I rub my hands together with glee.
I didn’t want to lie in bed all day because all I’d do is think about how uncomfortable I am. But now that I have a job to do? That’s so much better.
"But she doesn’t need that until tonight, so you can take your time. However, after that…" He smirks. "I downloaded a few things."
I flip through, my eyes widening at the details.
Wow, I love this.
"There are three different streaming apps for you. Zoya and Ember did give me a whole list of books for you to read, but I don’t trust them. They read mafia romance. Who the fuck does that?"
"Um, me? Starting today?"
He shakes his head, smirking at me.
"I downloaded a couple of games too. No idea what they are. They were highly rated.”
I narrow my eyes suspiciously. "Why did you do all this?"
"Because I’m trying to make sure that I don’t have to tie you to the bed," he says with practiced patience. Then he lowers his voice, and his eyes darken, half-lidded.
"Believe me, I have everyintentionof tying you to this bed. But not until you're better."
A shiver runs through me, heat pooling in my stomach.
“Wait. Did you buy me…ateddy bear?”
A caramel brown teddy sits at the foot of the bed.
He shrugs. “So what if I did?”
Then his phone rings.
"Under the covers," he orders. "I have to take this."
I curl up, flipping through the tablet with glee. It’sslick.And I love this next job.
Yana is intelligent and capable. I know precisely what kind of disguise I'm going to put her in.
And she's going to love it.
I’m flipping through my contacts, creating the document she needs, and making really good progress when I hear Matvei on the other line.
"No. Yeah, I know. Not this time."
But when I go to check through the apps here, I see a file folder. I click it out of curiosity and freeze when I see a familiar name on one of them.
Gleb.
My eyes dart to the door.
He's still talking, his voice rising and falling, deep in conversation.
I keep two browsers open, ready to shut one down the second I need to.
But I can't help myself.
My fingers tremble as I click on the file.
