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T3N

Choosing Sides

Thursday, 4:05 p.m.

Vlad surveyed up and down the street as he threw the last of their bags into the trunk and closed the lid. There was no one watching. He turned to Andrei. “Go get our guest and put him in the van.” Andrei took two steps before Vlad turned back to him. “And take off the cuffs. We do not want some neighbor calling the police because they see him restrained.” Andrei nodded and returned to the house.

Pavel was already sitting in the passenger’s seat of the van. Vlad got in his car and waited. Soon Andrei came out holding George Falken firmly by one arm. George was too tired to have any fight left in him. The deprivations and fears of the past days had made him compliant. He did his best to stumble along ...

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