“I’ll give you 5,000 dollars if you serve me in russian,” laughed the mafia boss at the waitress…

days, the police found Dmitri’s body, as Victor informed her on the third morning, setting a breakfast tray beside her bed with unexpected domesticity.

Official report says gang violence, technically accurate if not complete. Anna’s hands trembled slightly as she reached for the tea, with the reality of her situation crystallizing with brutal clarity.continue reading …