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“Get used to it.”
“Look, if you hadn’t sent me off on my own to be in the middle of nowhere, none of this would have happened.”
“I know.”
“You do?”
“I fucked up but I intend to put it right. I will not let anyone hurt you ever again.” I grab the back of her neck, kissing her for as long as she can bear. I feel her knees going weak, her body sagging. I let her go. “You’re family,” I tell her. “We are bonded forever. I will protect you. You are mine. What are you?”
“I am yours.” She looks dazed, like she’s just woken up.
“Get in the car.”
She does as I say. I climb in and hit the gas, returning to the road to put the miles between me and the bodies. I glance over at her, brow furrowed, eyes half closed. “You all right?” I ask.
“Terry’s dead,” she says. “Mrs. Aldova’s dead. It’s a lot to handle in one day.”
“You’ll be all right.”
“Will I? You sound very sure.”
“I am sure. You’re my wife. You will be fine.”
“Unless I get killed. Or you get killed. Or we both do.”
“Not happening.”
She closes her eyes completely, breathing steadily, like she’s trying to keep from hyperventilating. “Relax,” I tell her. “Nothing to do but take it easy for a while.”
“Where are we going?”
“I’ve got some properties off the books. Going to head for the nearest one.”
“How long will that take?”
“Couple of days. I’ll find us a motel for the night. We can get some rest and I can use their phone to see if there’s any progress in proving it’s Diego behind this.”
“What if it is? What will you do?”
“Kill him.”
“That simple, is it?”
“He threatened your safety. He will die.”
It takes another couple of hours to reach a motel. She’s asleep when we get there. I pay in cash, carrying her through to the room with her muttering in her dreams. When we’re inside, I tuck her into the bed before going back out to the reception. “Use your phone?” I ask.
“Sure,” the guy behind the counter says as I slip him a fifty.
I call Igor. “Where are you?” he asks. He doesn’t sound like a betrayer, but it’s hard not to be suspicious. He was the only one who knew the location of the cabin apart from me. How did Terry find it?
“Out of sight for now. What’s the word?”
“Diego’s still at the lake house. Looks like he’s waiting to hear if Mila’s been picked up.”
“I took out Terry and the driver. Got her out of there. You keep digging, see if he confirms he’s behind this.”
“Got my hand outside with the bug listening to every word in there. You going dark?”
