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“I’m here to collect what’s mine.”
She rolled her eyes. “Considering I haven’t been yours in months, it can’t be me, so whatever it is, take it and piss off.”
She ran her gaze around the area. Where was Viktor? While she hadn’t known the man long, it had been long enough that she knew he didn’t take his bodyguard duties lightly. He should be here.
“You’re mine until I say otherwise.”
Her breath caught as she refocused on her ex. Had he lost his mind? His left eye had a twitch to it that he couldn’t seem to control. His hair was slicked back as per usual, but his skin looked paler, kind of like he was strung out on something.
Great. That’s all I need.
“That’s bullshit, and you know it. I left you, moved out.” She kept her voice low and calm, as she tried to work out what game he was playing. “What did you do to Viktor?”
An evil smile formed on his face, but before he said a word, strong arms came around her torso from behind. She found herself pinned back against a solid chest.
“Viktor won’t be much use to anyone anymore. Can’t wait to see Daniil’s face when he finds out I’ve taken out his oh, so precious right-hand man and snatched his woman.”
Juli sucked in a breath as the man behind her spoke. He’d killed Viktor? How? That man was so big and strong and careful. He was always on the alert for threats. Rodger stepping in close, bringing her focus back to him and her situation.
“You have no clue who you’re fucking, do you, babe?”
She glared at her ex but stayed silent.
“I mean, sure, everyone knows about the real estate shit. But I bet you have no fucking idea about his other income avenues … the drugs and gambling he controls, the killings and beatings he does for money. Fuck, babe, he’s probably got big plans for you on your back once he gets you hooked on him!”
The guy holding her chuckled, lifting his arms so they pushed her breasts up in her bikini to the point they were nearly popping out for the world to see. “Can’t blame him there. It’s what I’d do with a hot little piece of arse like you. Rodger, take this fucking bikini off. I wanna see what we’re gonna play with later.”
A shudder ran through her as her ex slipped his hands inside her bikini and palmed both her breasts. He squeezed them roughly enough to bring tears to her eyes before he lifted them out of their coverings. He gave each of her nipples a pinch before he stepped back, chuckling.
“Let’s get outta here, so we can start the fun. Can’t wait to show that prick a video of us using her.”
What the fuck was with men wanting to video her lately? Bile rose up her throat as she thought about what these two bastards were planning to do to her. She needed to get free and run. It was her only hope. When the one holding her moved his head back from looking over her shoulder at her boobs, she tilted her face down, hoping they would think she was accepting defeat. Then she threw her head back as fast and hard as she could. Pain flared as she made contact, but the grunt and curse of the man made it worth it, especially when his grip loosened for a moment, enabling her to pull free. But Rodger was right there in front of her. As he went to grab her, she brought up the hand that held her camera, grateful she’d kept hold of it, and, wincing over the damage she was about to inflict on it, smashed it into the side of his head.
“Fucking hell, Juli!”
He stumbled back, and she took advantage and bolted away from them. Unfortunately, she didn’t get far. Two steps later, she jerked to a stop as someone took a solid grip of a fistful of hair that she’d left down today. They pulled her head back until she whimpered at the pain in her neck and skull.
“Fucking little bitch.”
It was the man who’d grabbed her before, but his voice was different now, like he was having to breathe through his mouth. She hoped she’d broken the bastard’s nose. Rodger came at her front again, shaking his head and cursing. He didn’t give her any warning, just walked straight up to her and punched her hard in the stomach. All the breath rushed from her lungs as pain rocketed through her. She wanted to curl up in a ball on the ground, but the bastard holding on to her hair prevented any movement. Tears welled and trickled down her cheeks. She was in so much trouble. And this time, Daniil wasn’t here to come to the rescue.
As though she’d thought him into being, a moment later she was sure she heard Daniil growling, but she ignored it, assuming it was just her mind playing a trick and imagining it. Then a loud crack split the air and Rodger flew sideways and away from her. With a curse, her captor threw her to the side where she landed heavily on the ground. Her elbow struck a rock, and more pain flared.
Everything hurt, and on instinct, she curled up into a ball and squeezed her eyes shut. Maybe this was all just a bad dream, and she’d wake up back in her room soon.
Yeah. Waking up anytime now would be great.
Rage like he’d never known coursed through Daniil as he came upon the scene. Viktor had rung to tell him the location when Julietta had stopped to take photos so he could come and surprise her, but after that he’d been silent, not responding to any of his messages or calls. That was highly unusual, so Daniil had gotten himself armed up and come running. Now he was here, he was glad he’d stopped to grab Yury on his way.
Soon after pulling up, they found Viktor unconscious with a bullet wound in his shoulder, and it looked like he’d been hit over the side of the head with something heavy. The gunshot wound was a little high to have hit his heart, but the man had lost a lot of blood and didn’t look good. Daniil lowered down to check for a pulse, relieved to find one. It was faint, but there.
“Yury, I need you to get Viktor loaded into the van. Then come find me. We’ll get Julietta, then get out of here. We’ll call the doc once we’re on our way.”
Nodding, Yury went to his cousin as Daniil headed toward a path that led through a thin line of bush. The coastline must be right on the other side, and at this height, he guessed it was a cliff rather than a beach that he’d find himself on. As he moved, he checked his gun and flicked off the safety. No need for a silencer out here, thank fuck. When he broke through the bush to the clearing on the cliff edge, a growl rumbled up his throat.
Julietta’s top had been pulled down to reveal her breasts, and he’d arrived just in time to see her ex, Rodger, land a hard punch to her stomach, while another bastard he knew all too well was holding her by her hair. Tony had Julietta’s head arched back, far enough it had to be hurting her neck. They hadn’t seen or heard him yet, so he made the most of that fact and lined up a shot. Julietta was too close to Tony, so he couldn’t shoot that arsehole without risking hurting his girl. Taking a moment, he lined up the side of Rodger’s torso. He’d have loved to have put a bullet in his skull, but the reality was he was too far away to risk aiming at that small a target. Nope, a torso shot would get him away from her, stop him hurting her.
Daniil’s hands were rock-steady as, half a second before he pulled the trigger, Rodger turned toward him, opening up a bigger target. It also meant Rodger saw him, but it was too late. Daniil fired, then was on the move, running over to finish off dealing with the situation. The bullet took Rodger in the upper chest, sending him crashing to the ground, away from Julietta.
