Page 26 of The Perfect Wife
“I’m good, Davi. Just a bit sore. Theo hasn’t left my side. He refuses to leave me in the house alone.”
I was glad to hear that Theo was with her. I couldn’t chance her getting assaulted again by one of Salko’s men. “Mika, do you remember anything about the man who hurt you?”
I could hear it in her voice—the memory of what happened taking hold of her emotions. “I’m sorry, Davi. I shouldn’t have told Theo to let the man through the gate. I mixed my days up. By the time I realized it, it was too late. I will never forget the man’s face or the tattoo on his neck.”
“He had a tattoo?”
“Yes. It was the most disturbing thing I had ever seen. A skull with eyeballs pinched between its teeth going up in flames. I will never forget it.”
“Do you remember what he looked like?”
“I was so engrossed by his tattoo I didn’t get a good look at him before he knocked me to the floor. I do remember he was wearing a ball cap that read ‘AJ Repair.’ I thought it was kind of funny since the delivery was supposed to be for food supplies and not repair parts.”
When I ended the call with Mika, I was glad to hear that Theo was staying near her and that she was okay. The information she shared with me at least gave me somewhere to start. Once I gave Marcus the information that Mika gave me, he was on the phone making calls to his connections in Chicago to see if they might know the guy. More than anything, I wanted this douchebag to pay for what he did to Mika.
∞
As I looked out the small window, I could see two identical SUVs and knew it was Sean and Axe waiting for us on the tarmac. The private airstrip that Patton suggested we land at was good thinking on his part. More likely than not, Salko would have his men waiting for us at Atlanta International. When the plane came to a halt, I headed to the back of the plane to wake Reyna. The Ativan that I gave her caused her to sleep the entire duration of the flight. The required dose was two pills. On our flight back to Chicago, she would only get one.
When I pushed open the door, I could see an empty bed. The door to the bathroom swung open, and her sleepy eyes met mine. “Are we in Atlanta?”
Walking over to the other side of the bed where she was standing just outside the bathroom door, I pulled her close and breathed in the scent of her cherry blossom and vanilla shampoo. “We are. Are you ready to go?”
I could feel her nod her head against my chest before she stepped back. Lifting her head, our eyes met. “I’m sorry I wasn’t much company, but the pills you gave me really knocked me out.”
“I think next time, one will be enough.”
~19~
Reyna
As we drove away from the private airport, all I could think about was what happened to Mika at Davian’s country home. I could only imagine what she had to endure from one of Rui Salko’s men. She must have been so scared, fighting for her life. When Davian told me that my Rui Salko knew we were on our way to Georgia, my thoughts filled with worry. I didn’t blame Mika for telling her attacker. In her situation, I would have done the same.
A worried expression plastered my face when Davian looked my way. “What is it, Reyna? You’ve been on edge ever since we left the airport.”
“Davian, if my father knows we are in Georgia, who's to say he won’t find me?”
“I’m not about to let that happen, princess,” Davian said as he squeezed my hand, giving me the reassurance I needed.
The private airport was forty-five minutes from Atlanta, and the closer we got, the more I could feel the tension in my body build. Even though Davian assured me he wouldn’t let anything happen to me, I couldn’t get past the thought of my father or his men waiting for us at the Regency. It didn’t help that Sean and Axe were continually looking in their review mirrors. There shouldn’t have been any reason since Marcus and Calvin were behind us in an SUV identical to the one Sean was driving.
Nearing the city, instead of heading toward the Regency, Sean made a left turn and headed in the opposite direction. Glancing behind me, Marcus and Calvin were no longer behind us. Something must have happened. Turning toward Davian, I asked, “What is going on? I thought we were going to the Regency.”
“We are, princess. It is only a precaution.”
Sean pulled up to a warehouse and pressed a button on the visor. A large door began to open, and he drove the SUV inside the large building. From the outside, it looked like any other warehouse, but the inside of the building said something else. It was like something out of a movie. Toward the back of the warehouse, there were two additional SUVs and a white box truck with fresh produce painted along the bottom. From what I could see, neatly positioned computers and other equipment occupied the space to the left of the vehicles, all secured behind an encased glass wall that made up a closed area. It all looked very high tech.
Davian opened the door, and before he got out, I grabbed his arm. “What is this place?”
Davian stepped out of the car and faced me with his hand held out. “This is the heart of Cross Enterprises. Come on, let me show you around.”
Placing my hand in his, I slid my bottom across the leather seat. As I stepped out of the car, I had a 360 view of the interior. As I looked around, everything about the place seemed very007-ish.
Davian led me past the glass walls, past another room, and up a set of metal steps with a chrome and cable wired railing. When we reached the top, it opened up to a spacious area that reminded me of a loft apartment. I was in awe of how spectacular the area was. There was a large kitchen that opened up an even larger sitting area with a large sectional, two matching recliners, and a large flat-screen TV.
Looking around the open space, I saw there were four doors off to the left. I wasn’t sure where they led until Davian leaned my way. “Those are bedrooms, each with their own bathroom, in case you are wondering.”
“This place is amazing,” I replied as my eyes fell upon two other doors opposite the wall of bedrooms. Both doors had keypads, and I wondered what for. “What about those doors?”
