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“Are you hurt?” Dad asks.
“Not really. I got a cut on my foot, but Sergei bandaged it.” The expression on my brothers’ faces is almost comical.
“What happened to him?” Leon nods to Sergei and his bruised nose.
“I headbutted him.”
“I taught her that.” Leon smirks.
“She’s a hellcat,” Sergei says, sounding proud.
“Can you put the gun down?” Vincent asks. I shake my head no. “Liv, put the damn gun down.”
“You’ll kill him.” My eyes fill with tears.
“Oh my God.” I hear my mom gasp. “Do something.” My mom’s voice turns stern, and we all know she’s talking to Dad.
“We won’t kill him.” My father gives. “For now.”
“Sergei?” I peek up at him.
“You have so much faith in your family. Let's see how real that truly is.” Sergei reaches in front of me and starts to pull the gun from my hand. “I love you, princess.” He tosses the gun onto the bed.
“I love you too,” I tell him, knowing my whole world is about to change.
19
SERGEI
“What?” Vincent yells, his eyes going wide.
“You don’t love him, Olivia.” Leon shakes his head. “He’s brainwashed you or something.”
“Don’t tell me what I feel,” she snaps.
The brothers exchange a look.
I may have tucked my gun away, but I can grab it easily if either of them make a move. There’s no way I’m letting them take her from me. I don’t want to do anything to hurt Olivia–like killing her brothers–but I’ll do what I have to to keep her safe and with me.
“What about Gina?” she asks. “Is she okay?”
“She’s fine. The baby is fine. They have a monitor thing on her.” Vincent glares at me. “She’s been on strict bedrest since some fucking lunatic crashed her baby shower, terrorized her, then kidnapped her sister.”
It’s not like I can deny any of it, so I don’t say anything.
“But the baby’s going to be okay?” Olivia presses.
“Yeah,” Leon says. “The monitor is for the baby’s heartbeat, and they have a blood pressure cuff on her that’s automatic.”
Olivia takes a deep breath and lets it out. “Thank God.”
I realize then that she’s been worried this entire time. I should’ve let her check on her sister. I’ve been so wrapped up in her, not to mention my father’s impending wrath, that I didn’t think about it. I should have.
“Sorry, princess.” I kiss her hair.
Vincent’s scowl deepens, and Leon looks utterly dumbfounded.
“This isn’t happening.” Leon shakes his head. “This is …”
