99 Nothing up my Sleeve

The guards who brought Vanya to Tasar were stopped by the second group as they couldn't find Lixiss within the whole estate.

Vanya smiled to herself. If they couldn't find Lixiss that meant most likely Kerala found her first, and took her away. With Lixiss out of the way, Vanya felt more confident at surviving this meeting with Tasar.

In the office, Tasar and Vanya stood facing one another, she could see the fury in his eyes. She wanted to laugh at his pain, to think the woman he looked down on from the first day they were married is now standing before him as his cousin's murderer.

"Shall we get this over with?" Growing bored quickly with the staring contest, Vanya chose to break the ice.

Unfortunately, Vanya didn't expect that when she spoke Tasar would rush her and wrap his hands around her throat.

Feeling the tight squeeze of his fingers encasing her neck, and the air in her lungs become less and less. A sense of fear she never felt from Tasar took root in her heart.