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“Get the FUCK out!” Laney yells, shoving Arrow and pointing a savage finger at Havoc. “Evie might have said you could sleep in her room, but you don’t answer my door!”
Well, that at least explains a little bit of what’s happening.
“I don’t need two Dobermans hovering. It’s Alexi. Evie would literally blow his brains out if he did anything to me. So you both need to leave because this is obviously important.”
It seems like Laney knows exactly why I’m here, but these guys seem to know that too.
“I’m not leaving,” Arrow says swiftly. “I’ll be in here.” He points to her room. “You can let me know when you’re done.” He shuts the door behind him before she can retaliate. Laney stares at the door in disbelief, muttering something under her breath about guard dogs and noble men being such assholes.
“You,” she points at Havoc again, “go.”
He looks me up and down. I lower my gun and uncock it as I raise a brow. He shrugs and goes back to Evie’s room, shutting the door behind him.
I’m still beyond confused as to what the fuck is happening in here, but I also don’t care.
“Why aren’t you wearing a shirt, Alexi?” she asks as she takes in my appearance.
“We need to talk,” I tell her, ignoring the question, and she rolls her eyes at me.Fucking rolls her eyes at me.I begin to wonder if Evie gave her a run down of how to piss me the fuck off really quick because I’m already finding it hard not to lay a hand on her.
I clench my fists to refrain from knocking her ass out as she turns on her heel and moves to sit on the couch.
I sit in the chair across from her as I contemplate my words.
“Look, I know what you’re going to say,” Laney starts for me. “I fucked up, I’m aware. I know better at this point. If you’re going to kill me, then just let me know now so we can get this over with. I haven't slept in two days, and I have more ideas for how to protect her, so if I could give you those thoughts before you shoot me that’d be awesome.”
I take in her appearance. The bright girl who always seems to be Evie’s polar opposite is melting away. Her eyes are sunken in and the way she’s hugging her coffee mug seems to be like her only lifeline at the moment. I am pissed and I don’t know if I trust her after what she pinned on me, but she might also be my greatest ally in keeping Evie safe.
She may dress up in pink and always look like she’s ready to walk down a runway, but she also has fire in her that reminds me of my princess, and I want to see what she’s made of.
“When we are in Russia, you don’t leave her side. If one of us isn’t with her at any point, you are. You’ll allow me to track your phone at all times so I know where she is because I refuse to track hers, and we both know she’s too smart for that anyway. You keep her inside, and you keep her safe if I’m not there. Can you do that?”
She’s utterly confused with my response by the way her mouth opens and shuts like a fish out of water.
“I know what you did,” I continue, “but I also believe you’ll protect her just like we would. So if you can help me keep her safe, I won’t kill you.”
She sighs and rubs a hand down her face. “Alexi, you can’t trap her in a cage. She’s going to freak the fuck out when she realizes what you’re doing.”
I shrug. “I don’t really give a shit. She will be safe. That is all that matters.”
Laney looks like she wants to talk some sense into me, but she must sense I’m not going to budge on this. Everything we’ve found out the past few days has had my head spinning with a way to protect what’s mine. At least this gives me some hope that maybe I won’t lose someone else too.
“Fine, but if she freaks out on me, I’m telling her this was your idea.”
I get up to leave, “I don’t care if she finds out what I’m doing to protect her. She will have to learn to understand.” I told her she could roam freely on the property and I meant it. She can hold onto the illusion that she is free, while I keep a careful eye on her the whole time.
“Hey, Alexi?” I turn back to her with my hand on the door. “You know you have a giant ass hickey on your neck, right?”
I do know, and I’ll wear my girl’s marks proudly, but I don’t like the smug smile on her face. “You know both of the men in here are in love with you, right?” Her only response is her jaw dropping, and I take that as my cue to excuse myself.
When I walk out of the building, I’m grateful for my lack of a shirt because the cool air slaps me in the chest. It’s a welcome feeling, the jolt of awareness it brings is what I need to get our plans moving forward. We leave in two days, and the house needs to be secured. When I get back to the suite, I move to the next phase of my plan, ensuring everyone on the property is one-hundred percent vetted. I will not take any chances this time.
If she wants to run, I need to make sure we can run with her.
Chapter 14
It's been twenty-four hours since my last surgery. When I wake up to pee I find I don’t need any assistance walking. In fact, it seems I’m almost back to normal. Better than normal actually with how clear my head is.
I take my time in the bathroom to wash my face and brush out my tangled hair. Lev’s been brushing it a lot, something that seems to soothe him just as much as it calms my soul. I smile thinking about waking up in his arms and how happy he looked that I didn’t need his help.
