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Ahh. Shit. “She knew we didn’t exactly meet in a traditional way…”
“No, but she might not be too crazy about the fact that you arranged for her to be sent to you and the woman you paid a finder’s fee to was posing as her friend.”
It’s how we do things here. I fucking kidnapped her, for Christ’s sake. It’s not like we met in a traditional way by any means. Hell, I didn’t even give her a choice about vows or a baby.
“Is this why she isn’t answering my texts?”
“Could be, but I also don’t want to –shit.”
“What?” I say through gritted teeth.
“I get an alert when there’s been any tampering with security measures. It looks as if she’s been unsuccessful, but Aria’s been attempting to circumvent security.”
She is in so much fucking trouble. I clench my teeth together and push the gas pedal even harder. “How?”
“I need to catalog these alerts before I…”
All of a sudden, he goes still.
“Aleks.” What the fuck?
“Fuck.Mikhail, there’s something more urgent we need to respond to,now.An alert’s come in that says there’s been a security breach at the primary residence – Mom’s home. The fire alarms have been triggered and window alarms as well.”
I will myself to stay calm but even the road in front of me goes a little hazy.
Jesus. Fuck. Volkov and his goddamn sons of bitches –
I hit the steering wheel. “Call Viktor.”
The phone rings and rings.
I systematically go through every one of my brothers and get no response. I turn the corner so hard we’re on two fucking wheels.My mother’s estate looms in front of me, smoke billowing into the sky. My heart hammers in my chest, adrenaline nearly choking me.
“Multiple unauthorized entries at the main gate. Detection of explosives. Fire safety alerted.”
Fuck.
“Check real time family status.” My voice sounds as if it’s coming from inside a tunnel, hollow and echoing. I need to stay focused.
“Jesus,” Aleks says in a choked voice, running a hand through his hair. He blows out a breath. “Polina’s in Mom’s guest room. Heartbeat accelerated. Mom’s detected in the same room with her, but her heartbeat’s well below the normal range. Viktor’s nearby, heart rate accelerated. Nikko as well. There’s…” He’s having trouble continuing. “No reading on Lev or Ollie.”
“And Aria?”
“She’s off our radar.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
Aria
I’m under a body.Someone’s heavy, steely body. And it’s not the body Ilikebeing under.
Liked.
LIKED.
I think whoever’s on top of me is unconscious. I blink, trying to piece together what happened, when a wave of panic shoots through me.
The baby.Is the baby okay?Oh my God.
