“Is that story true?”
“Some of it. You ever tell the truth and damn the consequences, Ilya?”
“Prisoners don’t usually question officers, Ezeriņa. You’re an enigma.”
She raised her manacled arm. “Handcuffed to a riddle?”
He took a long swig of beer. “Me? Hardly.”
The intercom buzzed. Konstantin’s voiced asked: “Ilya?”
“Yes.”
“We’ve been all over the house. No repellant left after Maksim’s little show. Bring copious amounts back from town.”
That’ll cost a fortune with this outbreak. “I’ll put it on the expenses.”
That’ll cost a fortune with this outbreak. “Do. The official one. Leave the cash for that other thing.”
that other thingThis amused his dinner partner. “You seem bright to be hired muscle, Ilya. Why do you do it?”
Money and Ninel. In that order. “Because I’d make a lousy
