Page 92 of Savage Little Lies

“Then you’ll need to show me some fecking loyalty!” Sean snaps.

“How?” I ask him as my shoulders sag heavy with defeat.

Sean suddenly smirks, and dread seeps into my soul. “Since you’re so close to Ivanov, you’re going to use that to your advantage.”

He narrows his eyes and grabs my arm again, keeping me from escaping as he steps closer to me. “What? You don’t actually care about that bastard, do you?”

My stomach flip-flops as I stare up into his angry eyes. I keep making things worse for myself, but I can’t deny the fact that part of me doesn’t want to hurt Dmitri. There’s a piece of both of us that’s been intertwined, drawn together by the things that we understand about each other. Feel for each other.

I never expected this, and I don’t know what to do about it that won’t get me killed or sold off to men who will do whatever they want to me.

“No,” I say, my voice coming out in a whisper.

Sean presses his fingertips into my arm even harder. “Good, because I want you to kill him.”

My heart sinks. “What?”

“You heard me. Kill him. You’re close enough to get the best shot, yeah?”

“That’s impossible. He’s twice as strong as me and always surrounded by guards!” I argue, my heartbeat pounding in my skull.

“Find your way back into his bed. You seem comfortable enough with it,” he spits out with a look of disgust on his face.

I nearly flinch. So, that’s all he sees me as now?

I’ll never win with him, but I have to protect myself for as long as I’m stuck here.

“No.”

“What did you say?” he growls.

“I won’t kill him for you, but… I can give you intel.” I blurt out in a rush.

He eyes me for a few seconds. “Well? Tell me something I’ll give a damn about.”

I rack my brain for something. Anything. I don’t want to betray Dmitri, but I have to give my father something good, or he’ll drag me to that disgusting ranch once I fail to kill him.

“He’ll be at the Legacy around noon this Friday,” I blurt out. The words taste like ash. “He’s meeting with other important people. Bosses. That could be an opportunity for you.”

Sean thinks on that for a long moment as I hold my breath. “Legacy at noon on Friday. You guys got that?”

His men nod their agreement.

I exhale slowly. Maybe that’ll be enough to buy me some time to figure out my next move.

“Don’t let me down again, Cara. If you’re lying to me about the meeting, you won’t like what comes next.”

Bile rises up my throat as he walks past me, his men following him out of the room. I whip around with stinging eyes. “Why do you hate me so much?”

Sean pauses and turns to face me, his expression cold and unwavering. “You were born weak, and you’ve remained that way.”

“So, you’re going to punish me forever for not being a ruthless killer?” I question him, my inner rage starting to break through the surface.

“You’re your mother’s daughter, not mine,” he replies before walking off with his men.

Tears well up in my eyes as my chest grows painfully tight. He’s never cared about me. He’ll never love me like a father should love their child.

I’m in the clutches of a monster, and it feels like my window of opportunity for escape is getting smaller and smaller with each passing day. The position he’s put me in, betraying Dmitri yet again, will crush me.