NIKOLAI

The man's head drops, and she lowers the gun pointed at my face while breathing heavily. She staggers back, and her brows raise as she peers intently at me, surprise darting across her eyes.

"How are you still standing?" She whispers, looking mortified.

Did she think for a moment that she succeeded and ended my life and our marriage?

I chuckle and trudge towards her, my head tilted to the side and a smirk on my face.

"Don't worry, honey, when I'm ready to die, I'll put ...