“Fine. He picked one of the loft bedrooms,” she says without emotion. “Are you…?”
I nod in confirmation. “Call Stepan or Mikhail if you need anything. The moment we leave the cabin, change the security code. No one will be able to get in unless you give them the combination.”
“Y-you’re leaving?” She’s pale and shaky.
I cup her face. “I’m going to get Polly. It’s time we bring her home.”
She nods but she’s biting on her bottom lip at the same time. “It’s going to be dangerous, isn’t it?”
Alyssa places her hand over the hand I’ve got cupping her cheek. “Bring Polly back,” she begs softly. “And bring yourself back, too. In one piece.”
I press my lips to hers. When I pull away, I look her in the eye. “I can do that.”
Then I head back downstairs to the SUV where Dimiv and Nikolai are wai
