Chapter 71

•Evangeline•

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"Do you remember anything?" Nikolai asked with a deep frown etched on his forehead.

I touched the back of my neck and gave my head a shake. "No, I passed out a few times while I was in Ignacio's captivity; maybe, he planted something when I was unconscious."

"You didn't feel anything?"

"Nope, I was in so much pain physically and mentally; I don't think I could have remembered such a tiny incision on the back of my neck."

He ran his teeth over his bottom lip and raked a hand through his hair frustratedly. "I'm going to call our surgeon, and he will safely remove it from your back, alright, baby girl?"

I nodded, I felt a little uneasy, but Nikolai was going to be there. I again touched the back of my neck, trying to feel something, but there was nothing.

"It's gonna be fine, alright?"

"Okay..."

Nikolai left the bedroom, probably to call his surgeon—the one that removes bullets from his or his men's bodies without even asking a question.

I looked around our be