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“Where?” I twisted my fingers together.
“Chicago.”
“Dmitri, look. I had–”
“Not a fucking word. Get in the truck and keep your mouth shut.” He jerked his head toward the door.
Silently, I walked out of the cabin. I passed the spot where Zigmond had fallen dead. There was no sign anything had happened. His car was gone too.
“You’re good at your job, huh?” I tried to smile, but he said nothing, just pulled the truck door open for me and waited for me to get in. Once I was settled, he slammed the door and threw my bag into the bed of the truck.
When he climbed in with me, he turned the ignition and took off, away from the cabin.
“I’m sorry.” I said after we reached the main road.
He turned the radio on, twisting the volume dial. I took the hint and shut my mouth.
It’s not like we were a thing for fuck’s sake.
He was my captor.
I was his prey.
Chapter 11
Dmitri
Dominik’s house came into view as I drove up the drive. Aleksandra fidgeted in her seat. Other than asking to stop for the bathroom, she’d stayed silent for the three-hour drive.
“When we get in there, you need to let me talk. Don’t say anything. Until I find out what’s going on, you stay quiet.” I kept my eyes firmly set ahead of me after putting the truck into park.
“Yeah. Okay,” she said. The fire was tempered in her tone. She could be planning to bolt again, but the gates locked behind us when I drove through them. She wouldn’t get anywhere.
I grabbed my keys and climbed out of the truck. Her door slammed shut a moment later and I waited for her before heading to the front door. She tucked herself just behind me, using me as her shield.
No matter how pissed she made me, I could be that for her. At least until this meeting was over.
The front door opened, and Dominik’s brows shot up. His expression darkened a fraction when his eyes moved to Aleksandra.
“Come in.” Dominik gestured. “Let’s go to the kitchen.” He held the door for us then led us to the back of the house to the kitchen overlooking the vast yard. “You were going to wait for my call.”
“Couldn’t wait.” I brought Aleksandra to the breakfast nook and pointed for her to sit. “Zigmond paid us a visit at the cabin.”
Dominik’s brow furrowed. “What?” Nothing about his reaction felt off. “What the fuck was he doing up there?”
“You don’t know anything about that?” I turned my back to Aleksandra, facing off with him.
“You think I had something to do with it?” His chin lowered.
I fisted my hands at my side. I’d known this man for as long as I could remember. I had to trust that history, at least until he gave me a reason not to.
“Dmitri. Are you seriously accusing me of sending that prick up there? If I wanted her dead, wouldn’t I just tell you to take care of it?” Dominik took a step toward me. “That’s what you do, right, Dmitri. You take care of problems.”
My jaw tensed. I’d never been ashamed of my choices before. I did what I did to survive. The men he sent me after were men deserving of the fate they found. But Aleksandra wasn’t like that.
“I’m not accusing you of anything. I’m only stating what happened. How did Zigmond know where to find us?”
“He was around when I was talking to my father on the phone. He must have heard me.” Dominik dragged his hand through his hair. “You took care of him, I assume.”
