Episode 86

Naomi

I couldn’t believe that I was in Gavril’s arms, and he was being completely different.

I wasn’t used to this Gavril. It was almost like everything that had happened over the past few hours had scared him somehow. Although I didn’t want to read too much into it, I couldn’t help it.

It also made me want to cry, but I held those tears back. Now wasn’t the time to lose it.

“Jon took me to his studio in the city after he…” I paused. What if Gavril didn’t know about Anatoly yet?

Oh God.

“I know,” he said, relieving my fears that I was about to tell him that his closest friend was dead. If I closed my eyes, I could still see Anatoly telling me to run as the bullet ripped through his chest, how he had tried to save my life even when he knew that he was going to die in the end. I wouldn’t get over that for a long, long time.

I looked up, catching his eye. “I’m so sorry,” I whispered, wanting to comfort him. He had to be hurting, no matter how tough Gavril was. Losing someone he cared abo