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Chapter 88: The Russians Deal

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Arianna

An imaginary hammer violently strikes my head, and when the pain becomes unbearable, I open my eyes, disoriented. The place is dark, and it's hard for me to adjust. I blink a couple of times to see something, and after a few seconds, I do, but I don't recognize anything. It's just a dirty, cold room with a mattress on the floor where I'm lying. There's a chair in front of me, but nothing else.

My heart begins to pound as fear starts to gain ground. I try to sit up to look for a way out, but my hands and feet are tied. With great effort, I manage to sit.

Where am I?

The answer to that question terrifies me because I don't want to believe what I'm thinking; I don't want to believe that this is really happening.

The creak of the door opening startles me, and the halo of light that streams in allows me to see a little better around me, although nothing is encouraging or gives me a clue as to where I might be. A tall, well-built blonde man with a murderous expression enters, increa
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