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“I can’t tell either of you anything other than what I’m saying,” I point out. “So you either accept it or not. I’ll try to do my best, and if after I’ve done that and I still fail, then we can reassess the situation.”
Enough said.
Again they glance at each other then back to me.
“You better try to make good on your word, Georgiou,” Julian states. “You can talk big about doing your best, but it doesn’t change the fact that we expected more from you. When you knew whose daughter she was, you should have left her the fuck alone. I know you would have known the consequences. That’s why we’re here. You knew what you were doing, but you did it anyway. Tell me that’s not true.”
I pause for a beat and nod my head.
“Right, at least we can agree with that,” he sneers. “Do what you’re doing and report back to me straight away. You hear me?”
“I hear you.”
“You can leave now.”
A quick glance at my father, and I see the hidden warning in his eyes that I had better fix the shit.
I march out and head home. I can’t work today with my head such a mess.
Before I get to the house, my phone rings. I answer it when I recognize Donny’s house number. I remember it because the last four digits are four two’s.
“Hello,” I say quickly.
“Georgiou, it’s me.”
Evie, God, it’s Evie.
“Baby, are you okay?” It’s a foolish question, but I ask it anyway. None of us is anything close to being okay.
“No, I don’t have long. Georgiou, my father is taking me back to Italy tomorrow morning,” she says, and my heart sinks between my feet.
“Tomorrow?”
“Yes. I wanted to call before, but I’m not allowed the phone or anything. He’s still mad at me.”
Jesus, what the fuck do I do? If she goes to Italy, it’s going to be difficult to get her back. Of course, that’s where fucking William is.
I need to think of something fast.
“Georgiou, I managed to get an hour. Marcus is going to be in an away meeting. I want to see you and Henry.”
Marcus is Donny’s head of security and practically as ruthless as Donny is. His absence is definitely a window for us to see each other. Or more.
“Evie, if you come near me, I’m taking you and running.”
“No, you can’t, you can’t do that, Georgiou. Dad threatened me this morning. He said if you come near me again, he will kill you and everybody you hold dear. I can’t allow that to happen.”
I ball my hands and slam it into the dashboard. What a fucking threat.
Instantly, I’m reminded of Henry’s words. He’d told me there’d basically come a point in time when we’d just look like the selfish motherfuckers we are.
Donny is serious. Everything that comes out of that man’s mouth is serious as fuck, so I’d be an idiot not to take heed. So, I’m stuck, gridlocked into doing the devil’s will, and there’s not a damn thing I can do to get myself free enough to change things. Even with the stuff from last night, it’s not enough to do anything with.
“Georgiou, please, I just need to say goodbye,” she mutters. “I can’t do anything more, and neither can you.” She whimpers, and I think she might be crying. “I have Tony here with me. He’s one of Cordelia’s guards. He’s agreed to help me.”
“Come to the house. I’m on my way there now.”
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