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Chapter Twenty-Five
Leo
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WHAT THE FUCK WAS Igoing to do with Kaja for the rest of the day? I wasn’t going to risk leaving her in the flat. If her father found out where she was, I wouldn’t be there to do anything to stop him taking her back, and he could flee to Estonia without knowing why she’d been taken in the first place.
I dried off and got dressed and then showed Kaja to Jodie’s wardrobe.
“I’m sure you’ll find something decent to wear. Jodie had an amazing taste in clothes, and she certainly bought enough of them.”
She gave a strange kind of smile and nodded. “Thank you.”
My chest tightened at the thought of seeing Kaja wearing Jodie’s clothes. It was probably a really bad idea. I was still messed up from losing her, and I wasn’t going to deny that. I didn’t want anyone to think I’d taken Kaja to replace Jodie. Jodie could never be replaced.
But you’re allowed to move on with your life,a little voice whispered in my head.
No, I wasn’t. Not yet, anyway. Not until I’d made Rasmus pay for what he did. Maybe then, and only then, could I start to consider having a future, even if it didn’t have Jodie in it.
I left her to dress and went to check my phone. There was a message from Tam telling me to come to the house. He’d marked it urgent, and I frowned. The drop-off wasn’t until tonight, so what would be so urgent about it?
My concerns were still with what I should do with Kaja. Ignoring Tam’s ‘urgent’ text, I messaged him back.
Is Hallie home?
The reply came within seconds.
Yes, why?
I’d always got on well with Hallie. Tam had hated her at first, mainly because of who her father was, but also because a marriage had been forced on him when he’d never wanted to get married. Our two families had always traditionally been enemies, only now we were working together.
No reason. See you soon.
Kaja could hang out with Hallie while I dealt with whatever it was Tam wanted.
I stared down at the phone and then brought up the footage I’d taken of Kaja the previous night, bloodied and down on her knees. The sight made me hard again, and I knew I’d watch it over and over for my own pleasure. That wasn’t the reason I’d taken it, however. I pulled up the number I’d sent the previous video to and sent this one as well. I pictured Rasmus’s face as he opened the content, and a small smile touched my lips.
Kaja emerged from the bedroom wearing a tight, long-sleeved black top with a pair of wide, light-blue jeans with artfully deliberate holes in them. Her dark hair was still damp from the shower, and she’d caught it up into a high ponytail with a couple of tendrils falling down either side of her face. Her skin was free from makeup, but she didn’t need it. She was gorgeous.
“We’re going over to my brother’s house,” I told her, not remarking on her appearance.
“I’m coming, too?”
“Yes, Hallie’s there. You can hang out with her for a while.”
