Chapter 211 - Arkady

I waited outside the door like the good little foot soldier I was pretending to be. My higher rank meant nothing to these men. Not now. Not after what had happened.

So I stood there, gaze on the opposite wall. I could hear her talking. Probably on the phone I'd managed to smuggle in for her. She needed someone to come get her out of this before shit went sideways.

When the men started coming down the hall, it was too late to signal her. But at least the door would be harder to open, giving her extra seconds. Barrikad, Ustin, Kostas, Dusan, and Gavrie all stomped down the hall. The second generation of Kuznetsov men. Each more insane and brutal than the last. I prayed they were here just to talk.

Barrikad waved me away from the door. Motioned for one of his brothers to open it. The asshole couldn't even be bothered to open his own door. He was insufferable.

Standing as I was across the hall, I saw Talia sitting on the new mattress I'd given her. More prayers ran through my m