Nikita Von James 〈2024-2026〉

She was practicing something else entirely.

Leonid’s hands trembled. For the first time in her life, Nikita saw her father cry. Not the loud, dramatic grief of movies. The quiet, drowning kind. The kind that happens when you realize you sold your soul for nothing. nikita von james

“I’m not here to hurt you,” she said. And it was true. Leonid Von James was already a ghost. He just hadn’t stopped breathing yet. She was practicing something else entirely

Three months later, Sokolov was arrested at an airport in Monaco, boarding a private jet with a false passport. The evidence against him was airtight: financial records, witness testimonies, photographs, and a signed affidavit from his former right-hand man. The trial was brief. The verdict was life. Not the loud, dramatic grief of movies

“I can get you out,” Nikita said. “Witness protection. A new name. A small house somewhere far from here. But you have to give me Sokolov.”