#RepublicOfInfidels #Book2 #randomexcerpt

Sergei straddled the supine captive, bending over to face him. “You were a hard man, John Patel. You were a fighter, a fanatic, even a terrorist. In another life, we might have done business together.”

“Never,” the Penitent hissed, his throat ragged.

Sergei laughed. “Who do you think trained your fighters and your hackers? It wasn’t the Orthodox Church, my friend.”