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36. Her Secrets

Bastien

The air in the room thickens as Anya’s admission hangs between us. She takes a deep breath, and her words cut through the silence with a weight I hadn’t anticipated.

“I’ve been hiding something from you,” she confesses, her voice laced with a mixture of fear and regret. She meets my gaze, her eyes searching for a reaction.

I raise an eyebrow, urging her to continue, though a part of me already senses the storm brewing beneath the surface.

“My full name is Anya Popov,” she reveals, each syllable landing like a lead weight in the room.

The name echoes in my mind, sending ripples of anger and betrayal through me. Popov—a name synonymous with pain, vengeance, and the twisted fate that led me to this point. Niko suspected this, I have to get her DNA to prove it, for fuck’s sake and here she is… spilling her guts.

“Why didn’t you tell me this before?” I demand, my voice a low, controlled growl.

Anya takes a step back, her eyes wide with trepidation. “I... I kept it hidden beca
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