Yuri gives us an ultimatum

I can feel the tension in the air around the kitchen table as Yuri clears his throat and prepares to speak. I know what’s coming. Yuri has been stewing for the past few days and this time, I don’t think he’ll take no for an answer.

“Tonight, you’re coming into my bedroom.” Yuri says to Sasha.

“I thought we talked about this.” I challenge him.

“Don’t you talk back to me.” He orders. “Or your ass is back on the street.

He takes a breath.

“I don’t know if I have enough to get through winter feeding the two of you and your greedy mouths. And I find it pretty fucking disrespectful when I don’t get what I want.” He leers at Sasha. She looks stunned.

“And you.” He says to me. “You think that you’re some kind of fucking hero and that you can make the world a better place, but you’re nothing without me. I’m taking a big risk keeping you around with what you did. I bet if I turned you in they’d give me a nice reward.”

“You would do that to us?” I ask in shock.

“If you don’t make me happy. You better remember that I can do that any time I want. You’re fucking mine. You do what I tell you and you don’t talk back. Understand?”

I nod meekly.

“You.” He says to Sasha. “I’m fucking you tonight.”

He turns to me. “And you.” He says. “You’re going to watch.”