Chapter 123 Katerina

• Shutting my eyes, I fight back a harrowing wave of sadness. I've wanted to avoid this conversation since the day I learned the truth. It hits too close to my own past. But there's no avoiding it now. Sasha's eyes drill into mine, and though he doesn't say anything, I know I'm expected to answer.
• The fresh wound breaks open as I begin to talk, my tone hoarse and gritty.
• "Yevgeniy raped her," my voice cracks as the words are dragged out from the depths of my soul, "the same way he did when she got pregnant with me. But unlike how he left me with my parents⁠—"