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Tears sting my eyes. “I’ll see you soon. Don’t miss me too much.”
Nikolai straightens up and places his hand over his heart. “That’s impossible. I’m half a soul without you.”
Jesus.
I swallow hard, my throat straining as I watch him leave the aircraft.
Too soon, the plane moves down the runway, and as it lifts into the sky, I let out a heavy sigh.
The flight feels longer than it should, and with every mile the distance grows between Nikolai and me, I miss him more and more.
The moment we touch down in Switzerland, I turn on my phone and dial Nikolai’s number.
He answers on the first ring. “You can still come back.”
“I wish,” I mutter as I get up from the seat. I grab my luggage and exit the plane. “I miss you.”
“Not half as much as I miss you.”
Smiling at the St. Monarch’s guards, I climb into the SUV Nikolai arranged for me and grumble, “The next two weeks might actually kill me.”
“I’ll try to visit after I’m done with the deal in Congo.”
A smile spreads over my face. “I’ll make it worth your while.”
“In that case, I’ll see you on Tuesday.”
I let out a chuckle as the vehicle takes me to the castle.
“I’ll call you as soon as I’m back in Europe,” he promises.
“Have a save trip, and don’t get hurt,” I say, worried about this meeting he’s having in Congo. “I love you and want you back in one piece.”
“Don’t worry about me. Love you, baby,” he murmurs before ending the call.
I tuck my phone into my handbag and glance out the window.
Suck it up, Abby. Focus on Aurora’s happiness and making her wedding day special.
Maybe I’ll get to know Inna. With Nikolai being close with his sister, I feel it’s important that we get along.
The SUV pulls up to the front steps of the castle, and one of the guards opens the door for me. I notice a row of SUVs parked around the fountain but don’t think anything of it.
“Thank you,” I say to the guard as I climb out, and taking hold of my luggage, I head inside.
Excitement starts to bubble in my chest because I can’t wait to tell Aurora everything.
I open the door to my suite and step inside before I shut it behind me. When I turn around, the blood drains from my face. My lips feel numb as I whisper, “Father?”
Looking like a thundercloud that’s about to rain on my parade, he stands up from where he’s sitting on a sofa.
I hear movement in my bedroom and see guards packing the rest of my clothes.
“You’re coming home,” my father barks. His face turns red as he stalks toward me. I take a step back and am absolutely stunned when he slaps me across the face. “How dare you whore yourself out to a Vetrov!”
I cover my stinging cheek with a trembling hand, anger rushing through me. “How dare you hit me!”
My father’s soldiers pour out of my bedroom. Two carry my luggage while the other three head straight for me.
