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And that’s when she found her courage.

“No, Alexsandr. I already have someone who loves me. I’m going to marry him. He loves me despite what you did to me.”

His eyes went dark and angry.

“You dared to love someone other than me?”

She laughed.

“I never loved you. I feared you. I love him. He’s the first and only man that I’ll ever love.”

He moved toward her.

“What is his name?”

“FUCK YOU.”

When he grabbed her, ready to break her neck, she wasn’t dying by his hand.

Instead, she fought.

She kicked out his leg, and he went down. When he pulled his gun, and she kicked it away, it went sliding across the floor to a pallet that was sitting there.

It only pissed him off.

“Don’t play with me, Alina. I taught you everything you know when it comes to fighting. You can’t beat me.”

She backed up.

Oh, well, he was in for a surprise.

She’d learned a lot from Greyson.

From Emma.

From Nikita.

“My name is Alyona. You can’t break me anymore, Alexsandr. I’m a new person. You can’t let men assault me, and you can’t torture me for hours. I’m stronger and I’ve healed.”

He stared at her.

“You just can’t resist me hurting you. One might think you like it,” he said, laughing at her and mocking Alyona.

Only, she wasn’t done.

That’s when she took off her leather jacket and dropped it on the ground.

He laughed.

“Oh, no. She’s taking off her jacket. I’m so afraid,” he said. “Why are you here, Alina? You know you can never be free of me.”

Well, then, they were both going to Hell.

Together.

“Elizabeth Blackhawk sent me.”

The second it was out of her mouth, his eyes went huge.

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