28AntonIt had been a whirlwind of a few hours. I tried to drive north, but I couldn’t find them, so I gathered all of my men together and then sent most out to scavenge the city. I wanted Kendra found, and I wanted her found yesterday. Then I called Aleksey. He didn’t answer — which wasn’t a surprise. He normally didn’t, not when he was undercover like he was now, seducing Vasilev’s daughter. But I called him back again and again until he finally did answer. “What’s up?” he asked in that slow, lazy way of his that told me he had just finished seducing the daughter yet again. “I need you,” I snapped. “At the house?” “No. Our normal meet up.” I hung up. I couldn’t stand to be behind these walls another second. I left my servants and Lucas strict orders to call me if Kendra returned and

