After the commitments, Kai realized he had left his rucksack in the locker room.
"You guys go ahead; I'll catch a taxi to the hotel. If you see Charlotte, tell her I'm running a little late." Kai said as he walked down the hall to the locker room. He stopped when he saw that she door was standing a little open, he was sure Max had closed it. He pushed it open and saw nothing. He sighed and walked in to get his rucksack. He looked where he had left it and it wasn't there.
"Looking for this?" someone said behind him. The door slammed shut and someone locked it from outside. Kai looked up into the familiar face.
"Ah, not you again, Boris." He said, sitting down on the bench. "I thought after your last miserable attempt, you would have just crawled away into oblivion and died." Kai said, looking at his rucksack in Boris' hand. "Guess I wouldn't be so lucky." Kai added.
"Death before dishonor. I thought of all people, you would know that, Kai." Boris said as someone unlocked the door. Three huge men walked in the door and they locked it again.
"What now? You're gonna try to convince me to come back to the abbey." Kai said, getting up and beginning to feel quite angry.
"Well think again. My life is finally coming together, so piss off. I've got better things to do!" Kai said, grabbing his rucksack from Boris and heading for the door.
"Ah, your little Princess." Boris said, smiling. Kai stopped and turned to face him. Boris knew he had hit a nerve.
"You leave her out of this. You won't use her to get to me, you hear!" Kai shouted at him.
"Take him." Boris said to his goons and they launched at him. They wrestled with him, trying to grab hold of him. Kai ducked and dived, but one guy hit him square in the chest with a clenched fist. He flew back into the lockers. The goon grabbed his throat and squeezed. As he struggled for air, the other guy grabbed him by his shoulders, turning him around and slammed his head into the locker. Kai fell back and grabbed his head. He looked at his hand and saw his blood. The biggest of the three goons picked him up from the floor by the throat again and made him to kneel before Boris. He then lifted Kai's face so Boris could see it, as the goon wrapped his arm around Kai's neck, seizing him in a sleeper hold.
"You won't get away with this." Kai struggled for breath as he snarled at Boris, blood streaming down his face. The man began to apply the sleeper hold to Kai's neck. As his vision failed, Boris leaned closer and whispered something in his ear.
"Charlie is next." He said just as Kai lost consciousness. He flopped down to the floor, hitting his head on the floor again. Boris looked at the two men and nodded for them to carry Kai out.
"Go get her." Boris ordered the other man left and the other two carried Kai to the awaiting car.