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Konstantin was there, lying on the cold floor. Blood dripped from the injury on the back of his head, forming a small puddle. He was tied up and still unconscious.
The bodyguard tied her up next to him. “Try anything stupid and you’re dead.”
Zia waited for the bodyguard to leave, then she moved closer to Konstantin. “Kostya, can you hear me?”
No response.
She struggled to turn around and began to kick his leg. “Wake up. We need to find a way out of here,” she whispered. “Please, wake up.”
He didn’t wake up or even move.
Zia didn’t give up. Minutes passed and she was getting exhausted, yet she didn’t give up. She couldn’t give up.
Finally, his eyelid fluttered, and his eyes opened. He groaned and tried to raise himself up. “Where are we?”
She heaved a relieved sigh that he was alive. “We’re in Long Grove. In a mansion in a secluded area.”
“How long have I been out?” he asked, looking around. “Three hours.”
“Fuck! We need to find a way out of here.” He pushed himself up. “Can you try to get this off me?”
She nodded. Twisting her body, she moved closer to Konstantin and started to tug at his rope. It took several minutes, and she was sweaty by the time the rope finally came off.
The door opened suddenly; Owen walked inside with his usual annoying grin. “Well, if it isn’t the princess and the grizzly bear.”
“What do you want?” Zia fired at him. She’d been friends with this man, and she’d loved him for years, yet she’d never hated him as much as she did right now. He seemed like a different person, not the Owen she fell in love with.
“To see your faces.” He pushed her hair behind her ear. “I’m going to make you pay for every pain your husband inflicted on me, Zia, and it won’t be pretty when I do it.”
“Is that why you’re working for Cillian? Were you working for him all along?”
He shook his head. “He found me after I left that day. He offered me a chance for revenge, and I took it.”
“There’s no time for this bullcrap,” Konstantin said with a sigh.
Owen turned his attention to him. “What did you say, Big Guy?”
“You heard me. Nobody’s got time for your sob story.” In the blink of an eye, Konstantin got to his feet, strode to Owen, and held his face. “See you in hell.”
Zia heard the cracking of bones as Konstantin snapped Owen’s neck.
Owen’s lifeless body fell to the ground. His blue eyes were wide, glaring at her, but they were lifeless.
She didn’t have time to react when Konstantin knelt beside her, loosened her rope, and dragged them both to their feet. “Are you sure you’re okay? You’re wounded.”
Konstantin rubbed the back of his head. The blood had clotted already. “I’m not that easy to kill, lady.”
“Wait.” She pulled the phone from her breast. It was warm and sweaty from the heat of her body. The battery had almost drained, but the location was still turned on.
She read a text Lev sent. “I’ll find you soon. I’m close to you.”
“They’ll notice this asshole is dead. We should find a place to hide for now.” Konstantin held out his hand to her.
She took it and followed as he led her out of the basement, knocking down other bodyguards as they went. They were making it out of here alive, both of them.
Chapter 25 - Lev
“We’ve found her!”
