ELVIS POVAfter dropping the message like a stray grenade, Losif gave a curt bow“Thank you for letting me serve you again, boss,” he declared, loud and emotionless, as if he hadn’t just dropped a ghost in my lap. Amused, I watched him disappear in the same direction Pavel had gone.Now back in my room, the door locked behind me with a deliberate click, I stood still for a beat, maybe longer, feeling the note burn in my pocket like it had teeth. At last, I pulled out the note Leo had sent, unfolded it, and read:"So this is my punishment? For dragging you to one goddamn party? If I’d known that was such a crime, I wouldn’t have bothered trying. Honestly, if I hadn’t run into your brother, Losif, I’d have figured you were just something I imagined, might’ve been easier that way.""I couldn’t help the dry chuckle that escaped.”“Blockhead,” I muttered under my breath, a crooked smile tugging at the corner of my mouth. Just like Leo, always digging where he shouldn’t. But right now… that
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