“You did pluck her out of her life and force her into your little cage,” Milana reminds him in a measured voice. “Some dramatics are the least you can expect.”
His eyes flash. “I thought you were supposed to be on my side.”
“I am. And part of my responsibility to you is honesty. A man would kiss your ass. I’m not interested in puckering my lips, babe. No matter how pretty you may be.”
My eyes ping-pong between the two of them. Their easy banter throws me off-kilter. Along with, y’know… everything else that’s happening to me.
“How about we table the flirting for later?” I snap. “And concentrate on the fact that I have a f*****g life I need to get back to.”
“It’s not much of one if you ask me,” Kolya remarks. He looks unimpressed with my fire. “Guards,” he says, barely raising his voice
