Aleks raises his hand to the side of his face as someone gives him a report through the earpiece. He nods once and turns his gaze on Rob. “Looks like you’re alone, Robert. The way it should have been from the beginning.”
Panic starts snaking its way up my spine. My brother is standing opposite me all alone, surrounded by Aleks’s men. He’s the most vulnerable he’s ever been and there’s nothing stopping Aleks from killing him.
“I did what you asked,” Rob whispers hoarsely. “Now, can you please stop pointing the gun at her?”
Aleks smirks and pops open the clip, revealing that it was unloaded the entire time. Rob’s eyes bulge.
“Just needed to make a point,” he says mildly. “But it’s good to know how far you’ll go to protect your sister. She is quite something, isn’t she?”
I twist around a
