Akim shakes his head. “She’s cooking, so apparently, we’ve switched jobs today. I’ll take care of the wee one.”
Timofey slides his stool away from the bar and stands up. “I’ll come. Piper’s grandmother is too good at this crossword puzzle for me to keep up with her, anyway.”
Gram actually giggles, and I grit my teeth.
Timofey has gotten under everyone’s skin one way or another. If I don’t do something to remove him now, it might be too late.
When he leaves the room with Akim, I’ll hustle Ashley and Gram out as quickly as I can. They’ll be confused about why we need to run, but we don’t have a choice.
I’m in the midst of planning our route out of the house when Akim shakes his head. “You stay here, Tim. I’ll handle Benjamin and be right back.”
Akim glances at me. It’s almost like he’s
