บททั้งหมดของ Blood And Betrayal : บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two Dimitri I watched Irina disappear and every instinct screamed to follow. Viktor grabbed my arm. "Wait. It is a trap." "I do not care. That is my wife." "And you will both die if you run in blind. Think." He was right. I hated it. "Spread out," I told his men. "Find another entrance. Surround them." They moved. Viktor and I went deeper, following Irina's path. The crying had stopped. A bad sign. "Dimitri!" Lucia's voice called. "I know you are here. Come out. Let us talk." Viktor shook his head. I stepped forward. Into the open room. There she was. Lucia. Older but the same. Holding Nikolai. My son was quiet, sucking his thumb. Unharmed. "Hello, Dimitri," she s

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-FourDimitriWe drove back to the safehouse in silence. Alexei sat in the vehicle behind us. Separated by metal and glass. "Do you think he will ever forgive me?" I asked Irina quietly.She looked at Nikolai sleeping in her arms."I do not know," she said honestly. "But he stayed. That means something.""Does it?" I asked. "Or does he just want to kill Lucia as much as I do?""Maybe both," Irina replied. "Maybe that is enough for now."I looked out the window at the passing city.My city.The empire I had built with Alexei."I chose you," I said suddenly.Irina turned to me. "What?" she asked."When Lucia made me choose," I continued. "In my heart, I chose you. Not just Nikolai. You.""Dimitri...""Alexei was right," I said. "If it had been just you and him, I would have saved you. And I hate myself for it.""You should not," Irina said softly. "I am your wife. Choosing me does not mean you do not love him.""But it means I love you more," I replied. "A

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six Dimitri I woke to the sound of voices. Alexei and Irina, talking quietly in the next room. I could not make out the words but the tone was calm. I got up slowly, my ribs protesting with every movement. The medic's painkillers were wearing off. I walked to the doorway and stopped. Alexei was standing by Nikolai's crib. Irina was beside him. "He looks peaceful," Alexei said. "He is," Irina replied. "He has no idea what happened today." "That is for the best," Alexei said. "He should never know what his uncle had to choose." "Or what his father sacrificed," Irina added softly. Alexei looked at her. "I did not sacrifice anything," he said. "I fell onto an airbag." "But Dimitri did not

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Dimitri I stood frozen as Viktor's voice came through the door. My hand moved instinctively to the gun at my waist. Irina's eyes widened with fear. She moved closer to Nikolai's crib, protecting him with her body. "Come in," I said, keeping my voice steady. The door opened slowly. Viktor stepped inside. He looked tired as usual. His eyes scanned the room, taking in everything. "I heard you moved the baby," he said. "How did you know that?" I asked carefully. My hand stayed near my gun. "One of the guards told me," Viktor said. "Is everything alright?" "Fine," I lied. "We just wanted him in a quieter room." Viktor nod

Chapter One Hundred and FortyDimitri I watched the guard drag Irina away. Every fiber of my being screamed to follow. To kill him. To save her. But Nikolai was dying. Twenty minutes was all we had. My hands clenched into fists. My jaw tightened so hard I felt pain. Irina's face as they took her. The fear in her eyes. All burned into my memory. "Alexei, go!" I shouted. "Get the medic! Tell him nightshade and arsenic! Activated charcoal and atropine!" Alexei ran. His footsteps echoed down the hall. I turned to Viktor. My voice was hard. "Track them. Use every resource we have. I want to know where he is taking her." "On it," Viktor said, pulling out his phone. His fingers moved quickly. I looked at Mikhail. "Get me everything on Lucia. Every property she owns. Every place she has been seen. Everything." "Already