I hate that I can see the panic lance through her. I hate that Ibrought this chaos and trauma and pain into her life.
But right now, the only thing I can do to protect her is get herout of this house.
“Is this about what Nikolai said? About his enemies?”
How do I explain to her that Nikolai might be the enemy now?I can’t. There isn’t time. Instead, I nod. “We just have to go,okay? Now.”
She slips on her shoes, and we run through the house andstraight through the front door without stopping to grabanything. No covert mission this time around, no sneakingfrom tree to tree. We sprint as quickly as we can down thecurved driveway towards the road.
By the time we reach the curb, a sleek black car pulls up infront of us.
Elise gasps
