SAINTS by Sophia Henry

Author:Sophia Henry [Henry, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-949786-06-4
Publisher: Krasivo Creative
Published: 2019-10-13T04:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, I’m disappointed when Stasya isn’t in my bed when I wake up. I was hoping for a few quiet minutes with her where we could let our guards down. Apologizing doesn’t come easy for me and that moment of naked vulnerability just before the sun comes up might help.

But a perfect scenario isn’t in the cards today, so I get up, take a shower, and get dressed. When I enter the kitchen, I’m tucking my gun into the holster on my hip.

“Good morning, Cowboy,” Stasya greets me dryly, eyeing my gun. She’s sitting on the cushion in the living room window, hands wrapped around a glass of tea. “Do you always carry that?”

“No,” I tell her honestly, glancing at the Glock. “Sometimes I carry my Stechkin.” There’s no reason to lie since she’s going to be around both of them a lot.

I blow out a stream of air as I reach for a tea glass. Time to suck up my pride. The sooner I apologize, the faster we can move forward.

“Look, Stasya. I know the way I handled things weren’t ideal,” I begin, avoiding her eyes by pouring hot water into my glass. “but I hope you understand why I had to do it that way.”

“Actually,” she interrupts, “I don’t understand why you had to scare the shit out of me, drug me, and throw me in a dark, cold room. If I were going to save you from being kidnapped, I would have said”—she leans over and sets her tea on the floor—“‘Kirya! I got to you just in time! There is group of bad men who want to hurt you in the car behind you.” She waves me toward her animatedly. “Please jump in, and I’ll take you somewhere safe.’”

She has a point. A point that never crossed my mind for a minute because it wasn’t the original plan.

I scoop a few teaspoons of loose leaves into the strainer and drop it into my glass. “I did what I did because I wasn’t sure if I was going to let you know if I had anything to do with it,” I admit quietly. “I was going to be the one to save you from the bad guys.”

She calmly folds her hands together and sets them in her lap. “Excuse me?”

My chest tightens, but I push back the uneasy embarrassment and speak louder. “Being your hero sounded like the better way to get you to accept my protection. But I can’t lie to you. I could never live with myself if I lost your trust.”

She’s quiet. Probably thinking about what I’ve gotten her into. I don’t blame her for being angry. If she ever forgives me, it will be a miracle. But I wasn’t kidding when I said I can’t lie to her. She deserves so much more than that.

“My life is dangerous, Stasya. The last thing I wanted to do was bring you into it.”

“Then why did you?” she yells, jumping up. “Why did you bring me here?”

“Because I had no choice!” I slam a hand on the counter.

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