manage to watch as Alexei steps over the body, and wrapping his hand around the back of Carson’s neck, he yanks him into a hug. “We have to move,” I hear Demitri’s voice, and then he comes into the room. Carson pulls free from his brother’s hold and turns toward me. A sob sputters from me because I can’t comprehend what happened. I can’t link the man I love with this… killer.

