Mikhail
"Ippolit shot the girl to wound her," Alexander starts, his voice weak but steady. "You know how he liked toying with his victims. And Gunsyn." He winces. "Gunsyn wanted to r**e her. I was the only thing that saved her last bit of dignity when I sent him away to comb the grounds for you instead."
A cold sweat appears on Zakhar's forehead, and the memory of running from Gunsyn that night must be flashing through his mind.
"Once that pig was gone," Alexander continues, "I looked into Aria's eyes and saw a woman who deserved better than the fate that awaited her. And she was dying anyway. So, I gave her a dignified end. I shot her in the head."
My chest tightens at the revelation. Yes, he gave Maria's mother a merciful end, but he still played a part in her death. I feel a possess
