CHAPTER SIXTY

Dimitri's POV 

The slap echoed through the hall like a gunshot.

Alexei's head snapped to the side from the force of my blow. His cheek immediately turned red.

For a moment, everything was silent. The guards watched with tense expressions.

Mikhail stood nearby with an unreadable expression.

Alexei slowly turned his face back towards me. His green eyes burned with hatred and rage.

Then he spat directly at my face.

The saliva hit my cheek and I felt it drip down slowly, warm and disgusting.

"You fucking bastard!" Alexei cursed, his voice was filled with venom. "I regret not searching harder for you!"

He pulled against the chains...