“We’re not alone,” she answered. “They found me.”
At first he didn’t understand. Then he heard footsteps.
Six people. – I’ve been seeking you for a long time, Katya. Let’s finish this.
He wasn’t ready for this. He was a businessman who had spent his life solving problems with money. But Katya…
She stood up.
Not scared. Not tense. But confident.
– Go away, or I’ll do it again. Her voice sounded cold and final. In the end, everyone left.
Some were wounded, some simply ran away. Katya stood there, breathing heavily, with blood on her hands.
Chapter 4: Heart and Truth
Finally, Katya told him everything.
About her past in the world of shadows. About betrayal. About how she got out.
How she ran. And how the tragedy became not a sentence for her, but a reminder: you have to live now. Maxim listened without breaking.
“Why did you stay with me?” he asked. — Because you were lonely, like me. Because you needed what I could give.
And because… I wanted to live next to you. – And now? – Now I’m scared.
Not for myself. For us.
Chapter 5: Love That Changes
Maxim transformed after that incident.
He sold most of his assets and handed over management to reliable people. He started to appear less often in business circles and more often in life. He began to help charities, opened support centers for people with serious diagnoses.
He began to live. On the other hand, she started treatment. Together.
Epilogue: The Roof of the World
Two years later, they were standing on the roof of the same tower again. “Do you remember our first meeting?” Katya asked. – Of course.
I thought you would be my entertainment. But you became the purpose of my life. She smiled.
Kissed him. – Sometimes fate plays amazingly. Gives us gifts in the form of pain.
So that we learn to appreciate joy. “I love you,” said Maxim. – I know.
And I love you.
