Chapter Fifty two

Maya was dimly aware that she was being carried yet again. It wasn’t Alex . She was intimately familiar with his touch. For a moment she panicked, and then she heard comforting words being spoken in Greek and then in English.

“Rest easy, little sister. You are safe.”

“Where are we going?” she asked weakly.

“Someplace safe,” he soothed. “Alex won’t allow anything to happen to you.”She wanted to protest that Alex wouldn’t do anything for her, but she couldn’t muster the energy. At some point, she heard Alex , and she cursed

the fact that she immediately felt safer and that some of the panic abated.She felt the brush of lips against her forehead and then firm hands tucking her into bed. Fingers stroked through her hair, and warmth enveloped her.

“You are safe, . I’ll never allow anyone to hurt you again.”

“Don’t call me that,” she cried. “Never again.” But she held to Alex ’s promise even as her heart screamed in protest. He’d lied to her. She couldn’t believe anything he said. And yet