Page 100 of Darkest Sin
Natalya
Nico gets a call. We’ve been driving around for a while now as his men look into where Cillian took Mikhail. He’s ignored me the whole time, either speaking on his phone or texting people. That’s fine by me. Nico is extremely intimidating and not someone I really want to talk with. And if he finds Mikhail, all the better.
Even though Nico is going to kill Mikhail when he finds him. I’ll just have to deal with that when the time comes.
“Yes,” Nico answers the phone. He listens for a long moment before he hangs up. “Cillian’s car is by a warehouse down by the docks. We’ll go there to check it out.”
“Are you going to kill Mikhail the moment you see him? Or are you…”
“Am I going to what?”
“Torture him?”
“If he’s still alive, then I’m assuming Cillian’s been doing a fine job of that. I don’t need to torture him. I just want him dead.”
“And once you kill him, you don’t need me anymore.”
Nico’s eyes narrow as they rake me over. “I can think of a few ways to use you.”
I swallow hard. “Please. Once Mikhail is dead, you won’t need me anymore. I won’t have any power. You can let me go.”
“I’ll consider it.”
“But you don’t need me,” I practically cry.
“I still need you for now. I need to use you against Mikhail. You’ll make sure he stays in line.”
“And once Mikhail is dead? What then?”
“We’ll just have to see. I’ve heard that you have multiple sisters. Is that true?”
“Why do you want to know?”
He shrugs. “Just humor me.”
“Yes. I have three other sisters.”
“Are they all as beautiful as you are?”
I can’t help but blush under Nico’s heavy gaze. “You’re not getting your hands on my sisters.”
“Fair enough. I could just taste you. See why Mikhail is so obsessed with you.”
“Please. Please just let me go when this is all over. You won’t need me. I won’t be any danger to you. Please.”
For just a moment, Nico shows a touch of softness before his hardness takes back over. “Let’s just find Mikhail first.”
We arrive at the warehouse. All I can think as Nico walks beside me, keeping his hand on my arm so I don’t run, is what will I find in there? Will Mikhail be dead? Or will he be alive, clinging to life?
Nico’s men are with us. Three of them. They burst into the warehouse, shooting off guns. The sounds of screams fill the air.
Nico casually walks behind as we enter the warehouse. The first thing I see is the commotion. Cillian is hiding behind a desk, occasionally shooting off his gun. His man, Liam, is with him. His other men are scattering to the wind as Nico’s men take over.
And that’s when I see Mikhail. Strung up. Covered in blood from cuts all over his chest. There’s even one on his face that hurts my heart.
He can barely keep his head up as he looks around the room. His eyes meet mine and they widen. I know he’s wondering what I’m doing here. His eyes slide over to Nico beside me and they narrow. I’m sure he’s wondering why I’m with his enemy.
Cillian starts firing at Nico’s men and Nico joins the fray, letting me go.
