Page 128 of Captive Prize

This was what I deserved.

I was making the right choice for me, and the right choice for him.

I was happy, excited about being able to restart my life in Russia.

If I said it enough, I would start to believe it.

The exit sign for the airport came into view. I was minutes from telling him goodbye. What was I going to say? How was I going to get on that plane?

Roman didn’t slow down.

He drove right past it, and my stomach dropped.

“Roman?”

He didn’t answer.

My pulse kicked up a notch. “Roman, you missed the exit.”

Still, he said nothing.

A chill crawled up my spine. I knew this was too easy.

Roman was too much of a control freak, too domineering to just let me walk away, and Gregor had what he wanted.

I reached for the door handle by instinct. Locked.

What if giving the money back wasn’t enough? Did Gregor tell him to get rid of me anyway?

Panic tightened my throat, and I yanked at the door handle again. Still locked.

My head snapped toward him, fear filling my words. “What the hell are you doing?”

He didn’t glance at me. He didn’t react. His hands stayed on the wheel, his jaw tight, and his eyes gleamed with determination as they stared at the road ahead. “I’m not taking you to the airport.”

My stomach crunched, and my heart froze. “Unlock the door, Roman.”

He didn’t move.

I reached out and pressed the button to unlock it myself, but he locked it again just as quickly.

Again and again I unlocked it just for him to relock it and then he engaged the child locks.

My entire body burned with fury, with fear, and with something primal and raw. I thought we had an understanding. I was foolish to believe that I was going to escape this man.

He had lured me into a false sense of security and now I was an animal, backed into a corner again.

“Where are you taking me?” I screamed.

His fingers flexed on the steering wheel. His words came low, steady, and unbreakable.

“To the church.”

The church, I repeated in my head, not quite understanding.

The church?

My eyes opened wide as comprehension set in.

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