“The Pakhan took the young master,” he repeats, like I’m deaf, and I wish I was. I swallow hard and stare at nothing.
This… wasn’t this a kidnapping? Then why were they all so calm? Why didn’t anyone say anything the whole time?
“So the Pakhan kidnapped my baby, and no one told me?” I yank out my phone and dial Alek’s number. Straight to voicemail. Of course.
I squeeze the phone until my knuckles ache, but it doesn’t break. My jaw locks, teeth grinding.
“Where is the Pakhan? The Drognov estate, right? Let’s go.”
Jenna rushes out of the building as I climb into the car. “Wait, where are you going?” she asks, rounding the hood to the passenger side.
I really don’t want to deal with her right now. The two of us are barely on speaking terms these days. No matter how hard I’ve tried, I ne
