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“You think, or you’re trying to cover up something?” Mrs. Milov says.
“Look, I don’t want any trouble. I can go,” I set the coffee down.
“You can’t go until everything’s sorted out with the boys,” Asher says. I’d been introduced to all of them by Luka and told to sit tight, but I want to find Arseny. I take out my phone and try him again.
Still nothing.
“You need to stop stressing. It’ll do you no good. The man is an expert with knives. I doubt anything will happen to him,” Asher continues.
I’m uncomfortable being here.
“Perhaps if you had kept to yourself, this wouldn’t have happened,” Mrs. Milov says. “My son wouldn’t feel the need to run away and hide from you and his brothers.”
“He isn’t running away from me.” I stand up and snarl, “He is the love of my damn life, and I would kill for him. Just as he would kill for me. If he’s not answering, something is wrong, and I don’t appreciate insinuating I don’t care or that I’m here for nefarious reasons.”
Everyone looks taken aback. Mrs. Milov nods her head. “Very well.”
She walks out of the room, and Penny smiles at me. “Now you’ve earned her respect. Well done.”
I look at her, confused. “What? I just… You Milovs are confusing. I need to speak to Kervyn.”
“Wait…” Penny starts to say, but I barge into the next room. “Mr. Milov,” I say, and all three brothers look at me. “I’d really appreciate it if you don’t keep me waiting any longer.”
Kervyn raises an eyebrow and looks at Danil before he looks at me. “I’d heard you were negotiating for your father. I didn’t realize he sat you at the table.”
“He has, but this has nothing to do with that. I’m not here to negotiate. I am looking for Arseny. It is imperative that I warn him.”
They look at each other, and Danil Milov steps forward. “Why would you want to warn my brother about something your family plans on doing? How do we know this isn’t just a setup?”
“I love Arseny. Ask your brother Luka.” They both look at him and back at me. “I was trying to figure out who in my family was targeting your family, and specifically targeting Arseny. I wanted to protect him.”
“Are you saying it’s not your father's call?” Kervyn asks. “Because orders are filtered down.”
“My father doesn’t know about it. My father is a straight shooter. I assure you of that. My father isn’t afraid of showing his hand. Darius, on the other hand, has always been a sneaky brat. I see it even more clearly now than I did before.” I put my hands on my hips. “Tell me where Arseny is so I can make sure he’s okay.”
I stare at them, but none of them move, so I zero in on Luka. “Where is he?”
Luka looks at Kervyn, who shakes his head before he says, “We gotta tell her. She may be small, but she’s bloody dangerous.” He turns to me. “We don’t know where he is. He’s been missing since he went to that meeting. We found his car at an abandoned warehouse, but there was no trace of him. His phone was in the car, and that’s why you can’t get a hold of him.”
“And now we don’t know how to track him,” Kervyn finally admits.
“You can’t, but I can,” I say as I take out my phone. They all look at me, surprised. “What? Do you think I can’t track my cousin's phone? I bet you I can take you right there.”
“You’re not taking us anywhere,” Kervyn says. “You give the address, and we go get Arseny.”
“I don’t think so,” I retort. “Either you take me with you, or you can stay here while I go.”
Kervyn looks at Danil incredulously and then back at me. “Fine, but you stay in the car.”
“No deal. This is my cousin. I can talk him down from doing something stupid.” I look at my phone. “Just as I thought, he’s at one of our hideouts. Come on, I’ll take you there.”
We get into Kervyn’s car. I sit in the front next to him, and I set my maps up. “It’s on the outskirts of town. It’s called the Long Street House. He’s probably summoned my family there.”
“Why would he summon your family there?” Kervyn asks.
“Because he wants to prove himself by capturing the guy who kidnapped me,” I explain. “He thinks he’ll get in my dad’s good graces if he enacts revenge for him.”
“But your dad doesn’t know anything about this?” Kervyn asks again.
