"If you thought for even a second you could rely on Katerina Alekseeva if you were ever in trouble, then you're even more of a fool than I realized." My voice trembles with anger I have no other outlet for. "Even if you are telling me the truth, the risk you took by letting that venomous b***h inside your head, Nova... You were careless with your own life and the lives of countless others."
I swore I'd never be responsible for her tears again, but she's sobbing now. She wraps her arms around her body like a shield. "I was alone, and I... I didn't know. You weren't here. You weren't f*****g here."
"Because I had a mess to clean up. Little did I know you were busy making an even bigger one."
"Samuil---"
I turn back, and the sight of her---tear-streaked and shattered but still standing---
