A STOLEN NAME

CHAPTER 20

Immediately, Sophia stepped out of the wing, she regretted not putting on a hoodie immediately.

Before leaving America, she heard Russia is colder, but she just wasn't expecting it to be this much.

She had to wrap her arms around herself, sniffling coldly as she walked.

The compound is not bustling yet since it's too early, and she didn't meet anyone on the way, which she's grateful for, but then there's something else . . .

She could smell something which she's not sure of.

She sniffed the air, squinting her eyes when her nose caught the smell again.

What could that be?

Then... Her stomach feels weird, too.

Is it because of the alcohol she took last night?

She stopped suspiciously and sniffed the air again, then she noticed the weirdness between her legs.

Why is it somehow sticky? Are her thighs sweating?

She raised her lids in wonder, smelling the air again . . .

This time, she recognized it.

It's the smell of blood, but not just any blood . . .

Menstrual blood!

Her eyes widened madly, and she quickly turned her neck, looking at her trousers.

She's stained!

"s**t" she muttered, looking around to make sure no one was in sight.

After getting sure, she started walking backwards, hoping with everything in her that no one would come out before she'd get back to the house.

Also, her roommates should still be asleep because this means her bed is stained too.

"Leo?" Vera suddenly appeared, and her eyes widened again as she stopped, quickly facing her so she wouldn’t see the blood.

"Hey... Vera," she said, trying hard not to sound awkward.

Vera is wearing biker shorts and a cropped singlet, then her hair is in a bun, meaning she's on her way to the training ground for her morning workout.

"Why are you walking backwards?" she asked.

"Was trying it out . . . Yunno yunno" Sophia smiled, wishing she could just go and leave her alone already.

"Cool, I don't wanna be late for my workouts, I'll see you later," Vera finally said, sparing a sweet smile to her before leaving.

Sophia turned around immediately, running the remaining distance as the wind into her residence.

She rushed into the room, and luckily for her, the guys were still asleep.

She dragged her bedspread away from the bed and, thanks to the thickness, the bed itself didn't get stained.

She got a change of clothes, covered her backside with spread before rushing into the bathroom, shutting the door behind herself.

She threw the bedspread into the bathtub, then she pulled off her trousers and threw it in too.

Since the blood was not dried yet, it washed off immediately, and she sighed shakily, pacing around the bathroom.

Why the f**k will her period come when she took injections to block it before coming here?

The injection should have blocked it for three months at least, but it definitely didn't work.

It was part of Alina's plan, and she only followed her instructions, but now she's in trouble because of her period cramps.

The fact that she drank last night will only worsen it.

Seems today is her death day.

She has to find a way out of this, else she'll be killed, and her master will be the orchestrator.

She took off her boxers and shirt too, throwing them in the tub before unwrapping her chest bandage.

She got under the shower for a quick bath and brushed her teeth at the same time.

She was done within five minutes, and she had to use the bathroom tissue as a pad, folding it repeatedly till it's thick enough to hold her blood.

She gets heavy flow, actually.

She dressed up and took the wet clothes out of the tub before draining it, then she opened the bathroom backdoor, which led to a balcony where she spread the clothes.

She returned to the room afterward, and she met her roommates awake already.

"Leo? Why the early bath? Are you going somewhere? You don't have a training session with your master?" Lev asked from his bed.

Mikhail gave her a questioning look without speaking.

"Was feeling gummy because I drank too much last night, had to wash it off," she said, and then Vera rushed in.

"Leo! Death has been waiting at the training ground for twenty minutes. You're dead, I think," she said, and Sophia gasped.

"Darn it!"

She rushed out of the room, forgetting she had to meet with Pakhan and his wife too.

Vera ran after her, but once they stepped out of the house, she got an idea, so she stopped.

"Why are you stopping? I told you he's waiting, and he hates waiting," Vera said breathlessly.

"I know this is not the time to ask this, but I'm just curious. Do females here block their menstruations?" she asked.

"Of course. No one wants to mix menstrual cramps with the rough life here. That'd be a death sentence. Everyone blocks it monthly, including me. The injections are available at the clinic," Vera replied, and Sophia smiled before she knew it.

"Vera, I'll meet you at the training ground in ten minutes," she said.

"Where are you going? Are you serious right now?" Vera held her back.

"I need to pee, just go without me," Sophia replied and went back inside.

Vera stood confused for a minute before leaving, then Sophia peeped out.

Immediately she saw she was gone, she dashed out, making her way to the clinic.

She had to do a three-minute run before she got there, and luckily, she met nurses on duty already.

"How can we help?" The one at the front desk asked.

"I need my BP checked," Sophia lied.

"Follow," the nurse replied, leading the way into an office.

Sophia followed her, and immediately they entered the office . . .

"Can I use the restroom first?" she asked.

"Down the hall, to the left," the nurse replied blankly, and Sophia smiled before leaving.

She got down the hall, and instead of taking a left, she went to the right.

She must find the storeroom and get the injection before anything.

Each room had labels in front of it, so she began scanning for the storeroom label, which she found shortly after.

She was about to open the door when she remembered there'd actually be cameras.

The camera will definitely face the door, so if she enters like this, it'd capture her face.

She went behind the room and opened the sliding window, jumping in easily.

She landed in a room filled with different machines and boxes, and she searched for the nose mask boxes with her eyes.

They're right beside her luckily.

One of them was open already, so she took a mask and stood on the tower of boxes beside the wall.

She wore the mask on the camera, blocking it completely.

She jumped down from the boxes and then moved around the room freely, searching for the injection box.

It wasn't hard to find since it's frequently used.

She opened the first one she saw and took a pack.

She loaded the injection and shoved the syringe into her arm, releasing it straight into her system.

She groaned, feeling the tumble in her stomach immediately.

It hurts... She has been told that taking this injection when you're already on your period will hurt.

She had to hold on to the boxes as the pain multiplied, and she bit her lip repeatedly to hold back her whimpers.

Within two minutes, the pain stopped, and she sighed out all sweaty.

She picked up three extra injections and pocketed them in her hoodie, then she removed the mask from the camera and left through the window again.

Immediately she returned to the hallway, she ran into Maksim . . . He's just coming out of the restroom.

She just walked past him like she didn't see him, but he talked . . .

"How does it feel to be Death's favorite boy?" he said.

Sophia stopped and looked back at him with a scowl.

"How else? I feel mad good," she shrugged, and he snickered.

"What about you? How do you feel being Death's torture bag?" Sophia asked, and he immediately came closer with a glare . . .

"Look. I can beat you to a pulp right now, and you'll enter a ward in this clinic again, but that won't be beneficial for you, right? I mean... Your stabbed stomach probably still hurts, so go down, don't show your face in front of me," she rolled her eyes and left the hall.

Maksim scoffed...

"Let's see about that.”