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The Past (4) Part Two

Author: Ethel
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-04 00:19:09

Marcus felt the weight of those words punch him square in the chest. Guilt gnawed at the edges of his conscience, a cruel reminder of the lives lost in the tangled web of his creation.

"I didn’t—" he started, but Sergei held up a hand.

"Spare me your excuses, Marcus" Sergei's voice dropped an octave, cold and cutting. “You know how I despise lies.”

He lifted from his seat, using the table as leverage as he straightened to his full height.

“Three of my men died because of you.”

"I didn’t know—"

"But you should have." Sergei’s voice was a low growl now. "You had one job — bring me guns. Good guns. And yet you sent my men into battle with weapons you swore would work. Faulty guns, Marcus. You armed my men with death."

If this were any other conversation and not one that determined his life or the life of his daughter, Marcus would’ve pointed out how dramatic Sergai was being.

He hadn’t known that the guns he’d delivered to the Volkovs would be faulty. He hadn’t anticipated that any of
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Ethel
Hi More Will Be revealed As The story progresses ...️ I'm so happy you're loving the story so far ...️
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Norisah Nesa
after her father found out about he genius ability ...️...️...️, please,am craving this story
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Norisah Nesa
oh...just like this???is this the end of the story???. hope you make it the 2nd season for this story that might include how Nikolai &Eva life, would Eva realise that her husband is bear.the boy next-door/cell.&did Eva love Nikolai,&how Katrina,&Ivan Life &kira.how the genius girl life after
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