15. A Kiss

15. A Kiss

<< . Mikolaj . >>

“I wish you had told me earlier.”

“Well… Now you know.” I give Jonas some time to contain himself. To understand the stakes. Meanwhile, I try to evaluate.

I had skimmed Riley’s phone last night. It seems she does not know about the fucked up history of our families. It is a genuine surprise.

Is she pretending to be clueless? Her tears.. Her rage… Was it all fake? There is no way she could have predicted last evening’s events. Unless it was an elaborate scheme. Until I get my hands on Emma, I cannot say for sure.

“You have spent quite some time with Riley in the past few weeks. Right?” I ask, and he nods.

“Do you think she knows about us?”

Jonas scratches his stubble and shakes his head.

“Mikolaj, she is so... I never felt she was vicious or vile..”

I quirk my brow at him. “Has she wrapped you around her fingers already? I absolutely cannot afford that, Jonas.”

He frowns and looks at me.

“Don’t worry, I will handle her. Now that I know who she is… I won’t le