Page 168 of Blood & Snow
"Good. Now get out."
I leave the study and walk through the house.
The guards watch me pass.
Their faces are blank.
I get into my car and drive away from the estate, and my chest is tight with rage.
Leonid's wrong.
He doesn't understand.
He's never cared about anyone but himself, never allowed himself to feel anything but hunger for power.
He doesn't know what it's like to lose someone.
But I do.
And I won't let Nadya die.
I pull over on the side of the road and take out my phone.
I scroll through my contacts until I find Igor.
I call him.
"Boss," he answers on the first ring.
"Meet me at the weapons storage site," I say.
"Bring Ivan. Bring everyone."
"What's happening?"
"The Brotherhood has Nadya."
There's a pause.
Then Igor speaks, his voice cautious.
"The Pakhan?—"
"The Pakhan's not involved," I interrupt.
"This is my operation, Igor. I'm in it alone, and I know the risk. I'm looking for men who are loyal. Are you with me or not?"
There is another pause, longer this time.
Then he speaks.
"We're with you," Igor says finally.
"Good. Be there in thirty minutes."
I hang up and start driving.
The weapons storage site's an abandoned factory on the edge of the city.
