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As soon as I park my car in the garage, I take a detour to Felix’s place to take a shower and change. I tried not to get any blood on my shirt, but some ended up on my sleeve anyway. I don’t want Angelina to see it or be afraid of me.
“I played a round of poker with Felix the other night,” she says. “You were right. He cheats.” “I told you.” I snort. “What did you lose?” “I have to prepare dinner.” “You were lucky. The last time I played with him, I lost my car.” “Seriously?” “Yup. Then, I had to buy it back from him. He charged me twice the actual price. Asshole.”
“You still don’t want to tell me why you did it?” “Nope.” “Then I guess you’ll be staying with us.” “Not really. I need a few days to gather more strength, then I’ll try running away again.” “Thanks for the heads up.” I laugh.
“Me keeping a meat cleaver under the mattress is . . . cute?” “Very.” “You’re weird.” “I’m not the one keeping a kitchen utensil in bed.” “It’s a weapon!”
The president stares at me with his lips pressed into a thin line. “You piece of shit.” “What?” I light a cigarette and take a big drag. “Pasha was into the underground fight scene when he was young. I told you he could take on any of your men.”
“You want me to play therapy dog for Sergei?” I ask, incredulous. “Yes!” He hits the table in front of him with this palm, laughing. “A therapy dog. I couldn’t have put it better myself.”
“Do you regret it?” he asks, squeezing the steering wheel. “It’s okay if you do. Just tell me, and I won’t touch you again.”
“Processing?” He sighs and buries his hands in his hair. “Just tell me honestly if you don’t want to have anything with a mentally unstable person and . . .”
“Do you know what you’re getting yourself into, Angelina?”
Sergei’s lips curve upward, and I suck in a breath when the cold blade lightly presses against the center of my chest. “I like this bra,” I choke out.
“You’re the only thing that keeps my darkness away, lisichka.” I kiss her shoulder. “If, one day, you decide you’ve had enough of my shit, just leave and never look back. And make sure you hide very well.”
“Because, I will follow and drag you back. And there’s nowhere you’ll be able to hide if I decide to chase you, Angelina.”
