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Last night

A shiver creeps over me at the memory

After someone delivered s packed in a hurry Despite my protests, he bundled me into his plane and took me away from my home, my job, my mom, and my friends For several ret but unstoppable deterer have a choice

It’s nothing short of a kidnapping

Yet that’s not the ht at the forefront of e that someone wants Alex dead After the failed assassination atteht—I hoped—that whoever shot Igor gave up when they didn’t succeed, but the card delivery indicates otherwise Whoever is after Alex is going to try again and is willing to do whatever it takes, including using et to Alex

Not only aer—and Alex refuses to go to the police He thinks they can’t help, andfor a few hours, we don’t have any evidence of foul play Also, there’s the possibility of corruption I didn’t consider that before, but it’s not uncommon, especially where the Russian s aren’t exactly clean

What a freaking mess

Throwing the covers aside, I swing e of the bed Without the waroosebuuely re if I wanted a sip of water After that, everything is a blank

I look around for clothes and spot an overnight bag at the bottom of a closet alcove I’ve never seen a plane like this The cabin even has a vanity and en-suite bathroom

After finishing ht, I didn’t have ti happened in a ind of action So now I have a quick shower and dress in the clothes Marusya, Alex’s housekeeper, packed for me They’re not my own clothes—which would’ve meant my standard casual wear of cos—but the new ones Alex bought forcashmere sweater are more forh-heeled boots

I’ out my hair when the door opens Alex stands in the frame, still dressed in the black pants and shirt from yesterday Stubble darkens his jaw, and his hair isin every direction as if he’s dragged his fingers through the at a sleepless night, his gaze is alert, as is his stance His tall, powerful frae

Bravely, Ito keep us safe What upsetsabout it He took away all of le- to give hi he inti a self-assured woue fro