“Tell her I’m fine.” I move to Sadie and grab her hands. “Tell her to go home. I don’t want to leave.”
“But why?” Sadie looks around at the sparkling kitchen and shrugs. “Okay, I mean, I guess I get it. This is a freaking mansion. But this is also not like you at all. You’re all about school and your dad and your future. Why are you suddenly with this guy?”
“Dmitry,” I correct, though I don’t know why it’s important to me that she call him by his name. “And because I want to be. Please just let it go.”
Sadie stands up and takes a deep breath. Then, she smiles at me. “No, I’m sorry. I won’t. Something weird is going on here, and I’m not going to stop until I’m positive you are safe.”
We go back and forth on it for a few minutes, but there is no use. Sadie has always been stubborn, and s
