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He switched the subject immediately. I got the feeling that talking about Brianne was annoying him, which I liked.
“Tell me, do you enjoy disobeying me?” he asked, his voice dangerously low. “Because I’m trying to keep you safe.”
My ears perked up. “Safe? Me? From what exactly?”
He froze for a moment. “This world is a dangerous place for a woman so pretty, Kaya. And you’re attracted to danger. I’m trying to prevent anything bad from happening.”
I grinned and slowly turned my head to the right. I almost jumped at what I saw. He was too attractive for my sanity to hold. His cheek rested on my shoulder, and his eyes were fixed on my lips, alight with an emotion I couldn’t quite decipher. But adoration like I’d never seen was written all over his face.
“Why? You’re always so extreme.”
He laughed. “When it comes to you, yes I am. May the Lord forgive those who dare to touch you, little lion, because I sure as fuck am not the forgiving type.”
My mouth parted, and a shaky breath escaped. His words were too addictive—I wanted to tattoo them on my body. My heart skipped a beat as he stared at me. It was thrilling, and I was getting too excited.
Resist, Ekaterina. Damn it, resist this man.
I removed my eyes from him before I did anything stupid. Although lately, everything involving Davorin had resulted in stupid decisions, and I had yet to regret a single one. It terrified me how much control over my mind he had, and the bastard was well aware of it.
“What happened to my things, Davorin?” I slid to the side, feeling my lungs work properly again the moment I put a safe distance between us.
“I had Brianne collect most of them—why?”
I blinked. “I have a lot of valuable jewelry in there, and I do need my phone.”
He grinned. “All of that is in the guest room, which you won’t be using.”
“Why not?”
“Do you seriously think I’d allow you to sleep in any bed beside my own?”
“Isn’t that cute?” I deadpanned.
He ignored me. “As for the rest of your things, all of your clothes should be here before nightfall.”
“How about my furniture?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Why do you need that?”
His question only confirmed my suspicions. Someone else was entangled with this situation, and none of it made any sense—from the hit on Aleksei, to Dominik’s behavior, from my father’s sudden visits, to Davorin speaking in codes I had yet to crack.
They weren’t telling me everything. Or rather, they weren’t telling me anything. My mind went into overdrive as I began to plot how to get them to come forward with what was truly happening, before the celebration for Aleksei’s birthday.
The celebration I’d yet to receive an invitation for. I didn’t need one though—I planned on going either way. I wasn’t going to allow them to shake me off too easily. That brought my thoughts back to Rhea—we were supposed to meet days ago, and I itched to call her.
“Where did your mind go?”
I snapped back to reality with a shake of my head. “Irrelevant. I’ll need to get a hold of my things.”
“Let’s go,” he told me and started walking.
Following him, I tilted my head at the sight of his body—his broad shoulders, muscled arms, and great ass. It took me a moment to get my mind out of the gutter and realize that we’d reached the guest room.
A box sat on one of the white night stands. I didn’t wait another second before opening it. My phone, car keys, and my laptop, along with all the chargers, waited inside. But underneath all of that was my jewelry box—well four of them.
I pulled everything out, and a sigh of relief slipped out at the weight of the boxes. No doubt all the gold was still inside.
“Grab it and let’s go,” Davorin said from behind me.
