Bound to the syndicate boss
Her sharp face was expressionless beneath her tactical hood, her eyes as cold as the winter around us.
"Stop fighting, Lumiere," Talvikki ordered, her voice cutting through the wind. "You're freezing to death, and you've got half the European underworld tracking your cell phone signal. Stop making this harder than it already is."
"I'd rather die out here than be his prisoner!" I screamed, swinging my elbow backward and catching someone across the jaw.
With brutal, effortless coordination, they pushed me forward and shoved open the heavy rear door of the black SUV.
Warm air rushed over my frozen skin the moment I was inside. It smelled faintly of leather, gun oil, and pine.