Sweet Agony by Terri Anne Browning

Author:Terri Anne Browning
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Henson

Chapter 13

Theo

“Ivan stopped two of Petrov’s men from taking Sofia this evening.” Pops’s voice was low, menacing. Deadly. Considering what he was telling me, I wasn’t surprised.

Rage was twisting my gut, making my blood boil. I wanted to wrap my hands around Adas’s throat and squeeze until I saw the life fade from his eyes.

The bastard couldn’t find Tavia or me, so he was targeting the only other person who might possibly know where his prey was hiding. My baby sister.

“She snuck out to go to a party, and luckily, Ivan followed her. Petrov’s men were watching the compound, waiting for their chance, and they nearly fucking had it.” The last words ended on a roar, but I just sat there, unflinching and waiting.

“Ivan took a bullet to the shoulder,” he continued after a few deep, calming breaths. “He will be fine. Sofia is unharmed, but shaken. Both she and your mom are now very much aware of how dangerous the situation currently is.”

“No chatter on if Petrov suspects where Tavia is?” I asked.

“Nothing,” he confirmed. “How is she?”

I glanced at the ceiling, picturing Tavia asleep in her bed. She’d had a lot of physical activity earlier in the day compared to the previous week. But by nine o’clock, she’d been exhausted and had crashed while watching television with Raven, Felicity, and Nova on the couch in the living room. I’d carried her up to bed and tucked her in, but after getting the cold shoulder from her almost all day, I left so as not to upset her more if she awoke and found me staring.

“She’s feeling better,” I assured Pops.

“Good to hear. And how are you doing, son?” he asked after a pause.

I scrubbed a hand over my face, fighting my own exhaustion mixed with frustration and lingering rage after hearing about Sofia’s near miss.

How was I?

I didn’t fucking know the answer to that question.

Blowing out a frustrated exhale, I told him what was eating at me the most. “I feel like I’m a pussy hiding from the enemy, Pops.”

“That’s bullshit. A man has to know his priorities, Theo. Loving his woman, protecting her, that has to be his number one. Fuck everything else.”

“Eliminating Petrov is the only way to really protect her. Staying here is not solving anything. The longer he’s breathing, the longer she’s in danger.” I stood and paced the living room. Everyone else was in bed, but I couldn’t sleep. Most nights, I walked around the first floor of the house, making sure it was secure. I rarely slept, catching an hour here and there whenever Tavia had a nightmare and wanted me to hold her.

“What do you want to do then, son?” he asked.

“I’m coming back,” I told him, having already made up my mind. “Tavia will stay here, where it’s safer. But I have to take care of Adas myself.”

“You’re right,” Pops admitted. “I’ll arrange for you to get back.”

We talked for a little longer and then said goodbye. Ten minutes later, I got a text telling me the jet would arrive first thing the next morning.

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