A few minutes later the police arrived, and to my great joy, Bulavin entered the house with them. Gleb reluctantly released me from his hands, although I am sure that if it were not for the need to talk with law enforcement officers, Alex would have had to pull me out of his arms. Now a friend tightly pressed me to him and it seems that he did not plan to let go.

Gleb, meanwhile, told the guards that Yegor was in the next room. From these words, my skin was covered with goosebumps and the panic that had only recently released me from its grip returned again. Along with...