Chapter 113
"Wait," she said. "Just wait. We can't just run on Alexei's word. We need to verify. We need..."
"There's no time to verify," Alexei said. "The arrest warrant is being prepared. You have maybe forty-eight hours before..."
"Then we have time." She looked at Adrian. "Time to check. To talk to Maria. To make sure this isn't a trick."
"A trick?" Alexei looked hurt. "Why would I trick you? I've saved your life multiple times. I've..."
"And you've also worked for Konstantin. Betrayed us. Changed sides." She was firm. "We need proof. Real proof. Not just documents that could be faked."
Adrian was quiet. Thinking. Calculating.
"She's right," he said finally. "We can't run on suspicion. We need to know for sure."
"By the time you know for sure, it'll be too late!" Alexei was des
