Three months later, Sokolov was arrested at an airport in Monaco, boarding a private jet with a false passport. The evidence against him was airtight: financial records, witness testimonies, photographs, and a signed affidavit from his former right-hand man. The trial was brief. The verdict was life.
The silence stretched. Outside, a bird sang—stupid, hopeful, alive. nikita von james
That night, she began to write.