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00:06 Sienna:[Selfie with Zeus. Both are sprawled on the bed.]
00:09 Sienna:What about my driving lessons? You promised!!
00:12 Sienna:Is there another wedding we can crash sometime soon? I could dance on the table for you again.
00:16 Sienna:[Another selfie with Zeus on the bed.]
I notice a peculiar thing when I skim the contents. The first several messages are statements that don’taskfor a reply. But she probablydidexpect me to text her back. When I didn’t, she sent the photo of her and Zeus. And Sienna knows very well I don’t allow my dogs in the bedroom. If I had seen that image last night, I would have demanded she get Zeus off the bed and out of the room. She sent that specific photo on purpose, but when I still did not respond, she switched to asking questions.
She knew we were about to get into a confrontation with the Romanians, but none of her messages showed any interest in that. Just seemingly random nonsense. But they weren’t nonsense, were they? It’s never “what you see is what you get” where my wife is concerned. I have to ignore the shit she says and the way she acts. Dig deeper to find the truth.
Statements, then the photo, and then the questions. Attempts to get a reaction from me?
She was worried about me but didn’t want to show it.
I lower my head until my mouth is right next to her ear. “You are like a damn Rubik’s Cube, Sienna. I can spend days trying different moves to find the right pattern.”
She mumbles something and presses even closer against my body. Untangling my fingers from her hair, I take her chin and tilt her head up.
“Tell me, my glittery spy, has anyone ever managed to solve the puzzle?”
She blinks sleepily and scrunches her nose at me. “What the hell are you rambling about?”
“I’m talking about your text messages. Your crazy clothes and ridiculous footwear choices. Your smiles.”
She raises an eyebrow. “What’s wrong with my smiles?”
“The wider they are, the sadder your eyes get.”
Her body tenses, but it only lasts for a second. In the next breath, her lips curve into another of those false grins.
“Are you trying to psychoanalyze me, Drago?” She juts her chin at me. “I’ve had enough shrink sessions to last me a lifetime, so please, kindly fuck off.”
Shrink sessions? I wrap my arm around her, keeping her close. “Why?”
“It’s personal,” she snaps and shoves at my chest. “Let me go.”
“Why, Sienna?”
“I tried to kill myself!” she yells into my face. “There. Happy? Now, let me go!”
Dread explodes inside my chest, then spreads, consuming my entire body. I can’t move as I stare at my wife while she beats upon my breastbone with her fists, trying to make me release my hold. I should let her go. She obviously wants to be alone, but I can’t. The mere idea of her not existing makes me want to set the whole fucking world on fire. There is no world without her in it. Not for me.
“Sienna.” I sweep away a lock of hair that has fallen over her face.
Sienna tries to swat at my fingers, but when she fails, she sinks her teeth into the side of my hand.
“Feeling better, now?” I ask.
She glares at me through tangled strands and mumbles something I can’t decipher. I doubt anyone could when her mouth is full the way it’s now.
“Chomp harder if it’ll help.”
A tear rolls down her cheek. She lets me go, leaving a sizable indent in my flesh. I cup her face with my palms and wipe away her tears with my thumbs. “What made you do that, baby?” She knows I’m not asking about the bite.
“When my sister was abducted, it was my fault.”
“How so?”
