Page 48 of Severance

“I can help you get whatever information you need.” Nik’s face lights up as a wicked grin forms on his face. “It would be my pleasure.”

And there’s the monster inside.

Although, he’s a different breed of monster.

“We’ll see how it goes.”

Nik glances over at Alek, still smiling. “I need you to stay here with him until I get back.”

“Fuck no,” Alek huffs. “I’m not a goddamn babysitter.”

“Tonight, you are.” Nik shrugs with a smirk. “I’m gonna drop her off and I have a quick errand to run.”

Aleksei shakes his head as he glares at his brother. “AKA, you either have someone to fuck or kill.”

Looking back and forth between the two of them, I can feel the tension and now I feel uncomfortable.

A different breed of monster,I remind myself.They won’t hurt us.

Nik stares back at Alek with a wicked grin. “Or both.”

“You fucking owe me,” Aleksei grumbles as he stands back against the wall. “Make it quick.”

Nik nods and grabs my wrist. “You heard the man.” He smiles down at me. “Let’s go, babe.”

I hesitate for a moment. “Okay,” I whisper, glancing back at Kai. He’s so peaceful as he sleeps even with the hole in his chest.

Diverting my gaze, I find Aleksei. “If he wakes up, please, don’t tell him where I went,” I tell him as his eyes meet mine. “He’ll only worry.”

Alek glances at Nik before looking back at me and gives me a curt nod. “Your secrets aren’t mine to tell.”

“He’s like a fucking vault,” Nik interjects. “And I have no reason to expose you.”

Alek clears his throat harshly. “Are you leaving or are we going to share our fucking feelings next?”

Nik gasps as his eyes widen and he dramatically puts his hand on his chest. “You mean that you actually have feelings?”

His brother stares at him with no emotion, as rigid as a statue, and ignores the two of us.

Nik sighs as he rolls his eyes. “Come on.” Leading me out of the room, we step into the hall as he turns back to his brother.

“If anything happens to her man, she’ll cut off your dick and balls and feed them to you.”

With a smirk, he pulls the door shut behind us and leads me farther away from Kai and closer to the truth.

Kai

Blinking slowly, my eyes finally peel open and I’m fucking lost. It takes a few moments before my eyes can focus on my surroundings and I’m still fucking lost.

Where the fuck am I and how the fuck did I get here?

The lights are dim in the beige room that appears to be a bedroom. Putting my hands on the plush bed, I attempt to push up into a sitting position when my chest feels like it’s being ripped open. Groaning, I drop back onto the mattress and grab my chest as it’s lit on fire. My palm feels wet and I glance down at the bloody gauze on my chest.

What the fuck happened?

Memories from our visit with Luca flood my mind in a rush.

He tried to shoot Dahlia, but I took the hit.

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