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“You can’t love him already.”
“I do. I’ve been in love with him for a while.”
“You just met him.” She throws her hands up in the air. “You are being so naive.”
“No, I’m not.” I advance on her. “I met him back in January, but because I was underage, he just kept an eye on me.” I watch as her eyes flair wide then shift to over my shoulder.
“I wondered why he was after you.” Brett chuckles and moves into the room. I look behind him and don’t see anyone with him. I reach into my pocket and hold the knife handle in my fist. He steps up to me, and I know what I’m going to have to do. “You fucked him already, didn’t you? You’re a whore, just like your mother.”
I’m in motion before he even realizes it. I don’t think, I react. I pull the knife from my pocket and slice it across his neck. The cut is not deep enough to kill him right away, but blood spurts in my direction and he screams as he holds his neck. I don’t stop. I push into him and stab at him and slice, just like Dmitri taught me. I have to kill him, I don’t have a choice. He’ll rape and sell us both if I don’t. His arms are flailing around, and he hits me, but I’m possessed. I release my anger and fear on him. I stab and slice as he falls to the ground. He reaches for me as I stand over him. I arc the knife through the air one last time. Red coats my vision as I deliver the final blow. I cough and stumble back, adrenaline pumping through my system. Lennon catches me and holds me up.
“Holy crap, Sparrow, are you okay?” She looks down at me with fear in her eyes.
“We need to go. Come on.” I wipe my hands down my hips to remove some of the blood. I grab her hand and hold my knife out in front of me as I pull her from the room.
As we climb the stairs, I worry we are going to be jumped by someone at any moment. I don’t know if I can fight off anyone else. As it is, I feel weak and dizzy from all the blood coating me. My skin itches and I want to strip out of this dress and take a shower, but I can’t focus on that right now. I need to get us out of here.
The stairs lead to a kitchen of an old house. I stop and hold a finger to my lips to quiet Lennon. I don’t hear anyone. I spot the back door, and we rush for it and out into the open. The cool night air hits me and I calm. I look around us. There’s no one in sight, not even a car.
We stick close to the side of the house as we move around toward the front. Again, there’s no person or car to be seen.
“They put a bag over my head. But I heard them leave after they dropped us off here with him. I heard one of them say they’d be back in a bit.”
I take in the area. We are out in the middle of nowhere. There are a few trees, but it’s the desert, which means there isn’t much to hide behind. I pull out my cell phone and see I have a signal. It’s weak but hopefully enough for Andrei to track me and get here before someone else does. We move forward in the darkness, keeping one foot in front of the other as we head down what I’m sure is a long driveway.
Finally, we reach the main roadway, and I turn to look in all directions. Mountains are in front of us. But to the left, I can make out the light pollution of Las Vegas in the distance.
“That way.” I point and start walking. I’m on a mission to get us away from here. I’m practically dragging Lennon because she just wants to give up. I know she’s in shock from what she witnessed at the house.
“I’m sorry,” she says so quietly I’m not sure I heard it. I stop and turn to look back at her.
“I know.”
“I didn’t mean for this all to happen.” She waves her hands around us in the darkness. A coyote yips in the distance, and she jumps toward me. I wrap my arms around her. She is, after all, my sister.
“I promise we’ll get out of this.” I step back.
“How?” She looks down at me. “No one knows where we are.” I can hear the frustration in her voice as it raises in pitch. She’s practically screeching.
I pull my cell from my pocket. I show it to her then look down and notice the signal is strong. It’s now or never. I dial his number.
“Where are you,ptitsa?” he growls in greeting.
“I don’t know.” I look around for a mile marker or something. “We are on a dark road. I can see Vegas in the distance, and the mountains are next to us.”
“I’m on my way. I love you,” he says, and I do everything I can not to break in that moment.
The sob comes out with no warning. “I killed him,” I cry into the phone.
“Sparrow,” he says my name firmly. “You can do this, and you did what you had to.” He doesn’t question who or why, he just supports me.
“Someone is coming.” I hang up the phone as he’s yelling my name. I look down my body and see all the blood. I probably look like Carrie.
I step off the road and crouch behind a small stand of rocks and trees. I know how dangerous this could be with snakes and other critters, but we need this ride.
“Where are you going?” Lennon panics.
“Get them to stop and get us some help,” I order her.
