“Which is it? She yours or ours?”
He was quiet for a moment before he spoke. “Ours.”
“Her life is on the line.”
“Always has been.”
“You know how serious this is, Dom. You know what could happen if you disobey your father though. Are you willing to do that? He’d probably have you killed and then just go fuck someone else to replace you. Or hell, he’d probably make you watch while he gutted her himself.”
A muscle thrummed along his jaw.
I sighed in frustration. “We need to act. We going to save her or what?”
“I don’t know how.” He looked at me and for the first time in all the years I’d known him, I saw some deep emotions I’d never seen on him before. Fear. Worry. Desperation.
“Yes you do. Vincent won’t be happy about it. I’m not either, but if you can save her, don’t you want to?”
He didn’t say anything again, opting to drink once more. After swallowing, he spoke. “If she’s with Vasiliev, or has been, it’s off. I won’t be able to. Not after a lord.”
I nodded. “Fair. Except you love her.”
“So do you,” he shot back, glaring at me.
I swallowed. “That’s why I’d kill her to save her from them.”
“How fucked up are we?” he asked, his voice soft.
“We wouldn’t be taking her life at that point,” I said softly. “We’d be saving her soul. Those fuckers are Satan and his minions.”
Dom nodded. “I guess we’d better get some answers before we pull the trigger.”
“Sounds like you do have a plan,” I said, taking another hit from my joint.
Dom nodded. “Maybe.”
Fuck. What a mess.
Forty-One
Bianca
When I woke, my body was wrapped around Vincent’s. I snuggled closer, feeling a little better about my shitty situation. He gave me a squeeze.
“Morning, baby B,” he mumbled sleepily. “You’re quite a welcome treat to wake up to.”
“You’ve been sleeping in the chair in my room for weeks,” I said, hugging him back tightly.
He chuckled. “Definitely not the same. Trust me.”
We were quiet for a moment.
“We need to get ready for class. Half day today. Then the dance.” He tilted my chin up and placed a kiss on my lips.
Fallon’s warning to stay away from the dance pounded a beat in my head.
I envisioned Vincent holding me. Dancing with me. Protecting me. Levin and Dominic nearby.
I’d be safe. I knew I would be.