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“How did you guys meet?”
“Why do you want to know?”
Why do I want to know, really? Why am I interested to know about him and his wife?
Clinking my nails together, I keep staring at them. “I thought I should know in case anyone asks.”
“The official version is that we met at a party.”
My head slowly lifts and I stare at him through the mirror. “There’s an unofficial version?”
He’s preoccupied with my hair as he speaks, “Correct.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a secret between Lia and me.”
“I thought I was Lia.”
“I thought you didn’t like being called Lia.” He threads his fingers through my fast-drying hair.
“You still make me play her role.”
“You still don’t think you’re her and that doesn’t make you privy to my secrets with her.”
I open my mouth to say something but choose not to, because whatever I spout will backfire in my face.
The sick asshole is trying to completely erase me so I’ll become his wife. If I let my guard down, there will be nothing left of me.
“You’ll accompany me to a birthday party in a few days,” he announces out of the blue, shutting off the blow-dryer and brushing my hair.
“Whose birthday party?”
“Igor’s.”
I squint. “Igor Petrov?”
He nods. “What do you know about him?”
I pause, feeling attacked by a quiz all of a sudden. I try to recall the details I read about him. “He’s higher up in the brotherhood. Not as high up as you, but he has a notable position.”
“And?”
“And, what?”
“His family. How many members are there?”
“I…don’t remember.”
He glares at me through the mirror.
“What? There are too many people in your organization and I’m super bad with names. I’m sure I’ll be fine when I meet them.”
He wraps his hand around my hair and tugs back, tilting my head to peer down into my eyes. “You’ll learn all about them before the birthday. You are not allowed, under any circumstances, to make any mistakes. Is that clear?”
“Ok—I mean, fine. Fine!”Jeez.He has a weird way of flipping from gentle to harsh in a fraction of a second. It’s like he has a split personality or something.
“Ogla will ask you questions until she makes sure you’ve learned everything.”
