Chapter 8

NIKOLAI

I didn't think this job through before I accepted it. The payment was so tempting that I didn't give it a second thought. My sister was behind with her treatment due to her hospital bills so when this job presented itself to me, I was overjoyed and thought it could have only been the messiah who brought it my way knowing fully well that I was in dire need of money.

But right now, with how gloomy and grim everything is, I'm starting to think it's from the devil. This is not my first job having to bring someone illegally into the city, but I don't understand why this particular job set me on edge. This is why I hate dealing with human beings. With contraband, it is always perfect.

No distraction. No talking. No questions asked. No deep blue eyes. No beautiful note of a voice.

I grit my teeth and shove my thoughts down.

The floorboards creak under my foot as I tiptoe towards the stairs. It is already night and below, moonlight streamed through the dusty living room windows o