“Hey, honey,” Eva said, standing up from being crouched.
Without warning, Barrel lifted her by the waist with two hands, causing her to wrap her legs around him. She yelped comically and then began to chuckle.
“Jees!” she exclaimed. “Looks like someone had a good day.”
Barrel was grinning ear to ear. He placed her on the kitchen counter and then kissed her deeply. He managed to take her breath away and caused her to forget that the fridge door was still open.
“Sergie has been captured,” Barrel whispered. “He’s been caught, Eva.”
“Oh, my God,” Eva said.
She pulled her husband in close, letting his head fall to her shoulder. Years upon years of grief poured out of him onto her, weeping for his sister and niece and his own broken heart. It took a lot of work to stay vengeful for so long
