Bound by the Ring

Valentin’s POV

I ended the call with Boris before he could say more.

Then I reached for the second phone in my inner jacket pocket—the one almost no one knew existed—and opened the encrypted tracking app.

Vivianna’s name blinked at the top of the screen.

My thumb hesitated only a moment before tapping it.

And there it was.

The red dot on the map.

Moving.

Alive.

I exhaled, more a sound of tension l