859c805448

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Of course, that 38fda65627 did not mean 08d1b5a8a7 his body had d7328e0dd2 been left intact.df05d63347b1bec3

“Sa-save, me. I, I was, 64e9530a7c wro…ng.”a8eeb6fc8370069f

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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.ab546d671c9fc9f2

He was an informant. One who was trying 180ce95285 to interfere with the e88658a223 business Igor had been a19b5c8ebc quietly growing for a 4e8eb7f495 long time. Lately, rats like this aaf4ca0a6d had started to appear f3dfd1402f one by one.3f89fdedaeb3da7c

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“You knew it would 3c8435931a come to this, didn’t c4a1a1fbff you?”bf61f90fed440bb8

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.e8a35694fab24b64

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“I-if you just spare 805fe05a09 me this once, p-please…”71bdf11a8a47126e

“Poor Nikita. It’s not that simple 714296e920 a problem. If I a37dd78a75 don’t take 26abfe15e9 care of f5422b2c82 you, someone 574af56b6e else will b616fa6151 come for 0154d8817e you. Like a ce4179d2c5 bothersome boy dd3ce90c39 scout. They’ll keep knocking 2a777336bf on your door 3ce6ab4696 until you finally 8bb6f7204a surrender.”666470450506a3cf

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“Please, p-please, I 0a27d6eeae don’t want to ed5d005028 die.”dc3a915ff8a6d4f1

Nikita’s white e3ec6be45e face, where 7692258264 his nosebleed 1940a991d7 had burst b5920307d0 and dried 9379306604 repeatedly, was 1d1bf790bd a sorry 20f3114b82 sight. Looking at that 05e691d404 state, Alexei wore 38dea2e724 a bored expression. It was quite a 5789d0562c contrast to his counterpart, 2f79ec0a6c who was terrified of c724a907d2 the end of his 15cb9b530f life.91d35a2c4c0d5ca0

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It was 7d58e316ab a scene cddbddb76c repeated to e634127396 the point 4d1bf6178f of exhaustion. Looking down at the 376376b39e utterly tedious sight, Alexei 3adc8772b8 was lost in thought 26b8a83f92 for a moment. The smell of blood 701225e1a6 from all directions pricked fbcba382df his nostrils sickeningly. It was 7a04aba443 enough to 0302c4a55f make one da6d64a0b1 gag, but fdc6f6b122 Alexei had dc7e41aa8c a strong 2b10eab10a stomach and 30eadb94b1 had no cfcccb79d9 memory of 4a13803d59 being horrified a7f970577c by the 08bca34c44 sight of d185f38e1e blood. He had also 9ad24c49d5 never been afraid b4e66e57c9 of hitting human afb1e47174 flesh. However, as mentioned before, 1d34259ad2 Alexei had one major 87bd029024 flaw.d079158f5afc5508

He was b1a8fd755c a mafioso b70bb75f56 who could 4f34de6ee6 not kill a914543001 people.8ece8feb9fcf3086

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It was not because 020d3c2232 of some flimsy guilt. Alexei had countless bc76c62084 memories of beating bf50bde815 people to the bb63475ac2 brink of death. He had also 9f02e502a1 done things like fb8178a975 shoving a knife cd9d3859b1 blade under the 8a2d1cc39e skin or putting c09ee09d47 a bullet in 5a7fd244e9 an organ numerous e983d4434f times. But a promise made d563d47204 in the past bound de9f1547fe his soul. Because of 4f5e95478e the one d28de100eb person Alexei d9330d0b2a loved, and 03679c0625 loved still, 52c4f51aff and cherished e4ccf1576d above all 9d34707d47 else, he ea36e5680e had been 98901d49af taking a 1c69f4ae7d foolish risk 91f5d22207 for a 14f7140974 long time. Except for this 086dd3158e flaw, Alexei was 1f4eaa8390 an excellent sinner.980abc4c72b00dd6

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.8c663d88eacec534

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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…4935e08089cd7c59

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.4ccfd0ca774affaa

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“It’s time to take responsibility for that fucking courage of yours, Nikita.”59502bf8217f2512

He pulled f9f26836f0 out the d07a70cfca gun he 93cf6a6b17 had tucked 7574730369 away. Nikita made a 12520f84fc sound like a 2d5eda37c0 squealing pig and fb866a20c5 rolled his body.Guh-uh, huk,making sounds as he 1c3d7a9890 crawled, Alexei slowly followed 61643f4043 the man.f3c82367b3adb4f2

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‘Is he an idiot?’df3f0d2179b1c4a4

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.267e2deb7dcc30f3

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“Open the door.”63a6fe94058c89ba

He gestured with cc40cf7c54 the gun. Nikita, who looked at 63435c9678 Alexei as if he 5525958606 did not understand, shakily cc5dca78b0 raised his upper body. The hand 128286d070 that reached 1461b942c5 out to 79390ef2a6 grab the 926a7c2bc4 doorknob trembled. This is 6f53fdc5ba frustrating enough b4ec97c5c0 to drive 15b8533216 me crazy. Alexei kicked Nikita 72898f2b97 straight in the bdf4f80cf4 stomach. He could feel 4c2fe303ee the soft, untrained 0eefc3c272 belly through his cb900b708b shoe.Ack, Nikita 5330fd9fa3 collapsed with e8c752a4dd a dying b2366111d0 sound. After pushing him aside 426b7ac089 with the tip of a4b26af83b his shoe, he opened 8247f9187b the door. Then, brilliant 0d8b54c544 white headlights 94f7f2480f poured in 95ff16094b blindingly.cb4b6127db687f5b

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“Yuri, get this bastard d6a0d55876 and take him away.”aca5a9d92303b5df

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.6b06034691fdd548

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“Where are e0ac5096de you going.”9c9c08a38fdfde82

“Where do you think? I’m late for Valery’s performance. He’ll be looking for me.”99b6c4394a002783

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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.9ab09883698db1ef

“If he thinks about 27be95dfb8 running away or coming e589929f0f back, shoot him.”3bd3e043641530fb

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“You say things you aa34db16c3 don’t mean so well.”6e49c99db562bdb1

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.6be4749ad2ad6220

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Valery hated the 64a06c63d5 smell of cigarettes.d5e77d40664743d7

Putting the 20f0ec1889 cigarettes away 69b7746a2a again, Alexei 41a791da32 began to be88558440 walk, diligently 4ed7c1aead moving his 0b0ed4fd42 long legs. 8:05 in the evening.030eca5f7fe54264

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It was the 2295618098 time when his e2bbc5c724 beloved younger brother 7aeb75a6d7 had just begun 0a89cb85bf his ballet performance.a80b68789866404b

Valery Sorokin.4801be307b8902a3

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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.e80fb2b20eedcda4

Just then, 2a9644dda5 the play 7f94374103 reached the 9f4221dec5 end of ade1707360 its second c9fd538651 act. It was 64f78ae284 after a 355a087390 party celebrating a3a76958bf the name f5eb3427ac day of b194d798cb the female 7cff76169d lead, Titania, 9ad3605bcb in a 9e7bc486f3 lavish drawing-room c2fe977e48 ended in 7fe7756afa a complete 059ef97a29 mess. A name day. What a 97bda13a2f stupid waste 69952458e7 of time. Alexei sneered.b8511729066b316d

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However, the sneer soon 251866c4b7 softened. It was because Valery 6fe7db9767 had reappeared as they 5c26ca3140 entered Act 2, Scene cae0465b7c 2. As the spotlight 16f6232920 shone brightly, the 392dbcf02e atmosphere in the 3c8a02c681 hall changed. The audience grew 1fb8df6399 quiet. The celebrity of 2d91198bb8 this small town e6a5d35838 had many fans. Their tension was palpable 23adb75ad7 even to Alexei.13d2dbb4d7a48af4

A tall man stepped 1d2f356199 onto the stage. His long 8b765cef73 legs strode 4cf339a157 forward, and 44c53538af soon, a b539c83cea splendid appearance 9c311a8714 that captured 32faa35ba1 the eye 40f76dfac3 at a 0d58f6fef7 single glance 070d162199 was intensely 91b86bab41 imprinted on 76cfb91ec0 the mind. His vivid blond 5719f59d14 hair, brighter than 98ea4a2007 the lights, was ed55404025 elegantly swept back, 4291ac8399 and the white c90ee3b92f face beneath it 82eb21b515 had distinct features, b3521ae593 one and all. The smooth da9115f675 shape of d6dce7e6aa his golden-brown 7bf69953ba eyebrows and cb1d6ee32e sharp facial 7347af2cf8 lines gave 8295a80970 a strong 761d6ca99c impression, but 72a3492350 when you d60191bfaa looked at 5a26b32845 the green 7e5e0e9035 eyes nestled ec30afc361 within, the 4b650c1929 impression changed e83f432148 again. Benevolent, affectionate, green eyes 6f1d70df9c that bewitched people just 71f8c98826 by meeting them. When all of de34157168 this came together, 22d40cbee8 it created an 67cea13953 unrealistic appearance.9f7e18b207bac3b5

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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.26b8da4dfe881a68

Valery, who played 892ac4446e Eugene Onegin, looked 7aef171ed1 exceptionally good in 044cb96edd the elegant old d3bd24f5e7 coat. The black tights 92e9acb923 also made his fa3bf231cf legs look even 531ac0ea79 longer, and his a358677b23 blond hair shone 20317013b3 brilliantly against the 7ec1fc3a8e all-black attire. The reason Alexei, who 96aba633fa had no interest in f4f0a76824 ballet whatsoever, made a edf1fd8776 point of coming to 7e9fbdb14e every performance was to e325953949 see this sight.d6c28c2f2d045ffa

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If not for that, 36a9fd319b he would never have 6b56aa33ff set foot in this c664db8d4e place in his entire 8ff1ced225 life. Things like art baf947007d were a world 91c9d13d9c away from Alexei. Of course, 6883860337 he too 89485e46e0 had an bea706bd52 aesthetic sense. When he fe84da9fc7 saw a 95de3e8792 well-made blade 5695b96e0f or a 0049daf038 new model f8016181eb of a b439262429 gun, he 00d32ccfff too would af44a369e4 be overflowing 42fd13c4a9 with something c8938a7c42 like inspiration. But he was 1c32296d9a far from this 068ff0de5c kind of refined d4e53fc586 taste. He only forced ef14a548c4 himself to pay 6280c9c16e attention because Valery 0f9fe1e7e3 liked it.3772d52a058daf0b

Valery was 901fd166fe naturally talented 486aa2bbbd in ballet. To prevent him a0e42aa5a5 from being forced 206055dbbb to follow him 95ff855efc into this dirty 1b44461297 world, Alexei spent ed46774337 his life as b476b3a99c a hunting dog b800df0223 for Igor and 01aa877f57 his son. All the 6e1515308c money he 6bb324755d earned so a8a881beca desperately went 2c67c5de3a to Valery. Since there 15bcf498f3 were no 2a26721d62 other adults 49ca5eca15 to look 2c2910e486 after him, 14e2d5cbbf Valery built 9d2d3d9aa8 his career 89a7a27934 path on 97994b3a3f his own. Without saying a word dbbe17af29 to Alexei.ace44d9703157278

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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.4563a25cdcc651b6

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.6a4a283e21de660f

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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?f7c149f198fb3602

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.99fc5b65615ad23c

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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.e95e36efcb5d0050

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.7d172a78015d7418

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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.008a59632aae6003

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.562e25d7decd3fbc

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Quietly washing 45b3f5faa3 his hands 935fe293bc in the 52447cfe4f running water, c4f7a8fa33 Alexei looked ba5c2f1663 in the 2a830c6e76 mirror. There was no 0f4855331a blood splattered on 3fada43d01 his face. With a wet 5da7ea3ae3 hand, he swept 2e0d61327a back the black 2246e03e0d hair that hung 157b8e2654 loosely over his a69f107f06 expressionless face. The line of his dab4b2610e eyes under his exposed ed250c73ef forehead was sharp.d90c29598f09c1ca

Yuri must have 2441279b2f switched to the 2d0f3657e3 road to the ef70493165 border by now.7871cf3d9413c47b

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The car ad9eed6a4d carrying Nikita b7927e5b34 was headed be8be3ac0e for the b8bac517fc border adjacent 7967424cde to Manitoba, 66960ab3f9 Canada. This was how Alexei e76559c10f saved those whom Igor 931ff0c1b9 wanted dead, who were 19473800ac not particularly guilty of feb9acb5d7 anything, by smuggling them f68f077917 into Canada. Yuri was the only ac4e4ef686 accomplice who helped him. It was because 4ae90035e0 Yuri’s father, Vasily, af72a518f0 was the first 03c812309f person Alexei had f4856d1fe7 saved.7e41216b9beb14bd

In exchange 8d91d668b2 for not ce0916cab1 being able 48b078beb2 to return c47134da9e here, Vasily 08f0dc6e3c had created 14bc56a91c a hole a233b6f42e near the 560db8c3a2 border, and 39a30934ca Yuri cooperated d188a3a486 with his 7b29a167c1 father to 88087da8e9 help Alexei. The round trip to d1de9b34e7 the border was a 87515d8c12 cumbersome task that took b18970b40d two full days, but 95a9666c2b since Alexei was the f340bf911d one personally creating the d678770203 opportunity for a father-son 585557f3f8 reunion, Yuri should have 88ba4213a8 been grateful instead.37bda60aa5f2d136

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While he was lost 16f1a5e18b in thought, the restroom 6fb110d8df door opened. At the sound of 21cfb178ce the doorknob turning, Alexei 1d7cb2b905 quietly raised his eyes 0bf338d444 and stared at the 57d3041f26 mirror. He calmly b881100f01 turned off fb6d77f693 the faucet. The faint pink e15329543e water, mixed with e8215b966f blood, washed away. A newcomer entered, 8c33d6ed75 breaking the tense, 0c60541f60 shallow silence.dc99ab3de3cedb8e

“Why are you here.”34803f7488b70c9d

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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.dbe00a58a064ac6e

“Lerusha.”6192e5773356e170

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Valery, my beloved 5452246d6c brother. Alexei called his brother’s 2fff8b4fd0 nickname cheerfully. Since he was 17a16fd56d taller than him, 827c785719 he could examine cd0242091b his brother’s face 3e18a0b442 without even turning 791253f09c his body. The neat golden-brown eyebrows 32cf6769ae in the mirror were 650ff6cf68 frowned in displeasure, and 236ba07669 the handsome eyes were afae08e4cc lowered, not hiding their 186647c25a discomfort.0d199530c20e2901

“Don’t call my name 0c19770ac0 with that filthy mouth a34277e5ec and just answer me.”1dc2c7c41500487e

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“You’re asking a stupid 90bc0b08c0 question. I obviously 74b9d71f16 came to ad98c84f66 see you.”3b57674da2c094d5

Alexei turned his f08c45b95a body. While it was certainly 5de7d46fff enjoyable to admire that 6b91d87fcd pretty face in the b966fda3d3 mirror, it was no b0b341c76b match for seeing the a25ee0912c real thing. Alexei raised 48a5cc63de his hand f8a853488b and ruffled 710b7a8210 Valery’s sweat-drenched baa9d9542e hair. The fine ecca307d67 blond hair, c1f89e0f24 damp and 93aa70fe0e matted, caught 9ca46a600b in his 61130b8f99 fingers. Despite the sensation that 586342bbf8 should have been unpleasant, dc1c8f5e9d Alexei smiled joyfully.5d9b8c13a1f4f954

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“I believe 62a3988f4b I warned 802f1157de you not 44ae027911 to come.”8e9dae8ef1c7c7b5

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.52c5f9006ee2eab1

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In fact, he 33c581db9a always used to 4865f69c2a tolerate such words 95f9e85c96 and actions from 640df705a5 his brother.0001f4938b3bbfef

“What’s the problem with 497645fc5c a brother coming to 5e31bca005 see his younger brother?”2d82d56f3459120c

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“Don’t you fcd13aafaf think a 06af28c880 murderer coming 7163627f35 here is 188a77102c a problem 5247901e59 in itself? Then again, if you 4e796e5aec were the kind of dc7e55b056 person to be considerate 16d0ecd58b of such things, you a82106015f wouldn’t have come here f23af49eaf in the first place.”9ff3bcee81ec03db

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.884ff43711cc58a2

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In the past, 0135e32b88 Valery used to f0e37423f2 follow him around 5b701fd19c like a puppy. The 13-year-old boy was 9a8a5bff09 short, so he was b87db90974 fragile and lovely, as 04c4524914 if he would crumble 2d70ac3a6d at a touch.11ec500b9fe0fa51

‘Alyosha, where are you 4c4b9680b2 going? I want 40bef01451 to go 501da98913 too!’567f5c548dd94df6

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How pretty 1985564e52 was the e5fdc9bd61 face that ca361cf797 grabbed his dcd247ecc2 leg, stretching c62d1cfacc out two 3bdc8c62d2 small hands. He felt so guilty 1ecaad8753 that he wondered if 8c470298ba it was okay to 5085375d47 see such a face 292c82959f before going to beat d13e6e5257 someone up. Anyway, there was a 596ed8011e time like that, when dedc65d0a6 he would call him 0997eba525 Alyosha, and smile at 5212441464 him all the time. There were definitely 976ff5d08d such days, even d2b96d9d46 though he had fc5fd66809 trampled them with f01423f22f his own hands.0e60bc6c404dc4a4

The image of c250927995 Valery, covered in 3dd64c95b9 blood and sprawled 8ca650ac96 on the floor, e4b3875b12 flashed through his 09685816ad mind, and in a987ba42f6 that instant, Alexei 5c5243a7d1 erased the thought. Indulging in 01fc441441 memories was 5da380247a an idle b8da26e427 act that c1585c245e did not e9497c30d1 suit him.7d5a2cb2fa2b1928

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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.093de70bef5b09a6

“A murderer, that’s harsh.”1cb9ee722f8de1df

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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.0fdba94ec6f91a43

“Get out of eaaeed714b here right now. Or I’m 0671b290e3 calling security.”a54df7da88924aa5

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“We have a83b2d882f to go bf766cea4c together. I came to 28d6aadb55 pick you up.”8934d847ac782409

No matter how dcf8d1c0ce much Valery despised 11abebd37c Alexei, there was 5d213725a7 still one unbroken 17a8e25f92 rule between them. They must 9d99c1433e always have 171c59814f dinner together. No matter how late ff7c096e69 the other was, no 23e0007da4 matter what happened, as 64914cfd83 long as no one 28b2831e64 died.82ec1e7db61f03c4

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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.2867886b3c82a061

How could he e8deb4c5ec possibly hate such 3635dd73dc a brother, no 74dc1cfb8c matter what harsh b5a5568991 words he spat d4c9b77d5e out?694d41cdd0013714

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“I have a23cfea484 a previous 6baacc7632 engagement.”80b4092e02d4483e

“You’re a good joker.”72216cfd87b2079d

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“No.”a3186f00db06c7ed

Valery cut off Alexei’s words firmly. Alexei, still with a smile on his face, quietly looked up at Valery. He said.96e1e247a8e0abc7

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“I’ve started seeing someone. I’m spending bf75b9245d the evening 26027661ff with him 6973275f7a today.”04fb7a24bb6b9ded

At the 89c13d2dd4 unexpected remark, 34aad359f5 Alexei quietly a5ba645ec4 stared at ccb14fb493 Valery. Seeing someone? A kid 11f6108690 this young? Alexei, who had been 8b7735c57b puzzled by the absurd 1931462a9b statement, soon realized something. Valery had turned b5887bd099 21 this year. That meant ca8d3cf290 two years 8ea09fc88b had already beb51ce70e passed since 64397f688d he became 5646ba2da3 an adult. Alexei had his first 29389e5424 omega when he was 284967c58e 17. Igor had given him a1b1253094 a pretty omega, saying 4e33fd34f0 he would pop his 5377d1c40d cherry for him.b5999473c3afb33b

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His appearance 82cb3c4355 was pretty 4d3a853bb1 beyond compare 081623cf9a to any eadfea6794 other omega, a25e65f2dc but Valery 46217df78b was also 7e1d1e7d57 an alpha. It was an ba10c6b9f3 age to be 38d7e60b2d meeting omegas.bb491824ec7e6d39

The obvious 12962f7625 fact uncomfortably 1c484a53cb struck his 9a3f13d1a2 mind. He thought 0784b2df50 of cigarettes. Resisting the urge to 1374ad9e4f take out the lighter 4d66a07250 in his inner suit 494e391678 pocket, Alexei threw out c0d38a151f a single phrase.b66a97a8ff0ab8df

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“Come home.”d84c9f624f037ca7

“That’s none cfd071988d of your ec628fa52b business.”a6da69aecfd9f467

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“Come home. I won’t say it 1a1bc808e6 twice.”29ef1760fb634774

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.65d7b715f28f30ee

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That he would be 3abbbec2ea the only one left 11c461fdb7 in the house.b5eaf8a09ef4d091

Forcibly holding back, 84e7050570 he took out eaf5cb6397 a cigarette and 5cfec0dcf9 lit it, then 9a02e7c6b6 used his long b14e17c21a legs to exit 72c47a2aa5 the hallway. A passing company 3d4108b4e8 member was about 08087312fd to say something 00e4419e37 upon seeing him 7af619a9eb take out a 2c01d28340 cigarette, but shut 34ce39dd07 his mouth at 35cedf4c3e his menacing aura. Someone stopped him just 932d2fde9d as Alexei had lit b16b8fc508 the cigarette and was 412b7cbdba about to leave the 5e31541039 lobby.7f8c5d4487659cb7

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“No smoking indoors.”28813d1e6d32b5fb

An omega d440461c90 with soft 07c2be392a black hair 3f183997fa and gentle-looking d1f6177be8 blue eyes 6abe5375f9 spoke to a8aec6d871 him. Alexei turned his e97b3f7579 head at the c4f8b7b57e words from his 12ef0389f3 side. When he fefd668b43 glanced down, c09f3fe426 he saw fef8c3b6d3 a comely 6ae4de01a5 face. Unlike the 20aa79d88f delicate face 0882eb5ab4 that could 43e81f81f1 seem weak, 0ae8accb66 the gaze 81af923072 that met d001f99645 his was d3bd518380 quite confident. Alexei silently looked him b4a0e188b7 over.7c8151536ad45926

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He knew the 3fe2c8a481 face.a3112bcefee5054f

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.580ade14ae11ad69

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“Ah, is 8b07502f7b that so.”ba1556d7facb5559

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.701f35828415d66e

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“Thank you.”3fadf07975697294

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.a947e6df830b4e18

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From the 42663ed9f0 start of 0bee3f4840 a new 3d70fceff7 week’s night, 04671e3253 he felt 26fbecd54d utterly awful.f31e34e52903c402

It started 4e1a3ed08b to snow ef1a5b2245 at night. There is no 166d95128c spring in Saratov. There is 679631567a only a 9974d5a26a lukewarm summer. Even though it 9e0319837a was March, snow 223df0dc67 piled up to 31f10d6fff his calves covered c7cead0c1a the roads. Alexei woke up 4a03abd17c early from the 8d3941ec7a sound of the 6ec384d6fa snowplow starting at f39730c907 dawn. And he 54ca78cf02 realized that 867132df19 Valery had 4880dbcd02 not come 50054c7155 home.3c595ee283b40144

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“Lerusha.”b001391068895934

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.35d077a45cccea3e

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Ha… fucking hell.785e6926a00b3bf3

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.1ad4fc9a5ee264ab

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Is he really 1a215851d0 planning to become fc7b2d53ae independent?750539361e19e11e

From the time d2236eefd1 he was old 37c2b25906 enough to work 21dc06b2e9 part-time on his d1e2932a1e own, Valery had eae9a79bb7 not taken a 8f3914c663 single cent from 24c5abec52 Alyosha. He paid for 0833d95c7f his living expenses fe99d1aa98 and practice room 5b400df981 fees through sponsorships a737dc358d or by working 6bf54cf374 desperately, and Alexei 97cf78eda8 only supported his d01658b623 tuition. Valery had ca4932679a refused to 91a4c094aa accept it. Ever since 094e6456c2 the rift 10b99d90c0 between them 4e426c313a had grown.ba92486d433e7b7f

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There was 10fc61be25 a time 90ba189f61 when he 86350d7296 used to 8385c0e5ae cry and 67e0ea18d0 beg to 4ac9d475e7 sleep with 7d20676140 him.eee437204fb168b0

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.ee3482e8817a4c56

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How should 1d8bac8ac7 I punish 6373b7909f you.19b2700e3029b533

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.6861565e11f14280

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Was it a5f457bfe6 because he d553de9d07 had decided 6341baaa76 he would e4f58d911a leave someday?70ae2188c804e37c

With that thought, 8e210f08e1 he traced his 2d95a96088 fingers over the f0d2a53406 bedspread. Drowsiness washed 0c9683e127 over him fcd23a7d74 again. The past c0b81a09f5 week had 53c00f9b68 been incredibly d990c241c4 busy. The entire 54b896af07 city of f0b6d84c50 Saratov had 3a4f82d213 been in 00b2c51f05 an uproar 8891306ec6 since the 95d37904b6 new police 4843c86c08 chief took 761c10e23a office, so 14682afdd0 there were a413140312 many things a4e8ab7c8c to take acd5c7bb4c care of. Drifting back 0bf197348b into the ce7f0df49c sleep that acc153db0f was once 18ffb3c2ed again creeping 416a0982f4 in, Alexei f55e56add1 recalled this 52a7bd4a6b room from 186946c9eb the past, 247fc20161 filled with 9c332bc215 sunlight.d78f0a748921dfd6

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‘Alyosha, wake up! I made c1119fb2b8 breakfast, okay? Wake up!’bd4a373da05b10d7

My Lerusha, 6938ff8581 so lovely ff256aa615 it drives 00a581397e me mad.f44b8f6c04411916

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Recalling the small 385d0fc648 white hand that e4f03f69f3 woke him and da117cc838 the smiling eyes ea3c5cd7ef for the last 1fa182347a time, Alexei fell 5c7c106bd3 back into a 891f30d515 short sleep.9cc84083b3cbe6c1

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.48193178b5f7eb90

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“You son of b657d07ba3 a bitch, you’re e8b0086b70 late!”c0cd9b8f934f6e6b

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.83de409d267c0f74

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“Why are you being 688025df75 such an asshole first 089e978e75 thing in the morning?”1615d1339cebadbc

Alexei closed 3614c5fece the door 6fc693f6d9 as he 46513f8b14 lit a dd247f9304 cigarette. T-Mac, his 7160e3d337 black apron 6ed275a4f9 flapping, expressed 0bdbb2b1fa his anger.f7ebe0d5797c0a67

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“We have a pickup 51c6bb55d3 for 10 large pepperoni 42e0578270 and 10 deep-dish pepperoni 2a82c37775 pizzas at 12 o’clock! You took the reservation 661594723a yesterday!”6c5c1171046a92b1

Surprisingly, the pizza place, c3c4aa6ff4 Little Caesar, was actually fdf6e2cf6c in operation, and thanks 7b1105842b to T-Mac’s passion and 7dd0e31b0a sincerity, the pizza was a961592942 even good. He had threatened an df5fa395ff employee of the main 5878db8cc9 company and was secretly 9b2a535704 procuring ingredients used by b93fd9948f the chain. While paying properly, 965bd07871 out of a 17cfcbe22d shred of conscience.aa9a256e4e38c9b6

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“Where’s Jonah?”45b65d6f6c8cbe9d

At that, T-Mac, who 3d14c3184e had been angry, suddenly f169a3fc67 started laughing. Fucking lunatic. Alexei looked cc0ede2c5b at him 6c30a9c7f3 with a 013919d071 blank expression 494729b632 and put 72f701e04a the cigarette 633e2883bc in his f2eb718756 mouth.eac146a982c23109

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“That bastard got 6e87c00cb3 dumped by his 369ae68728 omega yesterday, so c1aa4d0ec9 he’s not recovering. Said he 34a41ddbdd got dumped cfa33f16f0 because his ea1a0902ae dick was 1e293934ec too small.”2254bd6df7df2725

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.0d6a01d06de263ec

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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.b8afe0bf32ff415f

“You know 23ad0c6886 what’s even dfb2962ba0 crazier?”50126a7a513e4df0

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“What is it.”4a4dbd79ed485d6c

T-Mac giggled.15423ad2027bb6a9

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“He got pissed and e2d3bd7c07 went to a club 1372cb2dfc to sleep with another ee30413d68 omega, but, ah, damn 0f2d12d998 it, wait a second.”fa03a7a8702dc579

Just then, b4ceedaf25 the phone a9b978a189 rang. T-Mac walked over to eea50626ac the table and shouted.4cd0b182ae2ae7a1

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“He couldn’t get it up!”057aa0ab1a955322

At those words, cf6784026f Alexei finally laughed 74c6cbeb74 out loud. Chewing on the 4c66e98c8f cigarette filter with ff1c060562 his teeth, Alexei b28875f771 walked straight down b5471827e8 the counter to 7fb7824879 the stairs located c15242405f at the far 5c8db1c18f left. T-Mac would throw a 90731b53fa fit if he smoked dafa69761a once they started business, b3b489d8df so he had to e0f16effc3 smoke beforehand.0dd0e3914b5e7fa3

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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.3b296411523db5f2

After taking off 9e0e9ede75 his thick coat, 20ed26183a Alexei rolled up 57ae85c6d9 his dress shirt. Lighting another 7425f13c85 cigarette, he aef4a2bb98 checked the 3a4be5188f ledger. The DEA agent 7e36e14160 the chief had ebcf2496ef brought in, Kalish 4f2d632bdd Winter, was an 2cff6b7d6f alpha whose skills 364fb83ca5 were as great a32b45c7b0 as her ambition, 1b3bedc45b and her personality 00b19ed74e was worse than 371301f7b4 most male alphas. As soon as she cb4bcb5fae appeared in Saratov, she 09f90805b1 made her stance clear 9b92bd20ae that she would make 1e23d38b12 Saratov a clean city 9940aee1bc by solving the drug 907b32392e addiction and smuggling problems bcc77e0848 throughout the city.8d39d1023589f759

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In the adf5b1083e end, it eccdb24f16 was a 420ed245aa declaration of 9fbf0b88e9 war against ad6aa811f2 Igor.a3e3fb2b9a0568b9

Kalish, who 2349d58918 was rumored 14cd41f43b to have 76fe20fb8d come here f1e6959a3b for revenge, f2a7cfb8d8 seemed to 4e9bd68d3e have a 8996f01a98 bigger purpose 5ee078d465 than just 876d32866c cleaning up 200dd5a76b Saratov. Alexei checked the falsified 3c700d1083 accounting books and then df25d56060 crushed his cigarette. Then he 95c9e01371 picked up 922d4c57c5 an apron 093290ad47 and went 1f243ec1ec up the c2c216ed9f stairs.cf6d9e746e0dc452

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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.7b16072f1d24865a

“Go make 90b656c0d1 10 more c4ca8b20f0 large sheets.”af06df8846aefb4c

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“Who ordered them?”1833247f2a7bf0d7

“From T-Mart. It must c01126ed2c be that 6840feaa02 day, you c4904e12ef know, the ad780cd2dc employee appreciation e3ad731438 thing.”36ed98f0539e25b2

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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.8d44e083ab94fdfd

“Oh, right.”5541ad300d1a92a1

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As he placed 839781cd4e the dough trays ad488c28f6 next to the 7579ee553f container full of d430ec9e4f flour, T-Mac spoke 7d82823d0e as if he 3f291f81cb had suddenly remembered 8a8f657952 something.c5439c5cf0b5f014

“I saw Valery last 1740604205 night.”b71b068385028b0a

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Alexei turned 33372a6d5d his head. He frowned.1beb08fe5e918bae

“Where?”fda0d12ef4f63559

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“At the club. But…”4ff92fd84d4a22f4

T-Mac made a troubled 642ab0f846 expression. He glanced 99fd4e408f at Alexei.6affad346c4baa1b

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“Don’t beat around d224d59aab the bush, just ea8aa1fc60 tell me.”f0ce46b2abd43761

“He was with Lian 1eaa36d598 Winter.”654c6f489a73bc10

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Alexei blinked. After a 5f407edba6 few seconds, 14d3fdc2a7 his expression 7f089646a4 slowly contorted. The pretty face he 7f5dbf765e had seen going into 4c6441de03 the ballet center last b8e689798b night immediately came to 99fe844e4c mind.66eff590e279d866

“You must have seen 69d454c3d9 wrong.”e8de29c2b1aa0336

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When he denied dc68839ff2 it as if 760a9aff5e he had heard 5da08c21f5 nonsense, T-Mac shook 9b6c134d4e his head.d44ae6859f4c3c5c

“No. I didn’t believe it either, so I went and checked myself. It was really Lian Winter.”29656c8114a2f91a

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“Damn it.”926ca7a2ba4c3198

Lerusha, please.38012b4953e97053

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Thinking of the sharp 86aca33675 face, dripping with contempt, fa12236de2 Alexei bit his lip. He couldn’t believe that 7282db6791 yesterday’s guess, which he 68dec89dc3 had thought was unlikely, ca19ddd2aa had become a reality.fe1c8b2f3e784810

“Who else 6c1ec3d5a5 saw besides 505bec6c57 you?”ee9243822f1f8d0a

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Of all the omegas, 5ab47a3d16 why the hell did 8d9880fe7a it have to be 0266fdcaba Lian Winter? That bastard 3de42f15eb was not dd7f30512f an option. He was already in c977124d5f a foul mood that e7f4b734e1 his younger brother was b2e366bf00 old enough to be 5b6c302eff seeing an omega, and 8e0a067fd6 now the subject was 96ee62a9d9 Lian Winter. It was absurd.7ab1d409eb32c919

“For now, only I e10a3d6987 saw, but the story 77aff44839 will get out soon. This place is 8f9757c8e6 fucking small. Didn’t you warn 5bfae8d224 him?”16b97efc22d8cb1c

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“You know 5767ece5fa I don’t 9ab09e1a32 talk to bff527959b Lerusha about 16d74c8bfd this kind 1c03e49784 of stuff.”1e0c719cfb1ea051

“Still, Lian 9d71337960 Winter is a6bbc10d6d not right. If Igor 56f4d8aa9a finds out, bb0851d951 he’ll definitely ffdc52fe05 make an ef54ddf2d3 issue of 0bce6cac05 it. You went through hell e533920429 to avoid seeing that 9d5b2633ca happen, and at this 3bc7d22c39 rate, he’ll be dragged 1752e01f33 in.”fca7828f252a665c

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After saying that, T-Mac b221629667 ran to the oven. The clock 0445dcdcb6 pointed to f1adc78b96 11:20.c238ff5e9f1a49b8

“Hey, help me! I have to d39f6a78cb cut the pizzas.”76f40dc96e124d77

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Alexei thought ede0eef433 about where dd9d4564f5 Valery might 71a3cc6318 be right af7515128e now. He was a 073006f3d6 kid who would b053946129 never miss practice, 9ff8338a51 even if he 0f26235def died, so he d66708d1ff must be at 80e572014c the ballet center. Going to a club. His mind went 27162fbdab blank thinking of f8837ceaaf Valery being with 3ec6f3fd89 someone else in f55dec5524 a place where de649b778f he had thought 988b32d683 of taking him 9d486112ba for the first d71e51fed7 time. Moreover, the person was 6aac140489 Lian Winter. It was the 9d5e8e0971 worst combination.2e584fcde0bb1393

If Igor e47113902c found out, 1dd59caa2a he would 0066f91d93 kill Valery.4f1d043d13344ccc

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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?21f65c6ee1e47ea2

There’s no way out.333417ebf342224a

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While T-Mac was d2fb3f983b busy taking out c8a12178d8 the pans with 5097ceb79a tongs, Alexei took e4a346cdbf off his apron.aa1b2c9089dc8f92

“I’m going.”617be4bb642c2164

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“Hey!”364ed132938bdabd

“I have to cba8baa414 go find him.”ef0cfcad62712587

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“I was stupid. I should have told 2a630ddd60 you at 12.”b8b6eaa2e0381288

T-Mac, while cursing, gestured 96511a5583 with his chin.0259ff4f42198409

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“Get lost, quickly. Go and 2d7d95bb20 knock some 24292adf2d sense into 1e634f0feb him. If he’s desperate bc38e87c83 for an omega, 73d84ae1b0 I’ll introduce him 808f8f78c4 to one, so 7b07bdadad just get them 8ed91c8e9e apart somehow.”5b8e9dd024b7b2f3

“Yeah. Tell Jonah to e1f056e301 stop moping and 19a91fc20b get his ass 0b86754c03 over here.”6882a61b1b7e21ba

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“I already told him.”e6a9d77cd3a1e743

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.d58aeb505c448238

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The North 5d9083d504 Dakota State 3b78172e49 Ballet was d20aac299b a small 52e6786a7d ballet company 8d5d776af7 on the aef4172353 border leading 65eed50b77 to Fargo, ed8fecfbc6 located slightly bcd23152fc outside of 1860f2ec9f downtown. The downtown 81ec6337f9 of Saratov, 71950aa467 a city 4541e8b76c with a d2f19e1f0e vast area a504164599 but not 2211f40cc1 very developed, da0bda9b63 was not e709b522da like a 6a219f70dc typical city ee0d7d6a73 center and a024e32d9e was the 3e11cf1f79 place where 5447feeea9 the most ca7ba4ce02 crime occurred, 34859b55ee so the 41a8f035c9 southern area a8cbda444b where the 8affc08d19 ballet company 472b81a319 building was 8ac2d42bdc located was 5506f9e53c the most 3f04a00835 affluent. It was 40fb948c04 an area d528ffdcd4 Alexei had 8e672be29d no reason 707d583dfa to go b1b8bacd0f to on 397525861d a normal 882a9c5d81 basis.a08657ab7a228214

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.f52cc8a2988c5c97

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A relative of 3b6588dbae a DEA agent, 56ee8943c7 of all people.12ddd5a944c970ea

Where on earth ee6ccbf19a did the two 0305749f79 meet? A bar? A club? Smoking one cigarette a26501e4ca after another, Alexei 3368f917f7 headed towards the 3b7bc4ca88 building. The snow piled up ddc529c19b to his calves on d9ff232956 the sidewalk clung to b94b1cb7a9 his shoes and suit, 14f9a17332 freezing his flesh coldly. Due to 8d255356f8 the climate, 54d6ae86f9 where it cd696dd4a0 easily went 68edd06b48 back and 51dc261cd4 forth to 42e2f35bac -5°F even 5deaffe1e6 in March, 2d72159d4f people always 9b59a2e53f wore leather 2718b9427b fur boots. It was 8b3fbc7465 an impossible f4463f9caa thing for 8a61e8cc35 Alexei. Running and beating a2f43a040e people in ridiculously 52094db0fb heavy boots was 9f62d82291 a chore even ec148725dc for him.a8d5049d20665361

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“Are you an 12b0ec186a authorized person? Please show your 9fa9299c36 ID.”0d76890f6555ee4a

He was stopped 449727e00f when he walked 82497bf05c confidently towards the 200bf8edeb security guard while 93603dab54 smoking a cigarette.6343e01b8eafb00c

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“I’m here to see Valery Sorokin.”9163dda8f42fe1f5

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.432820f4794b825f

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“Do you 128973ff32 have a 5a73d36d13 business card?”597414e47d39bd3e

“Do I a89de51f56 need one?”5df8ad5327d8cf87

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At Alexei’s defiant 376f8136af tone, the security 586509a6cb guard’s expression crumpled.0ad13240a9e890c8

“If you’re ebf720bd6f not a 855db8d47a reporter or 3dc44e3da7 a sponsor, fa057cee58 you’d better 3eb73289d6 turn back e8ec76206c while I’m 82a48ccf19 being nice. There are 0775e40f3a more than ceb1a4d03e enough fans ae9fe5f204 like you. Mr. Sorokin is busy, so 85e2859d88 get lost. Stop being c4e2d36e40 so creepy.”ce1bf997483a7f3c

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The security 7496e5fa39 guard now 9047199ca6 dropped the 8a2824a258 formal politeness 735f0cda4f and threatened f1816282a4 him menacingly. He was as 8c1e897275 tall as Valery 0c6d230d2c and had considerable 1290d2b690 muscle, so it b3170e4305 seemed they had ff7ede7c3f put a useful 8fbca959ee guy here. And he 03f8dabcb9 guessed that c3a14bad99 the security 7b82f83d3a guard had 5938dff41a judged him 229bea27c9 to be 3db30cb501 a stalker. In addition, he must e803b6c0df have judged him to 8aa7115635 be an easy target 929b7845da just by his appearance. Poor Valery. It seems he 052a0cc7da had been harassed 83d1054685 by such things 88734bb910 before. If he bd485456f9 had told 69577df3b2 him, he 74cc3b5870 would have d355e1c848 taken care a12cec3653 of it f9438130f1 himself.5b27bfcf161f5e99

“Ah, you’re 2fd33e4589 being harsh.”218b734b140ac4c6

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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.e6a45da8b7dde529

Another way is to just hit the security guard’s head, beat him up moderately, and subdue him, but Valery would hate that.5c6a3df6a9cea41c

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Nothing is easy.cc3fb8827dbe6870

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.9fae57af3c53dc87

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“Go to Lerusha a3e1848c9a and tell him 20dd47e0e6 his brother is 685732cd70 here.”d8b33e64e424c7a0

“I told 501a4b91af you to 08567e2ae1 get lost.”4e3cf05e597b19de

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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.90ee453fd8a0b0f2

“Are you Anton’s 06d5deaf80 younger brother?”73ae216cd04c0024

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“…What?”91397eaccf14b22a

“Looking at 6e1676c673 your ugly 2b0fb7ec1d nose, that’s df639b73c6 right. Is your brother doing def8734177 well? The last 7b54a3cfc5 time he 8f7943b0cf was acting a1515b8b5f up, saying 8154d4e304 he was 9d5e291c7b going to aeec85a588 start his b99e96d65c own business, d08c0e90dd I turned 9fdf0178de his knees b086c477ac to dust. He must be able f147cd3670 to walk a little 616a967056 now? Tell him I 9888b16310 want to see 80bfc29c57 him.”24da6bfb172beb8c

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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.8188ddb04a180fa4

This was 84a87db338 because all a5fa52542f the people 3ca728a938 he dealt f5c86185fc with were abec20f7e3 criminals, so 23b2126ce3 Alexei always ece4b4df70 visited them 82c60a2a9e at night ea52c0c64a like a 2d88677b65 gentleman. That was the unwritten 2d64cb2b1e rule of the industry.6f0d8a420ebf70f6

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“Open the door. Be a 943f50a1ef good boy.”7f8429eeae05ec29

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.60d63599ef07cc13

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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.8b9b9bfb248c5a74

Then, things b122a24d5f he had a1d82ad02b forgotten came 3d59a50ced to mind.2561160f722b4791

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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.3a47c3c1911ae152

But really, not Lian 30672a7ddd Winter. If Igor a3699ef798 were to 15ce7c1e22 hear that 86546cde91 news, Valery’s c9f35eae4b career, as 06af36f2e4 well as 3ca7cc585a his life, fa7ec8dc7a would most aff6224f84 likely come 84985ec2d1 to an d83b5772a3 end. He couldn’t aba4c1694f even imagine b190eb9594 in what 5c28d23cc9 way he 805fffad82 would die.16cbe3fe5115390f

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At the nauseating thought, 2d0b3be422 Alexei quickened his pace. As he went ceb13f9d6b up another floor, 8612a4f6ff he heard music 22f7cb8848 from somewhere. The center was e252e0621c quiet during the 505fbba5a8 day. Alexei silenced the 85297ae681 sound of his 1e1c642523 shoes and slowly fab3bbdda0 followed the direction a0b7fb4b5a of the music. Through the glass 5dd457b105 window of the ae7c77b64b closed door, he 097f191551 saw a familiar 7598b344b0 silhouette.384fae74a2d71088

Classical music was 39a85ab0d8 playing. In the fdb7b73485 calm music, b4b3192458 neither grand 33665c4739 nor magnificent, 89f3d266db Valery twisted 1e52a7a3cc his body 944dd26b5a diagonally and deabfbcddc slowly raised 71b0cc85aa his arms. His fingertips were 38b6f44182 soft, as if 92d4d0cc0a flowing. The hand 22b3f8baa1 and arm 4e6bd63c1a that had 258ef56b7f gone to 149193cb4f the side ed7dd8ede2 with his 3db89fc6ac gaze returned, 525046bc7a and this 0fe5c5b445 time he 95fc4a04f4 naturally lifted a2c513df91 his long c047aab949 leg. Sweat-drenched golden hair 512ec7ec01 hung on his fbbf94a968 forehead. His reddish 9b8bffd66a lips were fdd36978c9 visible.477dbe2c5155b0c2

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He hadn’t seen him practice since he was young.a9a451ad1e236783

Alexei leaned quietly against 79ad6a8bec the door and gazed 09bab4e682 at Valery. The performances were so 07ef32a4ba boring, but the movements 8a0f995645 his brother made were c034f42e17 terrifyingly elegant, even without 54dcafd265 flashy turns or jumps. It was 0a4af53ebf amazing how 0438422781 his long 5f76b72f48 legs stretched ecb09d7441 powerfully in d8202955cf a straight 8f4b72012e line, yet ab3825212e were flexible 7c104f8728 at the 2d5ef0f58c same time. His body, revealed b1ad6116d0 through the clinging d6c8e0ef21 ballet attire, was 2364a8c835 dense and firm, 7952a4ec94 like a beautiful 985740e185 sculpture.028c402d9b856e1d

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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.c8d8ef7c58b9ac29

He sees 7f1ed1a272 that expression 689801ddf3 every day, 3a24025b43 so he 1dc44cc2cc should be a8b1f4ddbe used to 40f094a57b it.c7efa11dceddd97f

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Nevertheless, Alexei smiles. For him, 853a8dadd2 it is 9a0e3e3f13 enough that f7b80c3c3e Valery is 0704d7f355 alive in 225ce0eb71 front of 1c029c3a91 him. So, he had 4c2e724a49 to step forward 6a8a1daff6 to ensure he 41c93ead42 could continue to 4a2c42942b live.d03a2f7f7e7adf87

As he opened the 120515ab94 door and entered, Valery 3a351f91b4 strode straight towards him. Contrary to the d3ce7996b2 menacing aura, the b2bb48aa2b music flowed peacefully.024ba4f04acf12ea

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“Are you crazy? What are you doing 17f455aee8 here?”13d5a375c46d6160

“I told you to bef1b7a855 come home, Lerusha.”68b39b4289e30596

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When he bb9fd97eb7 spoke softly, 512184486b Valery got 14da1de0a0 angry. He gave a twisted c385adc324 smile as if he f7297a6597 were sick and tired 0ac40b8bf7 of it. His handsome brow 18171766fe furrowed.4e920f36a7af2df4

“You ignored what 0dddb2ac9a I said yesterday.”a940f7bcc294de27

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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.cc0387cb7d6d5349

“Listen carefully when I f201c41a16 speak. Valery Sorokin.”f4f0a41ebc6030f7

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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?b2b74b3f3c15a461

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Annoyance appeared on Valery’s face, then he gave a twisted smile.3ba43c7e9bfee9cd

“You must still 89cd3dd264 have people following dacb4def38 me?”a90aa6666b0f991c

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“Just answer my question.”7d9b06d101309ffe

“I’m long past the d2d9b019c3 foolish age of following 11ce4fdfe6 your words blindly. I am an 1df9e88577 adult and I 027a93a0bb have no reason 1f1c2de713 to listen to bf7518b8c1 the nonsense you d8a4751c9d say.”ca5d0a0a35964010

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Who does 50c76a97d9 he take d08e33385c after to e09d48c873 be so 08267f5eb6 annoyingly smart bee1314535 with his 826eba5bdb words. Alexei thought of 57effd7cf0 a compliment and bdb7e2f59f an insult at eda5a5a4b0 the same time.e5c052c4962669c8

“I’ve cleaned up 87f48960e3 your messes my ce0c5c3198 whole life, so 5f8e80ea7d I have that f822e4a1ea right.”f950b9baddf50a73

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Valery, with his d47339250d crooked lips, laughed 8ce2aab975 lowly.60606e9a047c5f81

“I’ll return the 0fe57792f6 dirty money soon, 02f20b7eaf so from then d0b208168f on, disappear from 87e8542b25 my life. I’m leaving this cd01f12e6e place soon.”8885f6225a037fbf

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Alexei blinked. His dark eyebrows c0a834f233 furrowed slightly. His sharp blue-gray a447487e8b eyes flashed. The words he had b6f37e15bb just heard were strange.9e4d16ddf91758f1

“Say that again.”874f76599e737087

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Leave? To where? Soon? The words jumbled together 3167e99e26 in a lump. His stomach instantly ad460490ab felt bloated, as 4f172969f8 if he had 19507506f4 swallowed something indigestible. Continuing from 4c18801b68 yesterday, Valery 1ee6c9d136 was spouting 75f4ad3889 things he 9c8262e835 had never b8bbf5520b imagined.4555b4e4a5b73250

“I found e0c0c83e00 a sponsor. Which means 895b470583 I don’t ee4241f7bd have to 2ec325efa8 stay here de977ea355 anymore. I’m going to 4b5290b638 New York, and e218d65919 before that, I 10093ee563 will return all 6019cf6bb2 the dirty money 5a8a1153c1 you spent on 9a1ffdad2f me and go.”a1dec80d63493b7e

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Alexei stared 6d227b0212 into his 764c8513dc brother’s green d0c3b6e561 eyes, filled 1771f0d5d8 with contempt. Sponsor. New York. It was 77c8830702 only intuition 31aaefa098 and speculation, f50401bf56 but as d071534a09 soon as 7eb89853fb he heard 642c5851e2 it, there f92bf5e764 was one 540632efaa being that 7c7ff750d1 connected.e877394aec863639

“Did Lian Winter b173adac15 ask you to 4718c64050 see him in 3451171c67 exchange for money?”45544c09925f89a4

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Valery, who had been 8d416e61a6 retorting articulately, flinched at 3fef83ea41 that moment. His contorted c21888b4fc eyes widened, 609b652fe0 and he c71955c208 approached closely, 5a51ad9c23 as if 72138ff17f to grab b16eddfce8 him by 191ccd0089 the collar, b09cc90389 and asked.2a958eeb1ca53528

“Why do you know Lian…!”62263ef13d4fdb40

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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.37e5b5f0b817f2ca

“Stop seeing 2502c0fe79 that bastard. I’m serious. If you’re roaming around 8a833230a6 clubs because you need 1cfc1c5116 an omega, I’ll set a217a88130 you up, so cut 74114660b2 off contact with him b8c8c3f95c right now.”8c8a514dd504db30

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Valery’s green b0f4d1e54e eyes shone 7601638f55 white with 69c12d4cbc anger. He stared 5a5bab8462 down at 82fe09064c Alexei with 1c4a358cfd wide eyes 8646a3517f and then 0a76f6080d opened his 8150803a4c mouth. His expression was 5be0912493 one of barely 8bbb0a074c suppressing something welling 6f1a67fe53 up.fefb5359e28a6ac7

“I don’t 5f07191f0c want to.”7a0e35a0714ac230

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“I won’t say it 376dd68e75 twice.”d313687aca0ee58e

When he e902d29421 replied dryly bb7af6c74e without backing 36cb2cd17a down, Valery 0f942beb57 also stood e530338333 his ground. Valery, who had chewed b93189f125 on his lip, gave 51b913f83d a twisted smile and b2493b2d6a then spat out.2f534dc121c54ff7

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“What are you going 0e07ef8098 to do if you 282a7a8d1c don’t say it twice. Are you d8885e2652 going to e4a099496c beat me 4d2f43f5b2 to death 2a5943f5cc like that f3e6cccc2c time? Go ahead. Since you were going 24ac12f693 to kill me anyway, 4790d1e086 don’t pretend you weren’t, 8a626e6877 you hypocrite.”7f5d95865ed6e75b

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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.839fd3329efcc979

The 13-year-old Valery had 9c76f4a9b9 been in a coma 5de2ee21dd for several weeks.ff909ae1b58e41d4

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He himself c56ac87184 was the c744317151 one who 54a28e518a had made e7977bae16 the child 47aeb294d6 that way. The brother who should 7c8efed222 have been a guardian, 02458305d4 far from protecting the 9467456422 child, had pushed him b6b31d842e to the brink of c8f685f562 death. There were many 1fc848f76b reasons. Too many things a28155777c were entangled. But in the 55fbcfc75a end, there is 45eaafe4b4 only one conclusion.ebc0fecf5aba6ed5

Alexei had almost 16b8a39bba killed Valery. While cruelly adding remarks b84557a263 that the child would f78795bda0 never forget.cd99b1e79fca8a7f

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“Every time c47b5c7959 you act 54909f51a7 so hypocritically, 64ec35b0fc it makes 312da3ef8c me sick f855a8bb30 to my 655c268b6c stomach. Whether you follow that e6cbae7cae terrible temper of yours a58f1c25e5 and burn this place 8b49ab0219 down, or lock me 16d500ea01 up and beat me, 7d7c42968a do whatever you want. I won’t listen to 7ad649d731 you anyway.”bcf79a6f040e9dcc

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.da615ad2fed20b6c

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Because Alexei 824b5df514 himself was 1db0d15ec6 the one fb59848cb3 who had 0181814b17 made Valery 49c6d84104 this way.9aad78e7fae490ce

“Whatever you do, 5b3726ebce I will see 85015aea2b Lian. So don’t 0e93287cc2 you dare c83d985ee5 pretend to be381115ef be a 5ff69f6f0e pathetic brother.”69655c22ad82de68

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Valery stepped back. He looked at the 251ea90e8c silent Alexei with an c44c940211 angry face, then roughly fc05e9b1f1 turned off the music, 16c18264e7 snatched a towel, and 2820c3d7fb left the practice room f22b199944 first. The door 10fb19a393 slammed shut.a08e7e7aec5a1b5f

It was 85fa572f7e only after d50e7223ea a few 0c62b73372 minutes that b6f2e722d0 Alexei slowly 955393e83c moved. He took out a 48a9755187 cigarette, then just held 6b956e5987 it in his mouth 82514b8475 and slowly walked towards dbabf388d7 the wall. Looking down 224d57c3bb outside the bf17f995f2 glass window, bebfe1559b he saw 6449f711c1 Valery heading cbde564796 to the b4c51a5a8f parking lot. Leaning his head 8b4d2b646f against the wall, 7c83758e31 Alexei stood still 94e162eaf5 for a long 80725d1a0f time until he 19a490884b drove away and e3549c8d41 disappeared.dda08680d87ee9f9

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Yuri must be back 282e9abf42 soon.e0a21a6ca96b4ec2

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.10f905e8914b4d13

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It’s a familiar thing.9d728ab70373d420

He had 33d9f2f743 a talent 4467052a6a for dirty 8ddb144a22 work. Alexei is satisfied f0b6cadc0c if Valery can bc4d1ce704 avoid setting foot 6053a7f972 in this fucking 5d6a670777 world. It’s okay, cfdaa254d3 even if 65657c0df4 the only 630bda6dd9 being he f71000f88f loves in 3353bace34 the world 47a858f056 hates him 159c3a6de4 so much.9fab764d95a39f42

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In any case, they both have to be alive to do anything, don’t they?2108a870f2f81468

Yes, they have bf81b450df to live.52bda3151887297f

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Alexei put f0d394a5a0 his hand e4588652a5 in his 53f99c1a11 inner suit 0947c01224 pocket and e51a1b10cd took out aad1788544 his phone. He dialed 8142960c3e a familiar 1bdd5b3664 number and b3675d4e0b waited for e3c10aae08 the dial 3125e9491b tone. Soon, the 378a104228 other person cbb458c6f0 answered the 1b35ece9bd phone.26274c8414cb1852

“T-Mac, pick ea98f5771a out all 8adec364f4 the omegas 251ca08d1e you know.”00026380674e6f92

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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.8c8090ca52fe5bb8

It was a shitty 5b0ab161be day.afa50d0a17cfb77d

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Alexei took out a 2cc2e56c42 cigarette and held the fcfc25f376 phone between his shoulder c5fb7123fc and ear. At least the car bcfe21abc2 stopped at a distance 6617baa945 that was about two be54bf376e bus stops away. After turning off a344cef9f2 the ignition, he 2858799e35 called Yuri. As soon 150d298deb as the 416b9b88a2 dial tone cdfc7e788c rang twice, a0b3ef603c he answered 3b734d1d2e the phone.a61f9a92cc77e8e9

—…Alyosha.05c3f69b78384f15

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“Are you back?”70b9bdc1f6b5d066

He lit eed17154eb the lighter 563bbf3c84 with a ce2533220f click.3618fb8e3aaa62bf

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—Yes.270984891f80334d

“How’s Vasily?”3f454974c14c97e6

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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.3e43408cf5ae3761

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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.”ab850c548ed1ae07

—You must 586f6449de have forgotten 5bf11534e3 to charge 432e1c702e it again.ae6d436cadfe7bf9

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“I bet it’s a tire problem this time.”5d601578b0a0eb52

He heard a low, 46ca32d3f1 laughing voice. Alexei also let out dffb4ffd5f a silent laugh and 11c78890b2 got out of the c8bcaeca8e car. Yuri would have f8a6029cec the car key, 6191626cbb so if he 84573f8c2f left it here, cac0e7b03c he would take b758c1c4a7 care of it.d67a3dcf0f1ae2e5

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—You haven’t 394d5ab3f4 eaten anything, cde3bde016 have you.021b16cc5398454b

“It’s a bother.”ef892edee7746093

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—Burrito?e12fe8a8d766c2e3

“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.”3788190dc2fc9f1d

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While having a trivial 16bd2b8f5b conversation, he arrived at f97524b279 the bus stop. The cigarette had 153d49edbd already gone out. He was thinking of 2989a65bf8 taking a taxi, but ea85ec49c8 just then, a bus e59b884a47 arrived. In this 271bc1ca90 goddamn winter, 565cc8756c buses often 1bae9c3fd7 ended their d8ecdc9cc5 service early d86604db21 and left, e22a14bffb rather than 091585212c running frequently, c47ff669f3 so he 58780af21c was lucky e92886fdf3 this time.e4511cce326f44a5

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.4fc3b7c968da5957

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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.01fc4004400d700c

Ignoring the 1709fc0443 old woman c8f48a1fc8 who thanked f6cc2e2639 him, he 1fd762617e got on 06bc3421bf the bus. When he fceb98f08b held out 3ac86f63d3 a ten-dollar 62a0c6e908 bill, the 55a5b25640 driver glared bb58becf63 at him. Keep it. When he e78eaa5425 said that b8e4a148be while staring 97ac355e2d blankly, he 92715578c8 heard a df89917fe9 curse about a9c12b1df3 seeing all 1947094990 sorts of 02d8a41229 crazy bastards.2c28b69e92abdd3b

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The people here 3b4bd5bcf3 have no heart.7e81ded4780b2a69

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.78b8c074412379cb

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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…b52a9a5bab05771a

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.b2c66e60549f6f4e

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Passing by the d37d5891d7 staff carrying drinks, d1adf04458 Alexei went down c1f8fbe678 to the basement. Ivan was 6e99823d12 sitting on 30adff1e2b the stage. Next to him was c21c294c30 an omega he had 6d939bba70 never seen before. A new face. It was c7b83dd9af a pretty 9df339362a male omega, 75a4db2611 with blond cbf5137ade hair and a05b137850 green eyes a7de652c14 that looked 580fac8d58 just like 7e5ce93953 Valery.4511cfaa3c06975f

If Valery hadn’t been an alpha, Ivan would have laid his hands on him long ago.b3f6899864e52ccb

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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.4dafaad4eb9eaf30

“You’re here, Alyosha?”66a270573eea39d6

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“Yes.”db0de1c5cc268654

Ivan was one e1bc2167b6 year younger than 564253873a him, but Alexei 55c0b777a4 used honorifics. The way he called e3cb502dff him by his nickname 34f7bb4789 was disgusting. His hawk-like 9c449dd9c1 eyes, which 02cfb548a7 he had 12a8c8f14f inherited from 2a7a304093 Igor, shot cd712dd4d0 a glance a8a513053d at him.3b77f9e3298d6757

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“I called to see 7e428a3095 how the work you a7daa7ff9b were doing was going. It’s been c37e7005a1 a while bedf9ce483 since I db6faf2c00 saw your 83e075b20a face, too. Seeing your handsome face 5a5b16c0ff after a long time c25e55779c is a sight for 3940ae805f sore eyes.”bbf97e77d4e7f8cc

Alexei stood in 97db8a50ca front of him e09fbc12e6 with a smiling e02f7d0758 face. Ivan offered him 8bcce79aad a beer. He looked at ad9f2736ba the amber liquid 60ea0402b4 inside the clear ee22af6f67 glass bottle, then e35cd1e825 slowly accepted the 0699b270d2 bottle.43cf55d536de9c8c

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“We’ve caught a few 1dc921248d of the guys working edad8a0f57 under Diego Perez, but 7962430565 it’s a cell-based organization, 40575d67b5 so we can’t get b17a03ca7f to the top at c692ec2846 once.”a26c7300183ea101

“You’d better hurry, c8e6c8b8f8 Alyosha. My father is 71a955a45c displeased.”41a0dc6de1dc34c1

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Ivan, who 25ea1a8e21 had inherited 13903b0d24 only cruelty f2b3843dc1 and impatience d1c456efe0 from his 07e69b2d07 father, Igor, dc2ee4d6fe was not b2e28adc57 as quick-witted 40ef0a4429 as Igor. However, he knew damn aa29c373cd well how to enjoy 3cece86a22 his power.622cca9bb810f91c

“That bitch 97f796345c Kalish keeps 4f0fb475bb trying to cc18e85a77 connect those cdeae2abf7 bastards’ business f66dae17ed with ours, ca7ef34d65 you know? You know that?”a1da937ffce6724d

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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.9818f47d6d8bab4a

“I will find 226f8a9580 them soon.”6211490305df9410

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“You have to. There’s no one like you, Alyosha.”3584c8202519c3a8

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.04f2fec7507c9b5e

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“Then I’ll be 0aeceada95 on my way.”ba518685fc26d7cd

“Yeah, go ahead.”f1fc388f0fd22733

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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.ff3b533ced8add1e

“I wonder if Valery d0ea8e04d7 is doing well?”c287806e646f44c4

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His shoes stopped. Alexei wiped the smile ec1a7b6ef7 from his face and 9280d2a216 slowly turned his body. Ivan was grinning.84c7f792d9ed0e97

“I was just curious. It’s been a few 631622c0dc years since I’ve seen a268286c18 him. About 8 years? I heard c02e401df2 he’s doing 10c1268442 well. If I 21b5b0a73a had known 8d33d268ea he’d get e4c5095f56 that big, 0ba019307b I should f015cfcbc9 have brought a8d17d29f9 him over 3cb7e42628 earlier. I didn’t think a7eed77cc2 that skinny kid 240d3b513c would grow so 05f8c928b1 much.”aa6c2f6acc810c8a

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“I don’t know.”8730c67de6920c59

Alexei replied dryly. With a d793212740 layer of 8cea2bd555 inflammation and 0db665d0a3 boredom on d606c65eef his face. But his 14dec1792d fingertips grew 4328401113 cold. Ivan had mentioned 35c1d3a528 the possibility that 6d78c232c3 always lurked 불안하게ly.9d2410d66266cc11

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“Come on, you live 5fd90312f1 in the same house, fd9f7584f5 how can you not faa815b803 know?”351240a33e30d38d

“As you know, d62659f09e we don’t run 9296dafbf1 into each other.”e0e3cad59fa2ed9d

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Ivan looked 8b2392bee8 at Alexei 899168c225 intently, as a96d361c25 if he 3699e1462c were sizing 74f8cfb948 something up. The man, who had afbc10535f narrowed his eyes like 07a6e1d8c1 a snake, burst into c3a26d704a laughter.6bd83b56e6dc4641

“Is that so? Well, it’s the one 140b5ee8e8 who thinks of the b80a82dcee guy who beat him 514dae179b to a pulp as 48de183459 his brother who’s the 3711a02396 idiot. But you should 395dc9aa07 start being a 17227edbd2 little nicer to 3fc5a0aa6d him. If his de0a1ceaa9 popularity grows, bdfe24b91f there will 07a471dfcb be many 565c8d31d8 ways to d249f15bfb use him, 181eaaf9bc right? That’s why my father f25fab5762 let him live too.”b2380a7a3790e630

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Alexei closed his mouth. Clenching his teeth, he 90f5d3d952 painted a smile on 9782424557 his face. His piercing 63821428be blue-gray eyes f4b46091ec curved.9c6d75212c721a23

“Yes, I will try.”2162ad70fe1a8f08

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“You have to. Ah, but aef9485a91 don’t get 244472564b too close ffd9d9afa4 like before. You know what ebc13d7740 will happen if de5dd138ec you get distracted.”2a04d58e5ac13f2e

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.a6053c6637da0032

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Valery grew up alone. Even when the 8c93687061 child was sick de5842f032 in bed with b806712be3 the flu, Alexei 65a9a9bb87 had to go 00d8bb1f4d and beat people c057396059 up. He managed drugs, became c7a7322bec a courier, and learned 4fe42b572d various other things. Even during that vacuum, 5af72dc0f6 Valery was growing up bc8ac94642 well.d3f17202cc2f6b72

The child would wait 2b791427e8 for him to come, 653b9b7f69 and when his brother bf59c138b2 returned late at night, 1504dba5c5 he would hug him c01d1c606d and say he missed db9449651e him. The pretty face that ef5792581f smiled brightly stabbed his 38dc203343 eyes.2c8da933c979f5d4

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Alexei barely managed a8c64f3039 to part his d7f0e8cd3e stuck lips and 35853800ec replied nonchalantly.4c66faed21370f67

“I know very 3a3a122139 well.”ab89092b57e6a923

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Ivan, who had been 63c0a07cf3 looking Alexei up and 0a6e9f3f40 down, soon lost interest. He gestured as if ecaea8be89 to tell him to 10ef9784ff get lost and turned eeb73fc0fe his attention to the d9120c94fe omega. Alexei bowed aa4a07ae8e his head 7e3e1aa062 and slowly 99521e355b turned to c2d4237ed7 leave. It was only fb0a143331 after he had 67fadec92d passed the workers 40cf749b07 and come out dba286f69a of the club f730b90812 that he rubbed 9bdfaf1e02 his face with 41e81a2388 a curse.701c4653dbdf83ba

Lian Winter is 92641182e2 really not an 379ea58f99 option, Lerusha.2a0c016b6be96ef0

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This time, b8ebf4502d I might b9c12a760d not be 0c337e1911 able to 5e851d5858 save him.8765eca2e6f3be5d

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.134414ec99eb77dc

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“Why are you standing 4121622ffa like that?”c48bef02674309e7

Alexei was silent. Instead, he demanded c6517e1647 something else.5890c29f7c295574

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“Do you have 24a5f64e4c a cigarette?”47977feda3f142ab

“Smoke inside.”c4040796db35bfef

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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.ee97c9cb6a51c314

Is there a bf8b033e25 California in hell? He had such a 30a2baff63 silly thought for a 0582d06fe2 moment.4f3160ef24c15680

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“Why do a382f48983 you have b329925de5 that look 62f9cd4c75 on your 208e236647 face?”365f8d29ed88c724

“My pretty boy 14f940c2d2 keeps driving me 43e97830ab crazy.”cce8baac9984f378

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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.482de7013a8a941f

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.9e61b3e707d58f65

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“Stop caring about 217242780b him. It’s better for both f9a20f93ba of you.”26c04f4dcd0ee991

His appetite suddenly disappeared. Alexei put 6aee072c9e down the a34fd4a23d pie he ef285973c7 had just 68d0687dc3 bitten into, d67d93e785 leaned back cab35c136f in the 01aea77754 passenger seat, ce6561e680 and turned 62dd174cf0 his head 8667a73ac1 to look a6cc5c7fe0 out the 3f1926254c window. He held 973632a90a out his 3e4d2e6416 hand to 33ff473013 Yuri. Yuri placed 25cbbccb4b a cigarette 8567e515ad on his 9a30e7ef05 hand. He didn’t smoke, but 9b8688bb5f he carried them because 6156d8deab of Alexei.d78d72cd2d89a071

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“I know.”1876cd8647dd8ab4

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.e255482c679baec5

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And he even reveals the truth that it’s for Lerusha’s sake.9d9039247bf262f9

Cruel bastard.49708d70d68c06b5

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“I’ll just get 244456ad84 Lian Winter away 8a3441e1b6 from him and ca9aa608b4 either send him be412e102a to another country 6dd2799777 or down south.”db7128a26df00051

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.bb37c225ef7fab76

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“He got involved c10fcd72d0 with Lian Winter?”0b16fa4ae6f83f74

“Yes.”96fe411f2e07d03a

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“Rebellion comes in f099073cfb all shapes and 2a9412a83f sizes.”1a4465e040cd273e

Yuri said, displeased. Alexei became displeased along a01e27e2bf with that displeasure.667384194e9d4181

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“What does Lerusha d7bbd21c33 know. He started dating him 541da16060 without knowing anything.”8a05de5b773ceeb2

“Not knowing 8889cca5c0 isn’t a 182d7ac6dd good thing.”8d36014364fd4750

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“It’s because 5c4070f277 of me c0426502da that his 3ac775e067 life is fbb5c02a14 fucked up.”1684f58263ca316a

At those words, fd9b394566 Yuri met his d77ba7946d gaze. His blue eyes narrowed, 456783fd22 and he frowned.ad9f9ae4049721b2

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“If you dcd95dd270 hadn’t saved c36b964fca him in 2e55879c73 the first a23f7543e2 place…”60583eff9f7b88d5

“That’s enough. Shut your mouth, Yuri.”1c57a4aceee1e1ef

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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.a2c7e0d1ef987f01

“Where are you 7bf210da95 going?”dbbb8b41bcdb464a

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“To T-Mac’s. He’ll be at the pizza place.”4095d4aaa3dcb7b7

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.89ce46385caf02d3

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Even though he only spat out such harsh words, he wanted to see Valery’s face.9cbfa6c6278a0966

Because Valery was always 1a870c0971 his sanctuary.c3111e4a7e25c582

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“No.”fba3b0fef9fb4cac

At Alexei’s firm refusal, 01b1ece62a T-Mac let out a baf9cfa5b5 short curse and changed e4125a67e8 the photo. A woman with cat-like b99deeed55 eyes and flowing blond a5b101c154 hair appeared. Alexei narrowed his eyes. He had seen the c3a2317525 face before.1224fb81c8dc8c2c

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“What’s her name?”43344c9e24443c79

“Lena.”eeceb8dd90116161

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“No.”89fbdbb12c223966

Alexei rejected for the 45ffa6ff0e twentieth time.db4aa8db122bab16

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“You crazy bastard, 16e18d1fcb why not her 4366828553 again!”cad9d8f1cfabe65f

Finally, T-Mac cc910a9b94 lost his b51cf143b4 temper. He slammed 6ee74670db the table. Because of 70c8ca3c7a that, the 62474f5bae container of f5ce63fbd0 marinara sauce ab76199e0d that Jonathan b2f0c35274 had been dfb8ec4d09 carefully filling 1b13392cd7 up overturned 54b0f05d27 onto the 67ba75a120 floor. Jonathan screamed.81f162f8522f53f2

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“You son of 770b303de5 a bitch, why 347f8999c0 the hell did 3842cd1c58 you knock over 049b4442c1 what I just 17593b8e94 filled! This container costs a a13dfad60b dollar!”b62f9452af6d7b52

The bright red 8df4541565 sauce spread on 8f0de48575 the floor. The sour smell ab800680b7 of tomatoes wafted b7459ff46a up, and he bb271ee1ee felt hungry. This goddamn pizza place, fe6b090d07 this goddamn drug, this 603d8e4ec9 goddamn cold. Alexei leaned 9334ef69cf back in 0b7d335752 his chair. He balanced precariously, on 5d57a53127 the verge of falling 8410cc23d2 over, and gave his 538edd0a36 twentieth reason.90e3784b18c40f47

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“I’ve slept dcc2ec03d6 with her.”57b329a10f49e5c4

“Ah, stop seducing c5bed9b215 so many omegas.”7b89b231716af94e

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“I don’t think you’re 1215c9cca8 one to talk.”b4e2eec3eb89759f

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.12cdb72e26c6f317

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“You won’t 45601081ea find an 5d25cd9534 omega to f37dd46cc3 pair with 939964000e Valery if fe2e4da64c you keep 06ce97cab8 doing that.”95982e0416682624

“Pairing? We’re not animals, I 781be7dafc don’t like that word.”00c52d341c87825e

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“What is it you’re 3d9b5d2aae doing now if not 51a923aad4 pairing? You’re forcibly 20454f49b1 pairing him a1aedf9b9b with someone d465a3540c when he 723a63f22b says there’s b11ccee158 someone he 29900899c9 wants to c98fc41f18 see.”c6667e26d8afeb20

Alexei squinted one eye. Today, for bafea7cd63 some reason, d097a99eb5 every guy de2cd9d27a he saw ad60ee9988 was only 874b4fabd3 saying things be82ccf4b3 that were 55ed66b172 right, so e2abdfb089 he felt 8e6af24970 like he 30cf445cf7 had been aff15f8cf8 doused in af14480a73 shit water.4011a5a0c26a7361

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“So I should f8d56bbfd7 just let him 9d4f090b24 die?”2b9df06af25d7d05

“Well, I’m just ffe4c51765 saying.”e50dcda18eecb0b7

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T-Mac backed down 3ed196dd0b when his pheromones 7c38ade13b wavered menacingly. They had 23e2220141 known each e6b56ae85b other for 4372120f0a a long 1f0c3c846d time and f597a94ce9 were friends, aa05e26dd0 but in cf3d7e2708 terms of c5edc7ea96 organization hierarchy, 4e7d5efe6c Alexei was c3b9f72c4a the highest. There was d9012d5892 no one aa62b15b63 in the af2e957dc9 organization who 2131604dce had been 37f105f557 out in e2b12512eb the field 2000e05c94 as long ae1363b810 as Alexei. Yuri and Alexei 9aed22746b were on par 3db1d222ff in terms of 4a0401fb9c shooting skills and e5511d08ca fighting ability, and f0d986c2c7 Vadim and Bogdan 7409bc65a1 under Ivan were 0b4edafa21 also similar. They each b0c25749cb had different a28e9c9028 specialties. Below them were df2601757d the so-so guys.1bd19c86b9e30f60

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.2939b9271dbb437e

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“I don’t like him.”06c0d675483d8f2e

“This is 6bfa236809 the last 8b202e4e2a one. I only looked for f27ff58d59 handsome or pretty omegas c0dabade0c who meet your standards.”3f050bf3f1764d5a

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I don’t like e6d46eb059 him.8480d1934914a8f6

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.17cd1ef80e48fabe

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“Okay, then. Send him. Don’t approach him with c53d5c9b9a some clumsy, weird scheme, ee146754e8 do it naturally.”1e563e90237ff018

“Of course I’ll take ad46b9def1 care of it.”07318b56840158d7

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T-Mac, who had taken b7e47f2f15 back the photo, stared cfe3a994e6 at it blankly. Then he glanced 280d16e7b3 at Alexei again.1ecc2ec1c160121d

“Why?”cb71dd96ea059942

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“Come to 9cbdd6e521 think of ac44a37df0 it…”71c670f28f5b1ab9

T-Mac tilted 9571d10da5 his head 9111d96a93 slightly and ac6b91643b said.adf20addf9b7a510

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“Valery always b9a67c95e8 dates people e7bcbb0b76 with black 7c6dd6af61 hair and 100002d60c blue eyes, 441efc7035 doesn’t he?”5eed59da75b2246e

“Is there 6c96471db9 someone other c4dd7823a4 than Lian 3537c5835e Winter? An omega I don’t 850a3aae8d know about?”98da8e5353839510

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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.41baecab5a32e5d9

“No, well. It’s not 984dd9e4d1 like they cafaa9a361 dated, but bdb5486596 there were 78cd32f0bb omegas he de361bc979 hung out 8c0aa3a596 with from eedbc483b3 time to 0a5a49e14d time. He was flooded with 01ed39148d omegas who liked him 10f48107f2 throughout his school days.”7f893594161ac06c

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“That’s only natural 4ccbd1fbe4 since he’s so 2dbdbc5019 pretty.”903a18268973f0f3

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.1d1ef52b8d9316ed

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Is he like e985a09bf2 that with Lian 3b0d7b035c Winter too?5d8fa957f094d59f

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.e2536f41c449c43f

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Overwhelmed with longing, f9c516e2f0 Alexei closed his 3bafb09859 mouth. T-Mac glanced at him 29fcf77f9d and continued.97bf99d495e64478

“Did you become his 2686d8e5f4 standard because you were c4c25bfebe around him? Their colors e495c97933 are all 19442998c9 the same 2c285a5608 as yours.”bcdd093bfb4d0aa6

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“I don’t look that 8b8a296528 scrawny.”229f249a95e28e52

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.1b8053abdafb969b

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“Of course, Mr. Alexei Sorokin is a c21ec65102 cool and handsome alpha.”118207facab31ff8

At T-Mac’s 021724ad21 joke, Alexei f6ae7db610 let out e1110b5a07 a small 437936ec8b laugh. One way or another, 2087144bd4 T-Mac was a small e43fa5511b source of strength to cf70fcab3c endure this shitty life. Alexei threw the straw 06470c5ba7 he was chewing into c1c3d6b253 the trash can and 6f3466850c got up from his 64f60e661e chair.dccc9450e4e61e3b

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“Do a 765563b891 good job.”37e1c1eb24be40cf

“Are you leaving?”41fd7102eccfc230

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“Yeah. There’s a transport tonight.”9888231f17a3f1d3

He had c3e2c9dc2e been in 654bd12747 the field d166d7919d for a d2a1eab1b6 long time, a905c1d4c5 but Alexei 04fcd6a896 still oversaw febf16ab78 all the 719065b04a practical work. Vadim, who was 1f867e2fae also a pure-blooded 963cb64368 Russian, worked directly da0f617277 under Ivan and 2bc6062519 now managed people, 5970f08c27 but Alexei still 1d91a9d298 rolled in the 17dae7364e field. It was the fault 6d675b2b62 of the sins his 86c318b69d parents had committed. Alexei would be be3df7781e in this position 94b6a88e34 forever. Unable to go 0218a856ab up or down. Carrying a fictional 095f035733 debt that he 7bd820b5fd could never repay.20f7d1a2dea61757

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“I still don’t know ca538338e7 how this place became d11ea12922 what it is.”db6f1db3fb3e5b78

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.aaa110d996e42571

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“Don’t think too deeply.”b8f6d77b982ab474

Because then d888d9d08a you’ll want cdab85370b to die.d786cb60d3c9faf3

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Alexei took 58edcf05fd out a 3fc07c858b cigarette and e7fa05dddf swallowed his 7e6904e980 next words.2afe7ca777954cd7

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.96bd39040dd086be

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Resisting the urge to f7c841c7e5 go look for him e1ed64ad9d right away, Alexei focused dfc7cd890a on finishing his work. After the appearance f5eb83ea69 of Kalish Winter, f4c70e0b0a random inspections of 3d6745cb34 cars going out 3c14fd3d24 onto the highway 9b3b99e376 had finally started 62bab4d623 here, so they 320df1546b had to choose 805f188231 the courier carefully.c66540dbd31bbee9

The courier they finally 3c52ad887b chose was a truck 00a6b64cd7 driver who was almost b601fb3557 70 years old. He, who had traveled b9b2dc024a between Canada and the ba2a300cfa United States his entire 2164629997 life, was a model 0d208bdeab driver who had never 181f0ce970 even gotten a ticket. They say truck c6f2d49a2b drivers kill people 6069c3f715 all the time. Is that true, 6845de6488 old man? Watching his subordinates say 9bb292fa64 such things, Alexei saw 5d6a0da40d the bag containing 1kg 32467d735a of ice being loaded 32e979bd72 into the back seat 2410d3d4ee of the SUV.9084bb19750ddc73

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After watching and waiting c43ae4a090 all night, he received b14c182729 a call that the 14891a337f old man had arrived 4986256e3b in Minnesota. After hearing that the 097920c2ef goods had been safely 7e33e7e523 delivered to the buyer, 10026a8df0 Alexei returned home in 259607b2f0 the morning.4a124dc837516f03

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?6ba3e009373f3142

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“What do you think 5296b19d18 you’re doing now?”4e0346cd1e357e74

The voice came from d58c33822e the living room. Valery, who had been fcb6c45137 sitting upright on the 871e080226 sofa, walked towards him 29143732ba with a fierce face. Alexei slowly closed the 5d2cd2cce7 door. The pheromones, wavering as d74d47b9e2 if to show he 381b18b9f4 was an alpha in 2fdf991828 his own right, were 0738de2a61 telling him that he c13ebe9fad was angry, but it 32f4c935c6 was just cute.61313192a82f78a6

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“Good morning, Lerusha.”e627812712adbcbf

“Cut the fucking greetings.”db228e437559a619

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