ISABELLA'S POV
"I saw what happened."
"You watched it?" Alexei sounds surprised.
"The whole thing." I stand up, and start pacing the limited space of the bunker. "Sokolov got away."
"Yes. Which means..."
"Which means this isn't over." I finish. "He'll come back. He'll want revenge for his cousin."
"Yes." Alexei didn't sugarcoat it. "Viktor knows. We're already implementing additional security protocols. But Bella, you need to understand...that this war just got a lot more personal and a lot more dangerous."
"I understand." And I did. Watching Viktor kill Mikhail had made it crystal clear: this is a blood feud now. Not just business. Not just territory. Personal.
And I am right in the middle of it.
"Viktor will be there soon," Alexei said. "Stay in the bunker until he gives the all
