“Noah, get over here right now!” Jamie hisses.
Through all the chaos there’s one person missing. “Where’s Aiden?” I whisper.
Hunter shrugs. “I haven’t seen him since Ivan’s. I don’t know where we are. Everything just happened ... Ivan’s dead... then black.”
“You all stormed into that house with no fucking plan?! Are you crazy?”
Hunter shrugs with a smirk. “You’re my best friend. No plan. Just action.”
I laugh, shaking my head. Unbelievable. “You’re insane.” My glare softens. “Thank you.” I look over at the giant man in the pink shirt. “Who the fuck is that?”
“That... is a long story.” Hunter smiles at me. “Are you okay? I know not emotionally or mentally, but are you hurt physically?”
“No. I’m not. He didn’t touch me.” Hunter nods. “None of this has sunk in yet.”
“I need your number before we leave,” Noah says to Tagar. “I want to start a bookclub. Everyone’s invited. Tiger, I mean it.”
“Tagar,” the man corrects.
“Once a month. I mean it. You get first pick, Danger Daddy.”
“Danger Daddy?” Hunter whispers. “He’s going to get us all killed.”
“Noah, baby. Please come over here before you get us all killed.” Jamie gives him a tight-lipped smile as Noah hops down off the desk then leans down and gives Jamie a big kiss.
“I’m going to be sick,” Devlin whispers.
“Wait. Noah. Where are your handcuffs?” I ask.
“Huh?” He looks at his wrists. “Oh, I picked them with the paperclip on his desk.” Noah turns to the guards. “You know, if you want some restraint tips, my fiancé is very good with rope and silk ties.”
“Noah, please,” he begs.
“I would tie you up so good you’d never break free,” Devlin says to Noah.
“Do you hear yourself?!” Jamie snaps.
The doors open and Kenji looks around the room, then his eyes land on me. “I need that one.” He closes the door and Tagar and the man by the door come to grab me. I struggle for a moment then deflate. What’s the point?
“He won’t hurt you,” Dominic whispers.
I take one last look at my friends and sag.
They take me down the hall and into a room, and my blood goes cold when I see Aiden holding Katya in his lap. She’s still sleeping but stirring softly in his arms. He looks up and the softness in his eyes almost kills me. “What are you doing?” Aiden asks Kenji.
“Sit.” He ignores Aiden. “I’ll be right back. I have something I need to take care of. There’s a guard right outside this room. Don’t do anything stupid.”
With that he leaves us in silence.
I want to scream at him.
I don’t. I just stare at him and Katya, and although there’s so much going on—betrayal, danger, and so much heartbreak—I just watch him with her, and I know that no matter what, Aiden wouldn’t change a thing. Aiden might not love much, but I know his sister is his world.
And how can I blame him.
She’s my sister too.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
