Uh oh! After the ending of hte last section, I'm thinking Alexei may have a bit of a challenge ahead of him tracking down Kirill and convincing him he's not being played again. *tsk*

I don't understand why Alexei did that to Kirill if he was just going to kill that woman (his wife?) right after. And did he really belive Kirill woulc just return to the hotel or is this part of some larger plan? Alexei is, after all, all about the planning. *g*