CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE

Irina

I lay in the hospital bed staring at the ceiling.

Dimitri had just left and the room felt empty without him.

My body ached everywhere from the surgery and the fight with Marina.

But the physical pain was nothing compared to the fear in my heart.

Dimitri was planning to go to war tonight against Viktor Orlov and his army of men.

What if he did not come back?

What if our son grew up without a father?

Tears started falling down my face.

I tried to wipe them away but they kept coming.

A nurse entered the room.

"Mrs Volkov," she said gently. "How are you...