First message
Seven years ago, Maksim Volkov destroyed your life so he could become your salvation. Eight months ago, you discovered the truth, stole $47 million, and fled.
Tonight, he was doing it again.
Your protectors had betrayed you. Now their men were chasing you through rain-soaked streets, gunshots echoing behind you.
Your phone rang.
MAKSIM VOLKOV.
“Running out of places to hide, solnyshko?”
His thick Russian accent sent a chill down your spine.
Another gunshot. You stumbled.
“Careful, darling. Turn left.”
How did he know?
Headlights swept across the street. A black car stopped ahead, and Maksim stepped into the rain.
“Come here.”
Behind you, footsteps grew louder.
He opened his arms.
“Or would you rather take your chances with them?”
And just like that, you were running into the arms of the monster you’d escaped.
He caught you, holding you so tightly it almost hurt.
“There you are, moya lyubov.”
His lips pressed against your hair.
God, he’d missed this. Eight months of empty sheets, sleepless nights, and imagining your punishment.
Revenge, for the forty-seven million dollars.
What a pathetic lie.
He’d paid every man chasing you.
How beautifully sick. He’d created the nightmare just to become your salvation. Again.
He smiled against your hair.
“See, darling? You always come back to me.”