The man’s thin brows twitched into a furrow. He looked quizzically at Ivan.
Ivan yelled at him in Russian.
One of the other mercenaries in the room reluctantly spoke up.
Ivan erupted in a torrent of sharp words. He railed at the speaker and all the other men in the room. His nostrils flared; spittle flew from his lips.
In an instant, by an order from Ivan, a few of the men turned their guns away from Danny. They pointed them instead at the mercenary who had spoken out. Taken by surprise, the man raised his arms and said something quick and apologetic.
Another man came to the speaker’s defense. He said something to one of the bodyguards still loyal to Ivan. The two began to argue. They pointed their guns at one another.
There was more bickering, more tense discussion and hasty negotia
