NIKOLAI
The punch came fast, exactly like I'd expected. My head snapped to the side, pain flaring through my jaw, but I didn't stop smirking. No matter what it took, I wasn't about to let them lay a hand on Claude. Not a f*****g chance.
"Now," he growled, towering over me again. His glare was dark, cold as steel. "Here's the thing…"
He stood, pacing once more, slower this time, like he had all the time in the world to waste. "Jonny was on that ship with you, and now, just like you said, our intel has f****d us over. He's nowhere to be found."
I raised a brow, unimpressed. This was getting old.
"Thing is," he continued, his voice grating, "either Jonny f****d us over-then you by taking everything for himself, or you killed him." He barked out a laugh, shaking his head as if
