Irina
Mikhail was not surprised that I was alive, his face showed no shock, no confusion. He must have known, he must have figured out that Alexei had faked my death. He walked past me without even looking at me, his eyes were fixed on something behind me. I turned and saw Alexei standing there, frozen, his face showed emotions I had never seen before. Shock, panic, and fear, real fear. Mikhail was the only man the Volkov twins feared, the only person who could make them feel small and powerless.
"How did you find me?" Alexei asked, his voice was shaking slightly, trying to sound confident but failing.
Mikhail did not answer with words. Instead, he moved forward quickly. The movement was so fast it was just a blur. He landed a hard slap across Alexei's cheek. The sound echoed th
