{SERGIO}
I almost died. Again.
This time was different, however. The other attempts on my life had
been sloppy, easily avoided. Except for the car bomb, I saw them coming.
The sniper caught me by surprise. I hadn't expected a coordinated attack to facilitate Nikolai's escape. I suppose I should have—he knew it was me or him, that one of us would end up dead—but I'd been shot on the street like a foot soldier. In front of my wife.
What had I been thinking?
I'd been careless, which was unforgivable. She was carrying my child. Nothing mattered more than the two of them, along with Karlen. I should've held firm and had Ivannacancel the appointment. Instead, I let her manipulate me to get her way.
I would not make that mistake again.
