Rising shortly, I rush to Tiana’s facet, utilizing the bloody knife to slash via the ropes at her wrists and ankles. I grind my tooth on the sight of the handfuls of superb cuts on her pores and skin. Not deep, as I suspected, however sufficient to terrify her, I’m positive.

Sadistic motherfuckers!

Her head lolls barely, and I notice that there’s a big swelling on the facet of her head, a gash oozing blood.

Concussion, possibly. Her pupils look superb, however I’ll have to maneuver fastidiously.

“Ptichka.” I stroke her cheek.

Her eyelids flutter as she appears at me. Her face crumples. “Kirill,” she sobs my title. “I knew you’d come.”

I pull the entrance of her gown closed, then rise and elevate her from the chair, cradling her in opposition to my chest. She nestles in opposition to me, heat and tender. However she smells of blood and concern, and now I’m wishing once more that I had extra time to dispense punishment for what was accomplished to her.

“You’re secure now,” I murmur in opposition to her ear. “I’ll by no means let something occur to you once more. I swear it.”

She sobs in opposition to me, clutching my shirt in her fists. I really feel her tears on my pores and skin, and I really feel my very own coronary heart break.

“I believed I used to be going to die,” she says between breaths. “I believed you had been going to die, too.”

“I’m right here now,” I say. “We’re not going to die.”

“Oh God… Oh God…” She appears a step away from hysteria, which wouldn’t be shocking.

“Shhhh… Simply breathe, little fowl.” I maintain her tighter.

“Kirill, it was ready. Ready!” She stares up at me, her eyes extensive.

“What was ready?” I stroke her cheek with the pad of my thumb.

“The van. Them. They had been there!” Her breath grows shallow, frantic as she clings to me. She’s not making sense.

“Tiana, I would like you to relax. Attempt to breathe slowly. Are you able to do this for me?”

Clearly, she will be able to’t as a result of she’s panting now, her eyes rolling wildly. After which they roll again, and she or he goes limp in opposition to me.

Blyad!

She’s fainted. I huff out a sigh, wishing I’d been capable of get extra from her, however understanding that she’s already been via sufficient. I maintain her nearer, feeling the burden of her physique in opposition to mine. She’s so small, so fragile. And no matter simply occurred to her is all my fault.

The door flies open, and Dima stands framed in it. “Boss!” He appears at me, after which to the corpse beside the door, and at last previous my shoulder, his eyebrow lifting. I look behind me, seeing the man I left there writhing in a crimson lake.

“She okay?” Dima appears down on the lady in my arms.

I nod. “She’ll be superb.” A minimum of, her physique will. What’s been accomplished to her spirit will take longer to heal. “We bought hassle,” I add.

“Greater than we have already got?” Dima cocks his head.

I nod. “The hit was deliberate. Petrov knew our actions. Knew the right way to discover her. Somebody advised him.”

Dima’s face drops, his eyes rising steely. “We bought a snitch?”

I slender my eyes in response. “Da. And I feel I do know precisely who it’s.”

Chapter Fifteen

Tiana

I inhale deeply, taking within the heat, comforting scent that’s surrounding me.

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