“You failed again.”The words slip past the Don’s lips with venom as he snaps his head over to Valen, who shrugs, clearly not sensing the urgency of the situation, while Ilya and every other soldier who went on the mission stand at the side.Ilya forces himself to remain calm because he can still feel Valen pressed against him, almost ready to fuck him against the wall of the dark alley, and Ilya, almost shamelessly, gives himself to him. And by the time they returned to the casino to retrieve the intel, the entire building was on fire.Flames had licked up the walls, devouring everything in sight, smoke choking the air as people screamed and ran, and whatever information they were supposed to extract was gone, reduced to ash.Ilya exhales slowly through his nose, forcing the memory away as the Don’s voice cuts through the room again.“Do you find this amusing?” the Don demands, his tone rising in anger.Valen tilts his head slightly, as if actually considering the question. “A little,
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