"What are you doing, Filip?" Paxan paled as he and I stood. "That's not a weapon you want to aim in close quarters." The gun was heavy for Filip, and he only had one hand to hold it. His arm was already quaking. "Much less with the safety off."
When Filip glanced down at the gun, it swayed in his grip. My heart lurched as the barrel's aim swept from me to Sevastyan to Paxan. "I'm taking you from here," he said to Paxan. "For the bounty from Travkin."
What?? Filip was working for that bastard? And there was a bounty? That was the heightened security risk no one would tell me about! Travkin had put money on my father's life."Just set the gun down and talk to me," Paxan said, his tone deceptively calm.
"No time to talk." Filip raised his bandaged hand, his voice breaking as he said, "The n
