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Eight minutes later, I pull in behind her Mercedes with my tires smoking. She’s pacing the pavement, hands crossed over her chest, brow furrowed down in a sharp V.
The moment she sees me, she runs right into my arms. “I’m so sorry,” she blubbers.
I have no idea what she’s apologizing for, but I need to ensure first things first. “Where are the kids?”
“They’re home in bed. Amelia’s with them.”
I nod with relief before focusing on the tears streaking Emma’s face. “What happened in an hour to cause this reaction?” I ask, wiping her tears away with my thumb.
She’s staring at my suit. “God, you look handsome…”
“Emma.”
She blinks, squeezing out two more fat tears. “I went home and—”
HONK. HONK. HONK.
“Fuckinghell,” I growl. “We can’t be parked here. Get in my car. I’ll have one of my men pick up the Mercedes and drive it back to Hell’s Kitchen.”
The vein is pulsing softly in her forehead as she gets into the passenger’s seat. I send Boris a quick text and then drive us out onto the road.
“I know the timing is horrible—”
Ring. Ring. Ring.
Since my phone is connected to the car, the ringtone blares louder than normal. Emma jumps in her seat and I cut the call without answering.
“It’s just Kirill calling to nag me about being late. Go on.”
Her eyebrows turn down. “Oh, God…”
Sighing, I try to rein in my frustration. “It doesn’t matter, Emma. Just tell me what’s bothering you.”
“M-maybe it can wait until—”
Ring. Ring. Ring.
Kirill again.What the fuck? He’s not usually this annoying persistent. I reject it. “You were saying?”
This time, she doesn’t even get the chance to get a single word out before my phone starts upagain.
I’m not about to ignore this many calls from my second.Something’s up.
“Kirill?”
“Ruslan!Where the fuck are you?”
“I told you something came—”
“Yeah, well, something’s come up here, too. And it’s not good.” He’s normally unflappable. Nothing is a big deal to him. So to hear the panic in his voice right now…
“What’s going on?”
“Are you alone?”
My gaze slides to Emma. She’s sitting there quietly, hands tangled together, chewing on her bottom lip.
“Emma’s here but it’s okay. You can tell me anyway.”
