Page 131 of Before Broken Vows
"Go on. Tell him the news. That we're having a baby." I smile, nudging him. "Come on, he'll be thrilled."
Theo exhales, grabs the phone, and answers. "Hey brother, guess what? We're having a?—"
He stops. The pause stretches too long.
Something in my chest goes cold. The way his posture stiffens. It's not good news.
The joy in his eyes dims.
I sit up straighter. "Theo?"
"What. What the fuck do you mean?" he says into the phone.
There's another long silence.
"Okay. Okay. I'm coming."
He ends the call and sets the phone down slowly.
"What is it, Theo?" I ask. "You're scaring me."
"It's Dimitri."
"What about him?"
"They couldn't find him. They searched the villa, the vineyard. Everywhere."
"Okay, but Calli said he went off with the girl in the red dress."
"Ares just checked the security footage."
"And?"
Theo hesitates. I can tell even he doesn't believe the words he's about to say.
"Dimitri's gone."
My heart stops.
"They took him."
