I hang up.
Nico is watching me. "Well?"
"Three people have access to that warehouse. Me, Igor, and my brother Aleksander."
"So someone else got in."
"Yes."
"How?"
"I don't know." I refresh the tracker again. The dot hasn't moved.
Dmitri
The warehouse looms ahead. Dark. Silent.
No cars parked outside.
My chest tightens.
I stare at the empty street. The abandoned building.
They could have found the tracker. Could have left the shoe here on purpose. Could have taken her somewhere else while we waste time searching an empty warehouse.
Or worse.
I push the thought away.
"Dmitri." Nico's voice cuts through the silence. "We need to?—"
I'm already out of the SUV.
Men pour from the other vehicles. Pietro's soldiers. My men. All armed. All ready.
Yuri appears at my side. "We'll clear the perimeter first. Standard protocol."
"No." I start walking toward the warehouse. "I'm going in."
"Boss, we need to?—"
"I'm going in first." I don't look at him. Can't look away from the building. "That's an order."
I need to see. Need to know if they hurt her. Need to be the first one through that door.
If she's?—
No.
Nico catches up to me. "Dmitri, wait."
I don't wait. Can't wait.
My men fan out. Checking the perimeter. Securing the area.
I reach the side entrance. The door is unlocked.
I draw my gun. Push the door open.
