(IVANNA)
"Don't look sad." Marcella says. "There are many important men in Donetsk that work for my Nikolai. You will find another one."
I nearly scoff. No. I don't want another man who is involved with the mafia. I want an accountant. An architect. A barista maybe. Some normal human being whose job doesn't involve killing people.
"I'll be fine." I say, waving away her concealer. "I'll go back to Krasnoyarsk. Or someplace else. I'm not staying here."
She soothes the edges of her lips. "I could never leave. There is nothing as a powerful man between your legs. Why would you want another?"
"Self-preservation, maybe?"
"Besides," she continues. "Sergio will soon lose everything. My Nikolai is so clever with computers, and he has eyes everywhere."
What does that mean? Sergio had mentioned Nikolai's computer fraud empire on the yacht, but that sounded so direct. Like Nikolai is targeting Sergio. How though, does this have to do with my ransom?