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“What kind of love?” he asks quietly.
“Like you and Mila. Sofia and Jax. The love of a lifetime.”
He shakes his head almost in disbelief.
“What?” I press.
“She never said. You never said? How long? I-I, she’s my sister? You protect her, you love her, no doubt. But a relationship? Really?”
I step forward getting in his face. He thinks I’m not good enough? That makes two of us. But I am never letting her go.
“What? The man who has dedicated his life to her safety. That would die for her? That will love her with everything he has for eternity?”
Nikolai steps back.
I turn and look at Lara and a fresh wave of sadness washes over me.
“Fuck.” I pull at my hair, already feeling guilty for my outburst at my best friend.
Mikhail.
Oh my god. In all of this, visions of the plane going down plague me. When she wakes up, this could break her.
“None of this matters. I just need her back, Niki.”
He offers me a sad smile, and wraps a strong arm around my shoulders.
“She’s going to pull through and she’s going to be so happy when she sees you here. You just gotta be strong for her, okay?”
“You aren’t mad?”
He chuckles and stands back.
“We all knew how much you both loved each other this entire time. I just never thought you’d get your head out your ass and realize it.”
I blow out a shaky breath.
“You’ll look after each other. I know that. I trust you with her.”
I take my seat next to Lara, placing my hand over hers again.
Niki lets out a sigh. “And are you okay? After your adventure?”
I shrug. I’m alive. This heartbreak is worse.
“I always wondered what jail was like. Don’t recommend it. We gotta stay out of those places.”
He chuckles and for the first time in a while, I smile too.
No matter what, this grump has always been family to me.
“What did she make you do?”
I clench my jaw. I’ll always hate myself for this one kill. Butcher was a good guy, well, to me anyway.
“Kill an old guy. I swear when I see her again, I’ll end her myself. Leaving me in there to rot. I’m lucky Drago saw sense, thanks to Mikhail.”
We both stiffen at his name.
