Chapter 57
A/N: Uploading before schedule today, cause I will be busy.
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In the remote, uninhabited western region of Russia, a simple house stood amidst trees and vegetation. A pastoral-style home, it was surrounded by vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and a pig pen.
Natasha, Alexei, and Yelena approached the house, walking side by side. As they moved, Natasha and Yelena's eyes flicked downward for a moment, noticing a subtle change in the ground beneath their feet, though neither paid it much attention.
When they reached the barbed wire fence, a faint movement came from inside the house. Their arrival had clearly caught the attention of its owner. The door creaked open, and a woman stepped out, holding a shotgun aimed at them.
But when she saw Natasha, Yelena, and Alexei, the woman froze in shock. The sunlight revealed her appearance—a tall figure, mature and beautiful, dressed in a red-and-white plaid shirt and jeans. Her long golden-red hair added to her feminine allure, but her sharp eyes carried a cold, detached air, like someone who had taken lives without remorse.
As Natasha got a good look at the woman's face, her own sharp and cold demeanor softened with recognition.
"Natasha, Yelena, Alexei?" the woman muttered in disbelief, frowning as she lowered the shotgun.
Natasha, Yelena, and Alexei opened the gate and walked down the winding path toward her.