Brutal Loyalty (Sokolov Bratva Book 2) by Bella Ash

Author:Bella Ash [Ash, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Elena

Lunch, shopping, swimming, dinner—Elena found herself genuinely enjoying time with Alexandra and even Viktor now that she’d made up her mind not to kill him. No longer was she tethered to her father’s expectations, and no longer would she carry through with the assassination. The burden of guilt had been lifted, but now that Elena was alone at the conclusion of a full day, she found her heart was still heavy.

All that day, she’d managed to lose herself in busyness, in chatting, and in being free to enjoy her friendship without worrying about how much she was going to hurt Alexandra. At the same time, she’d been hiding from the question of what to do now, and even how to feel. Her mother was alive! She had no idea how to handle that, or even what she felt.

After Viktor and Alexandra went to bed, Elena sat in her room staring at the ornate wallpaper, unable to think of anything except her mother. It had been almost nine years since they had seen each other. Did her mom know about her life? That she’d gone to university and that she hadn’t finished because her father had decided she was wasting her time? What was her mother’s life like? Was she happy? How bad was her MS? Did she miss Elena and Maya?

She needed to go see her mother, and as soon as possible—the more she thought about it, the more she decided that time was critical. Once her father figured out that Elena wasn’t going to kill Viktor, she didn’t know what would happen. She was staying at the Sokolov mansion only because Alexa had begged Viktor to let her seek asylum there after Elena claimed to be in danger. Now that she really was in danger, what would happen? If men loyal to the Svodnik descended upon the house, would Viktor see her as a threat and move her elsewhere?

Somewhere far away from her mother…and far away from Roman?

She had spent so much energy fretting over her mother that Elena realized, in this moment, she also had her father to worry about. He had not only killed one friend to frame another in an attempt to solidify his arms trade takeover, but he had gone to great lengths to hide her mother. Would Elena’s betrayal endanger her mother too? What would her father do once he found out his daughter was disloyal?

All Elena could do was force down a lump in her throat and take a breath. The silence of the house and the emptiness of the room was daunting; suddenly, she felt incredibly alone and vulnerable.

Roman’s words replayed in her head: I promise you that, no matter what you decide to do about your mom, I’ll be there to help you.

“Chaufferone,” Elena whispered into the empty room as her vision blurred with tears, “I hope you really can help me.”

She rose from the bed and pulled her robe on over her nightgown, then padded down the quiet hall to Roman’s room.

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