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- "Go to her apartment. Make me feel what Michele felt," Ethan continued, and then walked another step.

The proximity between the men reached its limit. Their faces were almost touching. Volkov showed no reaction, at least not outwardly. He knew he had crossed a dangerous line.

- "But then, my dear, hide yourself in the remotest hole in the earth. And yet know that I will find you, and what happened to Benedict will be a blessing compared to what will happen to you."

- "A man in love is a weak man," Volkov commented, taking a subtle step back.

- "A fearful man is a weak man"

Ethan stepped forward again, approaching Volkov again and staring at him with the only feeling that could make him lose his impassiveness. And then, when he could feel the fear snake through his amber eyes, Banks continued:

- "Do I look scared?"

The other man didn't answer. He just walked back to the couch where he was sitting. Creating a rivalry bigger than the one that already existed would be foolish. Volkov co