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Both of my legs were destroyed.

I lay there on the cold marble, legs twitching uselessly.

With the last of my strength, I tried to drag myself toward the door again.

It was pathetic.

I could only manage a few inches at a time, arms shaking, leaving a wide trail of blood behind me.

Daniel watched me for a moment.

Then he walked over and crouched down in front of me again.

He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up at him.

“Keep crawling if you want,” he said quietly. “It will not change the outcome.”

I stared at him through tears, blood, and pain.

“Dimitri is going to kill you.”

Daniel smiled.

“We will see who finds who first.”

Dimitri… please.

Please find me.

Chapter 31

Dimitri Morozov

I drove like a fucking maniac.

I had sent him back there with nothing but a couple of bodyguards standing outside like idiots because he wanted privacy with his family.

Privacy.

What a fucking joke.

I should have known better.

I should never have let him go alone.

The moment the thought entered my head, I wanted to kill myself for it. I had let my fairy walk straight into the lion’s den.

I slammed the car to a stop outside the building and ran. The bodyguards were still standing by the entrance like nothing was wrong. One of them opened his mouth to speak, but I did not give him the chance.

“Move,” I snapped.

They stepped aside immediately. I did not even bother with the handle. I kicked the door with everything I had.

The door did not even shake properly. It was one of those expensive, reinforced modern doors, probably made with some kind of bullet-resistant composite and a steel core.

It was not going to break from a kick.

“Fuck!” I snarled, already reaching for my gun. I was ready to start shooting the lock when I heard footsteps behind me.