Chapter 66
A sudden, silk-smooth voice, tinged with a familiar Russian accent, cut through the tense silence, causing both Sonya and Judas to flinch. The sound alone was a jarring shock, a cold dread that made them clutch their chests.
“Svetlana?” Sonya's voice was a mere gasp, a whispered name of a ghost. Judas's face had gone pale, his composure shattered.
“What are you doing here?” he managed to choke out, his eyes darting around the room, searching for the source of the voice.
“I can't just 'drop in'?” Svetlana's voice came from the shadows behind them, filled with a condescending amusement.
“You never 'just drop in',” Sonya pointedly stated, her hand still clutched to her heart.
“True,” Svetlana's voice was now impossibly close, a chilling whisper right behind them. “But I did h
