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“Do you even have a brother?”I yell as the man starts pounding on the door. This is the second time some big bad wolf has tried to huff and puff and blow my life out.
“I’m sorry,” Mila says. “Oh, God. I’m so sorry.”
CHAPTER 15
DIMITRI
He used a silencer, but they’re not as quiet as people commonly think. Lights have switched on, causing Artyom to kneel next to me and put the gun against my head. That’s a rookie mistake, placing the barrel so close. It’s not needed. He could easily crouch on the other side of the courtyard with the pistol aimed at me and achieve the same effect.
Finally, the light switches off. “Bulletproof vest, clever,” Artyom whispers.
My chest is finally starting to feel normal again, though I know there will most likely be some bruising.
“You don’t seem too keen on finishing the job,” I point out.
“Just waiting for the right time,” he grunts.
“What did you mean about Mila?” I snap.
“Isn’t it obvious? Your father, Dimitri, her father… They’re willing orwerewilling to do things that made it impossible to deny they were really in charge, but you’re not willing to crossthat line. A man like Nikolai can make his daughter do anything he wants.”
“Maybe,” I say, “but you’re forgetting something very important.”
“I am?”
My hand slowly closes over the hilt of my knife. With the gun pressed against me, I’ll have to be fast, but I’ve got all the motivation a man could need. Nobody is going to hurt Lia. Ever.
“I’ll never let anybody hurt her.”
“Who, the girl?”
“Her name is Lia. I’m going to marry her one day.”
“Our surveillance tells us you only just met her.”
“That’s all it takes sometimes,” I growl, then spring into action.
CHAPTER 16
DAHLIA
“Mila, open the door,” the man grunts from the other side. He’s stopped hitting it, probably because it’s thick and sturdy, and he’s making too much noise. “Mila.”
She sits on the bed, her shoulders slumped, fighting off tears. It’s annoying me how badly she wants to cry whenshewas the one who was going to help kidnap me. Ruin my life. Betray me.
“Mila, I need you on my team,” I hiss. “I know you’re not a bad person.”
She turns to me, her eyes red. “I do have a brother,” she says. “My dadisthreatening him, but he hasn’t escaped. He’ll never escape. Nobody can escape my dad.”
“Mila?” the man groans. “I can hear whispering.”
“Who is that?” I say, making my voice even quieter.
“A man loyal to my dad.”
“Just one man?”
“The Sokolovs respect Dimitri. My dad was complaining about that before he sent me here. He wants the rest of the world to be as miserable and depressing as he is.”
