LOGINLazar’s POV“Lazar?” She asked, breathlessly as she looked at me intensely. I know my eyes were bloodshot and parts of my clothes were burned but I didn't care. All that mattered was that I was here right now with her.“Yes, it’s me.”She rushed forward and almost fell but I easily caught her in my arms. It had been so long since I held her and I had almost forgotten how well we fit together. I sniffed in her intoxicating scent and sighed at how much I had missed this.“How did you find me?” She asked as she held my face in her hands for a moment and examined my features closely.“I will always find you, Miriam. I’m so sorry for everything that Trevor did to you. He’s going to pay. I wish I was there. I really wish I was. My mother told me what happened, briefly, at the hospital.” My eyes darted down to her stomach and I couldn’t bring myself to ask the question that was on my mind.“The baby didn’t make it. I’m sorry.” Tears pooled at the sides of her eyes and a fresh, new rage envel
Lazar’s POVAnita was so lucky she came out of the burning building when she did. As we drove out of there as fast as we could, more explosions rocked up the place.“Are you okay?” I asked her again and she groaned.“No but I will be fine. Just a few minor burns.” The way she said it, though, indicated that she was far from fine.“Don’t worry, we will get you to safety as soon as possible,” Rosodov said from the front and I frowned.“We are getting Serena and Miriam first!” I stated firmly. “We are not leaving here until we find them.”I heard Rosodov sigh in frustration but I ignored it. My conscience threatened to bother me as Anita kept grunting in pain.I had had fire wounds in the past and I knew how painful they could be. I found myself starting to feel remorse for her especially since I was the one that set the building on fire in the first place. I was torn between going to look for Miriam and finding Anita the help she needed.“Fuck it!” I finally muttered, giving in. “Let’s
Miriam’s POVI was drowning but it felt like a dream. I always imagined drowning to be painful or scary but I felt oddly at peace. I don’t know how long it was but after a while, I started to feel myself wake up from the dream.“Miriam, please wake up!” A distant yet familiar voice called from afar.It was hard to tell how close the person was or even who they were in the first place. One thing I was sure about though was the fact that I knew this person. I recognized the voice but I couldn’t quite place the owner.“Miriam?” She said again. “Miriam. Open your eyes!”It was almost like a wake up call. Gradually, my eyes fluttered open and I found myself spluttering and coughing out water.“Oh my God. She’s awake!”Everywhere waa so bright now compared to the dark dream I had been having. Serena’s face was only a few inches from mine. She was staring right at me with an obvious look of relief.“Serena?” I asked to confirm.If I was here then it could only mean one thing. I made it out o
Rosodov’s POVWe watched her fall into the water. It was almost as if someone had pushed her. Miriam had been so close but something tripped her and the next thing we know, she was deep inside the dark lake.“Quick!” Serena yelled beside me. “Get her!”Her shouting must have alerted some of Trevor’s men because the sound of gunshots was what we heard. I signaled to my men to charge and they didn’t waste time in attacking.“You can swim right?” I asked Serena and she nodded. “Join my men in the water and find Miriam. I and the others will protect you. Once you find her, get as far away as you possibly can. Don’t wait for me, okay?”“Are you sure?” She looked uncertain when she heard the part about not waiting for me.“Yes, I am. Just stay with my men. They have been trained for situations like this. They will get you to safety.”“Okay, Rosodov. I will see you on the other side of this war.”I nodded before silently saying a prayer for her as she ran and dived into the lake. I knew she
Miriam’s POVJust as promised, Anita opened the door to the room not long after I got the text. I stayed really still at first until I confirmed that she was the one.“Come on, hurry up,” she said. “He will be here anytime soon.”I didn’t need to be told twice. I jumped up to my feet immediately and Anita told me to stay quiet.“Something came up so Trevor isn’t here, currently. This is our cue to move immediately. Your friends are waiting for you by the lake so just go find them.”I nodded furiously as she spoke and started moving until I remembered something that made me pause.“What is it? Why aren’t you moving?” She asked frantically.“Aren’t you going to come along with me? I can’t do this all alone.”“Yes, you can and you will have to go alone. I have to stay back and be on the lookout. If the both of us go, we risk getting caught and that will be way worse than what we are currently experiencing.”Even though I didn’t want to agree to her words, I had no choice because she was
Lazar’s POVThere were bodies everywhere. I didn’t care though. I was not going to stop until she was found. “Boss, we have cleared out the area. She’s not there.” It was my Spar talking. My new Russian recruit. There had been a few casualties on my end in the last twenty four hours and I made sure to have them all on rotation.“Have you tried Rosodov again?” I sneered.“Yes, but he’s dodging all my calls.”This had all my mother’s handwriting on it. I was so mad because she had no right to interfere. This was my fight to fight.“And my mother?”“She’s repeating the same thing,” he said and I clenched my fist.I loved my mother but right now, all I could picture was Trevor’s dead body under my feet. She was standing in between me and fulfilling that desire.“We will move on to the next location.”I wasn’t waiting around to hear back from my men. Instead, I was hitting all of the places Trevor had been rumored to be in.Mercilessly dealing with each and every person that stood in my w
Lazar's POV My heart was pounding not from excitement but from profound anger. I watched as his eye grew wider than a saucer with each passing second. From the way he was trembling, he knew what was coming for him.I slowly pulled out a chair opposite the desk. The room was so quiet the only so
Miriam’s POV By the time I drag myself out of the cab and into the lobby, I feel like a deflated balloon that someone stepped on. Work today drained every last bit of energy from me. And meeting Janet after work just made everything way worse.I could already imagine the gossip flying around give
Miriam’s POV I walked into Sara’s office with a calm expression trying to keep my composure. But my heart was racing.I felt restless, and I was also scared. I wondered what Sara could have possibly discovered about Lazar. Maybe now I can finally have answers to all my questions. Maybe now I can
Miriam’s POVThe weekend passed faster than I wanted it to. Between Lazar suddenly reappearing after a whole week of silence, my apartment building going up in flames, and being whisked off into a penthouse that looks like it belongs to royalty and not a carpenter, I felt like I could hardly catch







