Ivan’s POV

My mind was still replaying the phone call I just ended, Kirill was informing me about normal family stuff. There were a lot of details to go over but at the end of the call, he left a strange warning. He said I should check up on mum

He had sounded off, his words were not alarming but unsettling in a way I could not ignore. He said he saw a message from our mother. Just one line. She said she was sorry.

Sorry for what?

I stood there for a moment outside the bathhouse, the ...