If you’re an officer, then it’s forever! Even the stripping of your rank doesn’t free you from the oath you once swore. Sergey Yakushev, a true Soviet cop, never managed to fit into the new realities of democratic Russia in the 1990s; he was forced to leave the militia and found his place in a different line of work. But when life issued him a mortal challenge, he remembered his oath given to another country—one that had never been revoked.
Forced to take part in a criminal investigation, Sergey didn’t immediately understand what he was getting into. But it was too late to back out—now the former officer would have to face contract killers, terrorists, and influential “blood feud” men. He’s going to take part in daring intelligence operations and in bloody battles. And at the same time somehow manage to stay alive…