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My chest tightened and I slammed my fist against the bathroom wall. At that moment, I realized that the bathroom window had been left open. A wave of anger and frustration ran through me, and my blood boiled in my veins.
I hurried back to my room. Something was off. Then I realized – one of my car keys was missing. I rushed to the open window, but there was no security guard in sight. It was a chilling realization – Grace had disappeared, leaving nothing behind but a mocking note.
I cursed. “Dammit!” The woman was just too stubborn for her own good. After her failed escape last night, I didn’t think she'd make another attempt. I wondered how long it had taken her to plan the whole scheme and execute it. She might have been gone long before we found out where she was. But I knew she didn’t know her way around the area.
“Alexei!” I barked.
“Boss!” he shouted in response from downstairs.
“Get the men ready!” I commanded, my deep voice booming through the hallway as I trudged down the stairs. “Grace has escaped, dammit. We must find her before someone else does.”
“Yes, Boss,” Alexei hurriedly pulled out his phone and barked the orders in Russian. I got to the garage and cursed deeply when I saw that one of my favorite sports car was missing.
Fuck!
She really knew how to take the piss out of me. But what I didn’t understand was how she managed to pull this stunt and get past my security every time. How the hell could she steal a fucking car right under their noses? I need to have a serious talk with my guys.
I remembered that I had access to the security footage on my phone. I took out my phone and scrolled through. Then I clicked on the app, found the video I had been looking for, and played it. If I hadn’t already been livid, I might have even found her childish behavior funny.
I watched as she carefully laid out her plan in the bedroom, tracing and retracing her steps, looking for loopholes in her escape plan, and frequently going into the bathroom where there were no hidden cameras. The highlight of the video was when she disguised herself, wearing a coat and topping off her disguise with black glasses and a hat, before making a final trip to the bathroom.
I glanced at the time stamp. She left thirty-five minutes ago.
I tore my gaze away from the screen, clutched the phone tightly as if I could squeeze the life out of it, and clenched my jaw.
Furiously, I marched to my car, got in, and slammed the door. Through the windshield, I saw Alexei and my men drive up in four black cars, waiting patiently for me to give the order. I breathed heavily, my jaw was ticking like a bomb about to detonate, as I inserted the key and gripped the steering wheel.
I had to hand it to her, she not only had beauty but also brains. Grace was damn smart and was starting to get on my nerves. I gritted my teeth and was fuming that she had outsmarted me not once, but twice, and I was mad because she didn’t realize the danger, she was in. If something were to happen to her, I couldn't forgive myself. I needed her back with me, no matter how annoying she was.
I dialed Alexei and put my phone on speaker. “Drive,” I ordered. “Alexei, I will drive ahead. Everyone should be on their guard. She couldn’t have gotten far. I want her back here
alive and unharmed. No one should dare even touch her. I’ll take care of her myself.
Understood?”
“Understood, boss,” Alexei responded sharply, and I disconnected the call. They sped off and I revved my engine, my eyes staring ahead with nothing in focus.
An image of her popped into my head: her fiery green eyes and the scowl she put on when she was angry with me. Fury and worry clouded my face, and I pressed harder on the gas.
If this is how you want things to be, then so be it. I will play your game.
Chapter 9 - Grace
The speed and roar of this little sports car's engine sent me into a frenzy as I drove along the winding, empty highway. I glanced in the rearview mirror and clutched the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. My heart made a happy leap against my chest. I was free at last.
No one was chasing me, but I still had to stay alert and kept glancing in the rearview mirror, watching for any sign of pursuit.
It was a thrilling moment, full of excitement and terror at the same time. I knew that Igor would be mad as hell that I had run away right under his nose. And it terrified me to think of what he would do to me this time if he found me. A shudder ran down my spine, he’s ruthless and could kill me, my only leverage is the envelope.
Ha, I laughed quietly.Do you still want to marry me now, Igor?Damn it, why did that creep into my head? I stepped on the gas pedal and fought with all my might to keep my eyes on the highway.
I had no idea where I was driving to or what I was going to do next. The moment I made my plan to escape, I knew I had to go for it. It took me all day to go over my plan, study escape routes, and everything else I needed to know before executing it. The chances of getting caught were high, but I had to risk it.
I chuckled to myself, took another look in the rear-view mirror, and imagined the look on Igor’s face when he saw the message, I left for him in the bathroom.Goodbye, motherfucker!
This was not my usual behavior, but he deserved a taste of his own bitter medicine. I had to do something to shake him up; to prove to him that he couldn't control me, powerful as he was.
But who am I kidding, my body betrayed me every time he touched me, every time he looked at me with his sky-blue eyes, my brain cells liquefied.
