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Chloe

I’m back Back in the devil’s lair

The thought loops through my pain-dazed mind as the car rolls to a stop in front of Nikolai’s ultra-modern mountain mansion A man and tomen in hospital scrubs—presu for us on the driveith a gurney Behind them is Alina, Nikolai’s sister, her beautiful face pale and worried

I register all this only in passing Allme possessively on his lap

Nikolai Molotov

The devil himself

His powerful are body, and even though I’ve just seen him kill two men, I can’t help but derive coa from his kiss, and as much as I want to deny it, dread isn’t the only eht of hiainst my will

“Just a few seconds longer, zaychik,” he h aze

I can see the monster underneath his beautiful façade It’s now clear as day

Pavel ju the door for us, and a wave of dizziness crashes into ainst his chest Though he’s careful, the hcircle in urney

Squeezingout as I’ orders to theRussian to Alina and Lyud what happened, but I’m in too much pain to care either way

I’ve never been shot before, and it’s not fun

When I open my eyes next, I’ around urney Within seconds, an IV is taped to my left arm, and I’m hooked up to several monitors I have no idea where all this medical equipment came from, but my bedroom appears to have been transformed into a hospital room

The doctor, already in scrubs and a surgical ic to latex or any loves

“No,” I croak out, and one of the nurses attaches a bag of liquid to the top of the IV stand I my lids heavy