*Tallon*

Ivan’s words seemed to echo in the warehouse around us. I was simultaneously excited and disappointed to hear him say it.

On the one hand, I wanted all of this to end. It was time to put a stop to the violence. On the other, I wanted to make Ivan pay for what he’d done to Natalia. But I knew that making him pay wasn’t what would keep her safe in the long term.

No, the only way to do that would be to forge an unprecedented peace ...