CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE

GINEVRA

"He's ready to see you ma'am."

Finally!

I had been waiting at The Pakhan's estate for more than three hours without being graced with his presence and it got me really aggravated, seeing that my hormones had begun raging.

Blame it on the pregnancy.

Clearing my throat, I stood up and made an attempt to walk into the lobby when the guard gripped my shoulder. "He is waiting to see you." He affirmed.

"He? My—”

"Yes ma'am."

A shuddered breath wracked through me. Why did he want to see me? What had I done? Why couldn't I have the meeting with his second?

Maybe I shouldn't have gone to Russia after all.

I began walking through the slightly familiar hallway until I was in front of the door I dreaded the most. Raising my fist, I softly knocked on the door once and walked in before closing it shut with a click to the lock.

The strong smell of that awfully familiar cologne mixed with the smoke from a burning cigar hit my nostrils, almost making me gag.

Pregnancy hormones.

I fe