Chapter 81

I cautiously walk out of the lift on the ground floor, looking around warily for signs of security doing their walkabout. Getting in and down here was almost like Mission Impossible when it stopped on the office floor. I had to hide against the wall, so Mico didn’t see me. Damn lift, and its need to open on every floor. I thank my stars they never switch on the cameras in there. I could see that Alexi wasn’t in the office, the door wide open and black shadows milling around as Mico barked orders about taking my cases and boxes to Chicago.

Why the fuck is he sending me to Chicago? He’s not got a chance in hell of sending me so far away from him. I would rather die. I groom and preen myself as I walk down the corridor, my eyes everywhere as I go. Still, a hint of nerves at coming down here, as it’s my first time on this floor since that night, and there’s a sense of unease around the lifts.

My stomach churns in knots as I move fast down the lobby to the club’s main bar, bu