Chapter 72

“What did you do then? Did you threaten them?”

Haydar was silent and thoughtful for a moment, and then he looked lazily up at the ceiling, at the security cameras installed in the corridor of bars that were pointed towards him. He twisted his head reproachfully, frowning:

“Nice try. Did Kabir tell you to ask me that?”

“Your brother assured me that no one would listen to us. The cameras are off.”

“Tu es très innocent (you’re very naïve), Nikolai,” he said, with disappointment. “You should have already guessed that I’m not the only cheater around here. My older brother wants to know what my ‘secret’ is so badly that he used you as bait.” He looked back at one of the cameras and smiled, showing the colossal magnitude of his fangs, as thick as fingers. “Very subtle of you, mon frère (my brother).”

“And you are a peacock who can’t stand to be without strutting. You will not remain silent,” I thought, mentally crossing my fingers. “You tell me;