Chapter 51
Two weeks after the wedding, she woke up to the smell of coffee and the sound of Adrian on the phone. His voice was tense, the tone he used when something was wrong.
"I understand," he was saying. "But we had a deal. Six months minimum... I see. Yes, she'll be there."
He hung up as she entered the kitchen. His expression was troubled.
"What's wrong?"
"That was Alexei. We need to meet. Something's happened." He poured her coffee. "And before you ask, he wouldn't tell me what. Just said it's urgent."
They met at a neutral warehouse an hour later. Alexei and Mikhail were already there, both looking grim. Viktor and Nadia flanked Adrian as they entered.
"What's this about?" Adrian asked without preamble.
"We have a problem," Alexei said. "One of our shipments was intercepted
