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Chloe
I wake up to a cacophony of drills and hammers in the distance—a familiar soundtrack for the past few days. Ever since the attack last week, both the house and the grounds of the compound have been undergoing major renovations and security upgrades, including a quintupling of our guard force.
Nikolai is determined to ensure that no one, be it the Leonovs or some other enemy of ours, can breach our walls again, no matter how many mercenaries or advanced weapons they have at their disposal.
Opening my eyes, I take in the empty mattress next to me and the faint morning light seeping in through the blinds. It’s barely sunrise, so my husband must’ve gotten up early for the videoconference with his brothers regarding the ongoing search for Alina—if he slept at all last night, that i
