We head out of the church… and that’s when I see him.
Gabriel. Getting into a car. Just down the road.
“There,” I snarl. “He’s right there.”
We all give chase but Gabriel gets into his car and drives away before we can reach him. “Follow that car,” I growl. “Now.”
I will not stop until Gabriel is dead.
Gabriel
I look in the rearview mirror at Luca, Alek, and Dimitri, and let out a laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Susanna asks.
“Your surrogate father is right behind us. So is your brother-in-law.”
She whips around in her seat to look. “What do you mean?”
“They saw us. They’ll be coming for us. We have to switch cars. I don’t want to lead them straight to my house. That would be inconvenient. I wanted a wedding night with you.”
Susanna calms her features down until I can’t make out what she’s thinking. Is she happy her family is coming for her? Or upset?
But why would she be upset? It’s not like she loves me.
I pick up the pace and make it through a light before Luca can follow. “What are you thinking?”
“That’s for me.”
“I’m your husband now. You share your thoughts with me.”
“Is that the deal?” she asks, crossing her arms. “I have to share everything with you? You did kidnap me, remember?”
“But I also killed one of my own men for you. Remember?”
“You put me in that position though so you only have yourself to blame.”
“You’re not wrong,” I admit. “But I want to know what you’re thinking.”
“Why? So you can use it against me?”
“We’re married now, Susanna. You’re going to have to start trusting me.”
She sighs and stares out the window. “It’s just… I never thought Luca would come for me. Alek, yes. He helped raise me. He cares. But Luca? He can’t stand me. He’s only trying to get me back for the sake of my sister.”
“Do you miss her?”
“Nina?” She thinks on it for a long moment. “Yes. She’s my sister. But she pulled away from me after she got married. She was tired of me. And honestly, I can’t blame her. I wasn’t the best person.”
“That darkness I see inside of you. Ready to tell me what that’s about?”
Something almost like guilt crosses her features but she doesn’t say anything. “I’m allowed some secrets, am I not?”
“We’re married. I should know everything about you.”
“In time. You have to earn my trust. Just because I agreed to marry you doesn’t mean I trust you.”
“Then why did you agree to marry me?”
