All of us obey instantly.

Konstantin holds the again door open for me whereas Anton climbs into the passenger seat and Maksim rounds the automotive. I slide into the center of the backseat. The twins take up place on both facet of me.

As soon as we’re all within the automotive, I look again in the direction of Mikhail.

My eldest brother spits on the bottom earlier than Kaden’s ft. Closing my eyes for a second, I resist the urge to groan. I watch intently as Mikhail turns his again on the three psychos and begins in the direction of the driving force’s seat. Kaden appears like he desires to assault once more, however he fortunately doesn’t.

Then his chilly eyes slide to me.

I snap my gaze again to the windshield forward whereas my coronary heart jerks in my chest.

Mikhail reaches the automotive a second later.

After slamming the door shut, he begins the automotive and revs the engine angrily earlier than driving off.

“That’s it,” he declares. “You’ll not be staying at Blackwater.”

“What?” Dread and panic surge by means of me, and I sit up, making an attempt to catch his eyes within the rearview mirror. “In fact I’m! You—”

“Did you not simply see what occurred again there?” Mikhail cuts me off whereas holding his eyes on the highway.

“That solely occurred due to your struggle with them,” I protest. “It has nothing to do with me.”

“It has the whole lot to do with you when Kaden fucking Hunter places a knife to your throat.”

“However he solely did that as a result of I used to be with you. If I keep out of his means, one thing like this gained’t occur once more.”

“In fact it’ll. You—”

“How do you assume Dad will react if I inform him that you just let Kaden put a blade to my throat?” I interrupt, letting the concern whirling inside me infuse my voice with metal.

Silence descends on the automotive. Anton shifts uncomfortably within the passenger seat forward, and the twins all of the sudden grow to be solely targeted on staring out on the fields that flash previous exterior the home windows.

In the end, Mikhail meets my eyes within the rearview mirror.

I by no means stand as much as Mikhail. I by no means even disobey him. And I by no means, ever, threaten him.

However I’m determined now.

“I will likely be staying at Blackwater,” I declare, holding my voice sturdy. “I’ll keep not less than this 12 months. And you’ll assist me persuade Mother and Dad of that at this household assembly. And in trade, we’ll all fake that what occurred this morning by no means occurred.”

Mikhail holds my gaze within the mirror for one more second earlier than wanting again on the highway. The silence within the automotive is so thick that I can nearly really feel it urgent towards my pores and skin.

I do know that Mikhail is below a variety of stress. That he’s determined to show himself to our father. To show that he’s worthy of being the inheritor to the scary Petrov household. Our nice murderer household that all the time competes for the very best hitman contracts together with legendary households just like the Hunters and the Smiths.

If our father learns that my brothers had let somebody from the Hunters, who he hates greater than any of the opposite households, put a knife to my throat, he would see it as an unacceptable and humiliating failure. I do know that it’s merciless to threaten Mikhail with that, however I can’t let him take away the one scrap of freedom I’ll ever have.

My coronary heart slams towards my ribs as Mikhail continues driving in silence for a couple of extra seconds. His jaw clenches. Round us, Anton and our cousins are ensuring to have a look at something however us.

“Tremendous,” Mikhail grinds out eventually.

Reduction floods my chest.

“Thanks,” I say, softening my voice.

He jerks his chin down in a curt nod. “But when issues escalate, we can have this dialog once more, Alina.” His commanding eyes meet mine within the mirror. “Understood?”

I drop my gaze. “Sure.”

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