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Ann didn't even get to finish when the ward door burst open and some screaming woman came charging in with a man.

"Oh, Mashenka! Our dear girl, we found you!" the lunatic shrieked at the top of her lungs.

Masha woke up, confused, staring around.

"We were so worried! We searched everywhere for you!"

Well, there it was.

The greedy bitch had finally shown up.

"What's going on? Aunt Vita?" Masha looked fearfully at her aunt and the man. "Where's Luka?" she asked Anya in panic.

My beloved calmed her, quietly whispering that he was somewhere safe, with us.

"My dear girl! Why did you run away from home like that? See where it got you?"

The woman tried to approach the bed, but I stepped in front of her, blocking the way and glaring at the actress.

"Then why didn't you come immediately after being told your precious relative was in the hospital?" I growled at the mangy goat.

Her companion immediately opened his mouth.

"And what makes you so damn smart? There wasn't any transportation running!"

"With the money you're getting for those kids, you could've taken a taxi."

"Watch your mouth, kid!" the greasy moron snapped at me. "So you're the one who had our niece all this time while we were searching for her? Hell, we should sue your ass for corrupting minors!"

"That's not true!" Masha cried out, starting to sob. "You're going to give us back to them, aren't you?" she asked the social worker hysterically, pointing at her legal guardians.

"Of course you're coming home!" Aunt Vita shoved her two cents in.

Masha started crying harder, spiraling into hysteria.

"Everyone out!" the doctor stepped in, staring at the crowd without room for argument. "The patient is in serious condition, and you're turning this place into a circus!"

We left the room, and I was practically bursting with rage and hatred toward those visitors.

Elena Egorovna stayed behind with Masha to calm her down.

"This is all your fault, you bastards!" I lunged at the newcomers, but Anya stopped me.

"Nazar, not in a hospital."

"They deserve to be beaten to death!" I fumed. "Standing here acting like they're... filthy pieces of shit!"

"Looks like you've taken a liking to the kids," the slob opened his disgusting mouth again. "You don't look poor, kid. We could make a deal for the boy. I'd offer Masha too, but she's as good as dead anyway..."

My fist met his fat face before he managed to shut his mouth.

The rage inside me was so overwhelming I thought I might kill the idiot.

Vitalina started screaming and tried to claw her way toward me, but then my panther joined in, grabbing the bitch by her bleached hair and giving her a piece of her mind too.

Security dragged all of us outside the hospital grounds, separating us on opposite sides.

Still furious and vibrating with aggression, we headed toward the parking lot where my car was parked.

"Fucking degenerates!" I snapped.

Anya squeezed my hand.

"You can say that again!" my beloved growled just as angrily. "Damn it, we just made things harder for ourselves now..."

"Anya, you heard what he said. There was no other option."

"I agree. Look."

With a slightly smug smile, my panther opened her palm.

A pretty decent clump of bleached hair lay there.

"That bitch lost a little hair today."

"You are my favorite little predator."

I quickly kissed the brunette on the lips, gazing at her with love. I'd waited so damn long for her to come into my life.

We reached the parking lot, and I was very surprised to see a man standing beside my car.

"What are you doing here?"