Flávia took a few steps and gave a quick order to a staff member. I helped Jimi out of the car carefully, feeling that familiar mix of relief and fear that never seemed to leave me. That’s when I heard familiar voices that made me shiver inside:

“Manuela!”

My entire body stiffened before I even turned around. It felt like a nightmare. But it was just them. And after more than twenty years, I knew exactly how the Romanovas thought, their weaknesses and fragilities.

But I felt nothing… ...