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"What do you mean?"

My Anna's safety is at risk. Boris's unborn child is in danger. Nora's life will be on the line.

"If Lorenzo is involved with Zamir, everything we hold dearest to us is in jeopardy. It's going to take the force of every alliance we have to survive. And there's no way of getting around it. We're going to need to figure out how to cap all their knees off, including Zamir."

Sergey's eyes darken. "An all-out war."

"There will be no way around it."

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Dmitri comesup behind me and puts his arms around my waist. "Smells good, kotik."

I spin and put my arms around his neck. "Are you hungry?"

He wiggles his eyebrows and smirks. "For lots of things."

"Get a room," Sergey groans.

I glance over at him and chirp, "Good morning."

He reaches over the island and snags a piece of bacon off the plate. "I'm coming here more often if you're going to feed me after workouts."

Dmitri pecks me on the lips. He hesitates then says, "We need to talk."

"What's wrong?"

"Let's sit and eat."

Something has happened.Goose bumps erupt on my skin.

"Is Boris okay?" Ever since the other night, I've been worried about him. Dmitri told me he hadn't surfaced yet from whatever Zamir made him do.

Sergey grabs the platters of bacon and toast and takes them to the table. "He's...well..."

"What?"

Sergey raises his eyebrows at Dmitri.

"Is he hurt?" I fret.

"No. Come sit." Dmitri pulls out the chair beside him.

I add eggs to three plates, and Dmitri carries two over. I take the third and follow him to the table. We add the rest of the food onto our dishes.

I turn to Dmitri. "Please tell me what is wrong."

He puts his arm around me. "Boris and Nora are having a baby."

My mouth drops open. I glance between Sergey and Dmitri. "Ummm... I want to be excited right now. Are we excited?"

"Once Boris survives Killian's wrath." Sergey shoves a forkful of eggs into his mouth.

"So, it's not good?"

Dmitri smiles. "We're happy about it."

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