Page 28 of The High Priestess

I nod quickly. “Marina Doukas. She lives in New Zealand.”

Santiago glances at Dominik, who says, “I’ll have someone check on her as soon as possible.”

My eyes widen again. “Oh my God. If you didn’t know about her, that might mean the bratva also doesn’t know of her.”

“With a little luck,” Santiago mutters.

“If she’s alive, please bring her to the island,” I request.

“I’ll send Evinka to get her.”

I give Dominik a grateful smile. “Thank you.”

“Anything else?” Santiago asks.

I think for a moment, then say, “No, just help with getting Eleni to Athens.”

“I’ll take care of it for you. You need to go back to the hospital.”

Nodding, I climb to my feet and take a moment to look at the men. “I appreciate the help.”

“Don’t worry. One day you can drag my ass out of a burning building again,” Santiago chuckles.

We walk to the door, and as we leave the room, Knight pushes away from the wall he’s leaning against.

“There is another problem,” I say as I come to a stop. Gesturing at Knight, I ask Santiago, “Can you tell him to stop following me.”

Santiago looks at Knight and asks, “Do we have a problem?”

Knight shakes his head. “Just keeping her safe.”

“I don’t need protection on the island, and soon, I’ll meet up with my own people,” I mention.

“They didn’t keep you safe in Greece,” Knight grumbles. “You almost died.”

“I don’t really have a say in the matter,” Santiago informs me.

My eyes snap to his face. “Doesn’t he work for you?”

Santiago shrugs. “No. He’s more like a business partner slash friend. I can vouch for him, though. He’s really good at what he does.” I watch as he starts to walk away from Knight and me. “Take a moment to talk things out, then get your ass back to the hospital.”

Dominik comes out of the office, and busy on the call, he jogs to catch the elevator Santiago is climbing into.

Just great.

I lift my arm and use the back of my hand to wipe the beads of sweat from my forehead while letting out a sigh.

First things first. I need to lie down before I pass out.

Chapter 10

KNIGHT

When I look at Cassia, all I see is the terror darkening her eyes.

The light brown of her irises was almost black, but after she came out of the boardroom, they were much lighter again.

Until she looked at me.

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