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“Yes.”
“Christ,” I mutter just as another call beeps in my ear. “Thank you.”
I end the call with Director Koslov and answer the one from Nikolai, “Yes?”
“I just got the news Maurice DuBois was assassinated.”
“I have to call you later. Cami needs me.”
“Okay.”
I end the call and drop my phone on the coffee table. Cami’s eyes are frozen in horror and glued to me as if I have the power to make this situation better.
I shake my head. “I’m sorry, baby. It’s a confirmed kill.”
Her features tighten with anguish as she tries to breathe through the blow.
I engulf her in my arms and press kisses to her hair and temple. “I’m so fucking sorry. I tried to call him, but he switched off his phone.”
“No,” she whimpers, bringing her hands up to cover her mouth. She keeps shaking her head, the shock clearly too much for her to process.
Suddenly a heartbreaking sound tears from her, and she slumps against me. My fucking heart breaks for her as she weeps uncontrollably.
“I’ve got you, baby. I wish I could take this pain from you,” I say, trying to comfort her the only way I know how.
It takes close to thirty minutes before she manages to calm down and process the initial shock.
When she pulls her face away from my chest, a weird calmness settles over her features.
“I don’t know what to do,” she murmurs, her tone emotionless. “I guess I should call someone… who?”
“No.” I frame her face, and using my thumbs, I try to wipe some of her tears away. “I’ll handle everything.”
Slowly she shakes her head again, looking lost and dazed. “But, what do I do?”
“Nothing, baby. You leave everything to me and just…deal with what happened.”
“How?” The word is squeezed from her throat before a fresh wave of tears overwhelms her.
I hold her again, and brushing my hand up and down her back, I say, “Just cry, baby. Let it all out.”
“Max,” she groans, the raw grief making her voice hoarse. “I can’t lose my father. He’s all I have.”
No. You have me, as well.
“I’m here,” I say with the promise that I’ll never leave, darkening my tone. “You’re not alone. You have me. I’ll help you through this.”
My words don’t seem to get through to her as she weeps hysterically, “He can’t be gone. Why? Why did they kill him? No, he’s not gone.”
All I can do right now is hold her as she breaks down.
“I’ve got you, Cami,” I keep repeating.
And I’ll never let go.
Chapter 28
Cami
