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I lift my head, pausing my task. “What?”
“Before he went out this morning, Mr. Volkov gave specific orders that you’re not allowed to visit Yan.”
“Oh, fuck him and hisspecificorders.”
Ogla’s bland eyes widen as if not believing I just said that. I made her speechless for once.
Jeremy giggles as he tugs on my dress. “Bad word, Mommy.”
“Sorry, angel.” I smile, then direct my stare at Ogla. “Tell your boss that he can’t stop me from tending to a patient.”
And with that, I take the food and tell Jeremy to come with me.
We go into the guest house. Unlike the other guards, Kolya and Yan apparently live here. As usual, there are two soldiers with drawn weapons in front of the building. I’m prepared to give them a piece of my mind if they try to stop me, but they don’t.
When we go into Yan’s room, we find him sleeping. He woke up a few days ago, but the doctor put him on pain medication that causes him to sleep more.
He’s covered by a gray duvet that’s been pulled up to his chin, a slight stubble growing on his jaw, but he’s not as pale as those first few days.
Kolya sits by his side, tapping on his laptop. I’m surprised to find him here, because he’s usually Adrian’s shadow, and since Ogla told me Adrian has outside business today, I thought Kolya would be with him.
But then again, there’s been simmering tension between the two of them since Yan’s injury. They barely address each other, even in Russian. Adrian has been going out a lot during the day with the other men, and Kolya has hardly left Yan’s side
When we enter, he closes his laptop and stands up.
“Is he better?” I offer Kolya food.
He takes it and places it on the nightstand. “Yes. I believe so.”
Jeremy sits on the floor running his figurine over the sheet, but it’s far enough from Yan so that it doesn’t cause him discomfort.
“Mrs. Volkov.”
My attention slides from Jeremy to Kolya. “Yes?”
“Please leave. Boss gave clear instructions about not welcoming you here anymore.”
I grit my teeth. That fucking asshole.
“I’m not leaving.” I cross my arms. “And if Adrian says anything, tell him I insisted.”
Kolya’s face remains stoic as he murmurs, “You’re making Yan’s case worse, not better, Mrs. Volkov.”
“Surely he wouldn’t hurt his injured man because I want to visit him.”
“No, but he’ll suspect him more.”
I frown. “Suspect him?”
“Boss thinks Yan could’ve been behind your kidnapping.”
“What the hell? He got shot.Twice.”
Kolya’s jaw tightens. “He thinks Yan could’ve done that on purpose to get away with it.”
“Holy shit. Your boss is a fucking dictator.”
I can tell Kolya wants to defend Adrian, but something stops him. Or someone. Yan’s inert body. So that’s the reason behind the tension between them. Adrian suspects Yan, and the senior guard doesn’t like it.
