Excerpt from Deadly (Born Bratva Book 5)

“In this business you’ve got to listen to your gut. You could be having coffee with someone you’ve been dealing with for years and outwardly nothing seems out of the ordinary. But something’s off. You can’t put your finger on it, but it’s in here”—I point at my stomach—“in your gut, you know something isn’t right. It’s just a feeling, like something is just not right. Then two seconds later you’re a dead man, or woman, as the case may be. Of course, while that’s obviously not good, when you get killed like that—before you ever know what’s hit you—it’s a blessing.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean… you don’t ever want to find yourself in the hands of the enemy. You’ll end up in their warehouse and they’ll use an acetylene torch like you’ve seen Oleg do.” I unbuckle my seat belt and prepare to get out of the car. ”I can’t decide which is worse: to have the information they want or not. When you know the answers, it’s hell because you know you can’t tell them. Even the most loyal person’s strength is tested during torture. Answer them and your death is usually quicker, but you die with the taste of shame in your mouth. But if you don’t know, it’s still hell on earth because you know they won’t stop trying to break you and there’s nothing you can do about it, so death will be slow and there’s no way to speed it along. Trust me, convincing men like Oleg that you don’t know the answers to their questions is nearly impossible.

“And as women, we face other horrors, things that will make you wish you were dead even if they do let you live. Trust me, leaving Emily Finley behind and starting your new life is a good thing. When it comes to our enemies, the lower you are on the Bratva food chain, the less danger you’re in.”

Anastasia – so hungry for knowledge — hangs on my every word. She’d better, because in her new life, it could very well mean the difference between life and death.

An excerpt from Deadly (Born Bratva Book 5) available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Suzanne-Steele/e/B00C9L6YRQ