Chapter Two
THE HIGH-POWERED SCOPE allowed a reasonable view into the building from his spot in a church belfry across the square, but the windows of the top two floors of the high-security brick manor had blockout film, making it impossible to monitor any activity there. Evgeni Tretschev debated the timing of his move to recover the girl now that they’d moved her into the shielded area. Perhaps he should just divulge her new location to the authorities and wash his hands of the whole affair. But one more opportunity to twist a knife into the heart of the Kovalenko bratva was too tempting to ignore.
He’d found three street girls huddled outside the Sheremetyevo airport terminal, inadvertently managing to slip past security and the clutches of their intended ‘employer’. They shared a sing
