Chapter 28 - Nikolaos

I’ve kept my eyes on the fucker the entire evening. After Giovanni announced the engagement, there wasn't any surprise or anything coming from him. He actually lifted his glass in a toast when our engagement and Mia’s pregnancy were announced.

Something is up, and I need to get Mia out of here.

/“I’ll be up on the helipad in the next ten minutes,”/ I say over the mind link and get confirmation that they’re about to start the helicopter, then I lean in to a frightened Mia.

“We’re leaving,” I whisper and drag her out of the side door. “Something isn’t right, Mikhail didn’t even look surprised at all.”

She nods. “He was smirking the entire evening, it unnerved me to no end,” she says as we reach the elevator. I see Josef running towards us with his weapon and dagger out, nodding to give us the all-clear before he joins us.

“No one was following us, I checked all your blind spots as well as the stairways leading here,” Josef says and I slap his shoulder in approval.

“Thank you, Josef.