Page 124 of Cruel Honor

I go still then flick my eyes at Nik, who looks like he doesn’t have time for this. “What do you mean?”

“Juno locked her up. I can’t get at her. I’m not sure what Juno is going to do, but I don’t trust her. She tried hurting me. I’m worried she might really try to hurt Evie.”

“We’re going after Abram tonight,” Nik explains. “Evie can wait. Let’s go, Dimitri.”

But I don’t move. My wife needs me, but this might be my only chance to have Nik on my side to go after Abram. This might be the only time to kill Abram.

“Dimitri,” Katya snaps. “Did you hear me? Evie needs you.”

“Dimitri,” Nik warns. “Let’s end this. Your wife will be safe once Abram is gone. You know this.”

“But she’s in danger right now,” Katya says. “Juno is bonkers. I don’t know what she might do if we don’t go get Evie right this second.”

“Wait, how do you know this?” I ask her.

Katya goes red and turns away from me. “I … went over to Evie’s house.”

“You left the hotel? Of course you left the hotel. I wouldn’t expect anything else from you.”

“Dimitri,” Nik repeats. “We have everything in plan. If you don’t go, we don’t go after Abram. I’m only doing this to help. Abram isn’t a threat to me.”

“Evie needs you,” Katya says.

I already know what I’m going to choose. “Sorry, Nik. I need to save my girl.”

“Then I’m not going to help you. Tonight was our chance. If you really wanted to save your wife, you’d go after Abram.”

“I know, but Evie needs me right now, and that’s not going to change. Sorry, Nik. I know I asked for your help, and I’m backing out. I hope you don’t hold it against me.”

His eyes soften slightly. “If it were Ava, I’d do anything to save her. But I still think you’re making a mistake. I have men waiting outside Abram’s house at this moment. They could get hurt, and I can’t risk that. So, if you’re really backing out, then I’m not happy with you. This is your fight, Dimitri. You need to be the one to finish it.”

“I will finish it,” I growl. “Once I save my wife.”

I walk out of the hotel room, leaving Nik behind.

I break down Juno’s front door.

She screams when she sees me enter and starts to run away, but I grab her arm and force her to sit on the couch. “Stay there,” I growl.

“Don’t kill me,” she whimpers.

“Juno, you’re not even worth my fucking time. Now, stay out of my way.” I have no idea which one is Evie’s room, but it’s not hard to figure out. It’s the only room in the house with a door that’s locked. “Evie?”

“Dimitri?” The hope in her voice warms my heart. God, I fucking love this girl.

Love. Huh. It’s not as scary as I thought it would be. “I’m getting you out.” I unlock the door, and the moment it’s open, Evie runs into my arms.

“You can’t go,” Juno objects.

“You’re never going to see me again,” Evie tells her. “I’m done, Juno. I’m going to live my life with Dimitri from now on.”

Juno goes freakishly silent as we head for the door. I don’t care what Juno does. All I care about is having my girl back in my arms.

ABRAM

The woman approaches me at my favorite bar. She’s pretty in a homely sort of way.

“Are you Abram Sokolov?” she asks me.

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