The tape crackles with the sound of hisses and spits. Definitely a fire,though I knew that already. Jared’s body was covered in burns when he wasfound.
“Time to fulfill that vow.”
The report of the gun makes me scream.
I clap a hand over my mouth as my eyes fly to Dmitri. It feels like this is allhappening in the present. For me, in a way, I suppose it is.
Dmitri leans forward once more and switches off the recorder. The silencethat follows is oppressive after the chaos of that recording. If only I couldswitch my mind off so I don’t have to replay it again and again…
“I know that was hard for you to hear. And I understand that you hate meright now. But I spent so long trying to track down the man who killedElena. When I finally found him, I wasn’t capable of
