[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 #𝟑] *ON HOLD* Storming through the smoke, blond hair slicked with sweat, jaw clenched so tight it looked painful. His gun was raised, his voice raw. "You little-! Do you have any idea-You can't just-" He swore so loud half the room flinched. "You think this is a damn game?!" I twirled the dangling cuff around my finger, grinning at him like a maniac. "Um... yes?" His face turned red. "You killed a man!"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 #𝟐] *New cover* [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ] For a second, just one heartbeat in the middle of war, his forehead pressed to mine. His breath was ragged. His eyes were fire. His voice was low, lethal, and trembling. "Ogonёk." Little flame. The word slid out of him like he hadn't meant to speak it, but once it was there, it burned into me deeper than any bullet. I blinked up at him, stunned, grinning wider. "Wait... did you just nickname me? Oh my God, you like me!"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 #𝟏] *New cover* [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ] Her eyes darted from me to the entrance, then back. She whispered, "So... what's the plan, big guy? 'Cause if your plan is just glare until they die, we're screwed." A gunshot split the night. A hole bloomed in the door. She yelped, then-God help me-grinned. "Okay. New plan. I've got tranquilizer darts in the back. For horses. Want me to fetch?" I stared. She was insane. But maybe... useful. "Get them," I said.