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Cade kept glancing at Niko anxiously. He didn’t know what to do, Sam’s MC was their only ticket out of the Russians but they were outnumbered. He thought about the guns that had been taken from the MC at the door, he knew they were being guarded and even with those, there wasn’t enough guys to use them. The vaguely intelligent part of Cade knew that doing anything drastic would just get all of them killed, something he desperately wanted to avoid.

Rory stopped cold when he realised they’d been seen. His anger immediately went to Nero for being caught, though that was quickly overshadowed by concern when he was pulled away from them. This did not sit well with Sharky, who was immediately struggling against his own restraints. Cade swallowed hard and quickly glanced at Sam, just as he felt a gun being pressed into his hand. Someone whispered in his ear to keep it trained on Sharky, which only make the situation all the more difficult. Cade reluctantly went and stood nearer to Sharky, the gun pointed in his direction. He could feel Sharky stabbing him with his eyes.

Niko knew he had to figure out a way to get that knife away from Anton before Nero got his throat slit and all hell would break loose. Though, the latter of that was probably unavoidable at this point so it was a matter of figuring out a way where it was the lesser of two evils. Cade had a gun in his hand and that was finally one thing in their favor. “You won’t walk away from this one. I promise you.” Shit. Shit shit shit.

Luckily for Niko, he could think quickly on his feet and under pressure so he stepped forward and spoke to Anton. “Let me do it. You’ve been questioning my loyalty, so let me prove it.” Niko had no intentions of doing that, per say. He knew that Nero was as good as dead if Anton was the one wielding the knife but Nero stood a fighting chance if Niko could do it precisely right. Anton smirked and handed Niko the knife and he spared a glance at Cade, trying to wordlessly communicate that once he made the cut, he needed to shoot Anton but that was a lot to convey in a simple nod of his head.

Nero stared back at Rosko, wanting to give him one last glance at the man he loved before his life was stripped away from him. He turned to look at Niko, who was looking at him apologetically or maybe that was just a figment of his imagination. Within the next second, Nero felt the flash of white hot pain when the blade cut across his stomach and he cried out in pain. His blood spilled onto the floor at his feet and he couldn’t help but lean into Niko who had pulled him close, whispering, “I’m so sorry.” Over and over again into his ear as his own knees grew weak and he would’ve collapsed over if Niko hadn’t been holding onto him.

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As far as Sharky was concerned, this proved his point not to trust Niko and Cade. Sam had tried to convince him otherwise for a while, Sharky had thought his own distrust was down to his personal vendetta against the Russian’s. In any other case, he’d feel smug that he was probably right; however, Rocket and Cora had been snatched up right from under their noses and that dismissed anything other than anger. Sharky was more than willing to turn himself over, if Rocket and Cora got to go home, but he was worried about the others. It was one thing if he got killed but everyone else included was his worst nightmare, especially since Nero was with them.

They all knew the situation was about as bad as it could get, even for them. Rory had sort of accepted that he was probably going to leave this place in a body bag, he was mostly just glad that the kids got out and that neither Caspian or Mercedes were there. Rory frowned and glanced at Duffy through the corner of his eye, wondering why on earth he was suddenly fidgeting so much. He caught a glimpse of the knife and knew what Duffy was trying to do, he had no idea how he’d managed to get that past them. Rory just about heard the rope snap and he blindly reached for the knife, trying to remain as inconspicuous as possibly. He managed to get his hands free a little quicker, this not being the first time he’d had to set himself free from rope. Rory nudged the knife in the direction of Nero, who was sat next to him, his heart hammering in his chest because if they got caught then worse things than being shot would happen to them.

Niko knew that this was a bad situation - It has been from the very start. They’d been kept out of the loop and only brought in when it was already too late and he couldn’t help but come to the realization that Anton was onto them. This was all just a very dangerous game of chess but the game wasn’t over and Niko still had moves left so he’d have to play this carefully. There was a clear distrust in Sharky’s eyes, which he couldn’t blame him for that but what he didn’t know was that it would get a whole lot worse by the time the dust settled.

He could see one of them fidgeting about and he stepped forward, hoping that his movement would distract Anton from Duffy’s movement, plus Rory’s that followed. “What’s your plan, Anton?” He asked in Russian and that drew his bosses attention to him. “We’re going to end this war once and for all.” Nero felt the knife in Rory’s hand and he was just about to grab it but he stopped cold when Anton looked at him in a way that made Nero’s stomach drop. Anton moved over to Nero and grasped his shirt and roughly yanked him to his feet, to which he made a noise of protest as he steadied his balance and moved to where Anton wanted him.

“You escaped death before, freak. Did you know that?” Nero just stared at the other, unwilling to answer his question even though he hadn’t known that. For all he knew, Anton was just trying to play him and he wasn’t going to fall for that. “Not going to talk, eh? I can make you talk.” Anton pulled out a curved knife and pressed it roughly against Nero’s throat. Nero pushed a panicked breath through his nose and clenched his jaw tightly. Niko watched as Anton made his move and now, he had to figure out how to get out of this and give Nero a fighting chance of surviving this.

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It was inevitable that the Russian situation would stir once again and it did in a devastating way. They kidnapped Rocket and Cora, creating instant chaos that spread all across the board. Sam had gone to Niko and Cade, furious that this even happened while he had insiders across enemy lines but neither of them ended up knowing about it until it was already done. The Russian’s weren’t taking any chances and Sam was determined to end this war once and for all. They’ve already lost so many during this and losing innocent children would likely rip everyone apart.

Any personal differences within the club was put aside and as a united front, coupled with a location provided to Sam and Sharky from Niko and Cade, they were able to make a negotiation for the kids - It wasn’t like the Russian’s were interested in the kids but the members of the club itself. The switch was made; Ronan, Tony and Diego got the kids out safely, leaving a handful of others alone with the Russian’s.

They were all tied up along the back wall of the warehouse and Sam knew that this was the moment where he’d truly find out what side Niko and Cade were working for but he was determined that they would make it out alive. Glancing down the line to his left, he knew he couldn’t lose any single one of them. “You left all of your strongest here to be killed.” The Russian’s leader clicked his tongue and shook his head. Meanwhile, Duffy’s side was pressed against Rory’s and carefully, he removed the knife that he had clipped to the back of his jeans - Something the Russian’s missed when they patted him down. If he could get his hands free and pass the knife to Rory, then they at least stood a fighting chance.