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“Isn’t this what you wanted, Bri?” he asked quietly, but there was a punch behind his words. “That we operate as separate entities? Did I or did I not specifically ask you not to do this?”
My mouth dried. “Viktor, I didn’t mean to—”
“But you did.” He pulled away and just...left.
Even in the fighting ring, I’d never seen him this volatile. Pulse hammering in my ears, I didn’t pay any attention to the farewells and final words exchanged between Soph and Anya. I knew I was missing important details, but I didn’t care. Viktor was furious at me.I fucked up so badly.
Anya began walking away, us following. I staggered into a table. It bit into the flesh above my hip, making me hiss in pain. Sophia stepped in to catch me.
“Let’s go get some ice cream.” My bestie pulled me under her arm.
“He’s so angry,” I whispered.
“He’ll cool down. You poked the bear, babe.”
I swallowed hard, the laugh threatening to turn into a sob.
Walking out of the bar and shepherded by Nikolai, I caught sight of Anya as she and her goons stepped into the elevator. Our eyes locked, and I let go of the remorse. I would save her if I could, but I had to save me first now.
Stepping into the humid night, Sophia muttered under her breath, “Too bad we don’t have that video Dmitri has. That’s really what she’s scared of.”
I stopped in my tracks. “Can you get it?”
Sophia blinked at me. “Who are you and what have you done with my straight-shooting roommate?”
“I found my underworld roots,” I said, a rough laugh finally bubbling to the surface. “But in all seriousness, if we control the video, we control Anya.”
Chapter 35 – Viktor
Iparked in front ofthe auto repair shop. Eyes were already on my vehicle, and I knew it would only be a matter of moments before I was hauled out of it and beaten.
My phone had buzzed with a missed call while I’d been driving. And since my truck didn’t have a Bluetooth screen, I’d not answered. As I looked down at the display, my heart pulsed painfully. They were pleas to come back. Requests not to do anything stupid. My girls knew me well.
The whole ride here had been one blur of red rage. Bri had fixed it, and yet she never felt farther from me.Didn’t I want her acting freely?asked that voice in my head. I did, but since I’d claimed Briana, I wanted to protect her more than I wanted to breathe—the man who chased pain because there was nothing worse than feeling like his heart was ripped out by the person he loved.
“I love her—”
