Page 266 of Maddening Fixation

For a moment, he said nothing. Then he followed.

The black SUV waited outside.

Keegan climbed into the driver’s seat while I got into the back.

The engine roared to life.

And we drove.

Neither of us spoke.

The silence inside the vehicle was suffocating.

Only the sound of the engine and the passing streetlights broke through the darkness.

But my thoughts were louder than anything.

Juliet’s empty eyes.

The blood.

Her voice.

Our child is dead. Is that enough for you, Romeo?

My hands tightened into fists.

Then my anger found a direction.

“Sokolov never identified which daughter betrayed me, and you still assumed it was Juliet?”

My voice cut through the silence.

“You made a judgment based on who you liked and who you didn’t.”

Keegan’s eyes flickered toward the rearview mirror. His knuckles turned white beneath the faint glow of the dashboard.

“Yarina has never given us a reason to doubt her loyalty. She has proven herself time and time again, boss.”

“Pray you’re right.” My voice was quiet.

Keegan glanced at me through the rearview mirror.

“Because if you’re wrong...” I leaned forward slightly. “If your loyalty to your assumptions cost me my wife and my child...” My eyes met his in the mirror. “You won’t live long enough to regret it.”

Keegan’s eyes flickered.

The tires suddenly screamed against the road.

The SUV jerked violently as Keegan slammed on the brakes.

My body lurched forward against the seatbelt.

“Boss...” His voice held something I rarely heard from him.

Fear.

“Drive.” The command came instantly.