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The Xenia Onatopp Chronicles - PART 7

Mihail sat in the passenger seat of the van, staring out of the window with a mixture of pain and resentment etched across his bruised face. The streetlights flickered past in a blur, casting fleeting shadows over his features as the van sped through the quiet city streets. In the darkness of the van's interior, the weight of their recent ordeal settled heavily on Mihail's shoulders. His mind raced with conflicting emotions—relief that they had escaped the deadly encounter relatively intact, gratitude towards Xenia for her intervention, but also a gnawing sense of bitterness. He had gotten what he wanted—access to George's stash of money—but at what cost? The events of the night had reshaped their relationship in ways Mihail hadn't anticipated. Once the orchestrator of schemes and operations, he now found himself in an unfamiliar position—indebted to Xenia, reliant on her for his survival. She had saved him from George's wrath, but it had come with strings attached. Mihail couldn't