Lahat ng Kabanata ng Blood And Betrayal : Kabanata 91 - Kabanata 100

CHAPTER NINETY-ONEIrinaDimitri stared at his phone with wide eyes. The phone nearly slipped from his fingers. "What is it?" I asked nervously. My voice sounded too loud in the quiet room. I pushed myself up on my elbows, the IV line tugging at my hand. "What happened?""Alexei," he said breathlessly. "Alexei is awake."The words hit me like a physical blow.My heart stopped beating for a moment. Alexei.The man who had ruined my life from the beginning. The man who had kidnapped me and terrorized me for months. That man was awake.I had almost forgotten about him lying in that coma. I had let myself believe he might never wake up. It was a dark thought, but it had brought a measure of peace.With everything else happening I had pushed him to the back of my mind. But now he was awake.And everything was about to change, again. The safety I had begun to feel could now be threatened."I should go to the estate now," Dimitri said. His voice was tough. He started walking towards th

Chapter Ninety-Three Irina I thought I didn't hear him correctly. Dimitri said he was going to adopt my son. My baby. Our baby. I stared at him in complete shock. My mouth opened but no words came out. This wasn't something we had discussed. We had never talked about adoption or what would happen with the baby's legal status. I wanted it. Of course I wanted it. I wanted my son to have Dimitri's name and protection. But I was shocked. Completely blindsided. Even Mikhail looked surprised. His eyes widened slightly and he turned to stare at Dimitri. For a moment, the entire room was silent. Then Alexei exploded. "What?!" He screamed. His voice was so loud it made me flinch. "What did you just say?" "You heard me," Dimitri said calmly. His

CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE Irina I walked down the hospital corridor with my baby bundled in my arms. The nurses had tried to stop me. "Mrs Volkov," one of them said. "The baby is not ready to leave yet." "I do not care," I replied coldly. "I am his mother. I am taking him." "But the paperwork..." "I will handle it later," I interrupted. I signed whatever forms they shoved in front of me. Then I took my son and walked out. The guards at the entrance tried to stop me too. "Mrs Volkov," one said. "Boss Dimitri gave orders that you are not to leave." "Move," I said firmly. "Or I will scream that you are kidnapping me." The guard looked uncertain. "Please ma'am," he tried again. "Just wait for Boss..."

CHAPTER NINETY-SEVENIrinaThe shelter was not what I expected.When we arrived, Andrei led me through a heavy metal door. The building looked old from outside. Dark brick walls and tiny windows with bars. It looked like a prison."This is it?" I asked nervously."Yes," Andrei smiled. "My sister runs this place. You will be safe here."A woman appeared at the entrance. She was older, maybe fifty. She had gray hair pulled back in a tight bun."Andrei," she greeted him warmly. "You brought someone new.""This is Irina," Andrei introduced me. "And her baby boy."The woman looked at me with cold eyes. But then she smiled."Welcome, Irina," she said. "I am Vera. Come inside."I followed them into a long hallway. The walls were bare and painted with dull gray color. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead."This way," Vera said.We walked past several rooms. Through the open doors, I could see women sitting on beds. Some were reading. Others were just staring at the walls.Something felt wrong.

CHAPTER NINETY-NINEIrinaMy heart hammered against my chest so hard I thought it would break out.I suddenly became hot, unable to move.My legs were trembling. It made moving difficult.The sound of footsteps grew closer. Relax. Irirna, relax.I shut my eyes and took in deep breaths. My body calmed a little and I used the opportunity to run.I ran. I ran as fast and as quietly as I could back to my room.Thank God I was barefooted. My feet made no sound on the cold stones.I slipped inside and closed the door quietly. My heart hadn't stopped racing.I stood with my back against the door, listening for any sound.I heard the sound of a door, opening and closing. I froze.Alexei was outside.I heard his footsteps in the corridor. It was getting closer.Please do not come here. Please do not come here.The footsteps stopped right outside my door.I held my breath.Then he moved away, going down the corridor. Back towards that horrible room.I exhaled slowly.What had I just seen?Wh