There were another three of them along for the ride with Piotr. They were his driver from London, Alfonso Morterero, Harjinder, and a woman from Yaxley called Kelly whom Dominic hadn’t seen before. He recognised the van they’d turned up in – it was the same one he’d arrived at Yaxley in with Sam, Vicky and the others. When they’d first found him, Piotr had threatened to kill him, but Dominic had so far managed to persuade them he was more useful alive, though he sensed it wouldn’t take much to make Piotr go back on his decision.
They were inside the pub now, soaking up the heat from his fire and plundering his supplies. They’d already hit the booze. Dominic resolved to stick to soft drinks. He needed to stay in control.
‘So, where did you disappear to, you slippery little bugger?’
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