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Standing up, I stretch Killing Vadi shot I need a strenuous workout in the gy will have to do

My phone rings just as I reach the door

It’s Igor

I take the call with, “Yes?”

“I thought you’d like to know that Stefanov is having the house watched There’s a man outside He’s discreet, but we picked him up via infrared”

“Are you sure he’s Stefanov’s?”

“Yeah We used a night vision caram”

I srimly We’re already like old-ti eyes on each other I can’t wait to crush thatunder my shoe “Keep tabs on him”

“Already doing it He entered a building across the river He’shimself comfortable on the top floor as we speak”

“Good Letthe call

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Kate

Drowning in guilt over being an accomplice to oes round in circles until my brain feels like mush and I can’t think anymore

In the end, Alex gaveI can do while being locked up and cut off frorateful Even if I had access to a phone, I could never tell on Alex I’d sooner die than send hiht now There’s no one to call, no one to turn to I can’t trust anyone, not even the police What’s unfolding is bigger than I could’ve iht in the et out of this alive Selfishly, I just want this to be over so we can go back to our lives I want to work and do what I do best—care for the sick and injured Most of all, I want to be there for my mom when she comes home from the clinic

Rubbing the heels of et up from the sofa I’m tired, but I doubt I’ll be able to sleep Despite ht’s events keep running through my mind