Page 136 of Sinful Promise

There are no windows in this room except the little one on the door, so I have no idea what time it is.

If Zara and Dimitri went to bed without waiting up for Emily to get back, it’s likely they wouldn't have even realized we’re missing, and might not for a few more hours. Which means it’s up to me and me alone to get Emily out of here alive.

I’ve been spending what feels like hours pulling against the ropes that bind my hands behind my back, hoping to loosen up the knots. My hands are covered in blood from where the rope has torn my skin, but I can barely feel the pain anymore due to the insane amount of adrenaline that is currently making its way around my bloodstream.

I’m running out of time.

If I somehow can’t get my hands free, I need to come up with another way to warn my brothers of Igor’s plan. If any one of us makes even the slightest move out of line, it could cost us the lives of the entire bratva.

We need to all play our parts very carefully if we want to get out of this alive.

Sweat is dripping down my forehead and into my eyes as I fight against the restraints.

The rope has started to loosen up, but it’s not getting any easier.

I could be fighting a losing battle, but I have to at least try for Emily.

I grit my teeth. “Come on.”

The muscles in my shoulders are throbbing from being bent backwards for hours on end. But I have no choice but to keep going.

I focus on the pain. My entire body is aching from the beating I took from Igor’s henchman, and the pain in my head has turned into a dull throbbing. But if I can feel pain, it means I’m still alive, so I keep working on loosening the restraints.

Eventually, after what feels like hours, the knot loosens and when the tension breaks and the rope falls, my entire body sags. But it doesn’t last long.

My hands might be free, but I’m still locked in this godforsaken room.

I have no weapon or any way to contact my brothers.

I promised Emily I would get her out, and I have every intention of keeping that promise. I just have to rely on my bare hands and quick thinking to get Emily and me out of the situation.

Unless, of course, I’m too late…

Fuck, I need to get out of this room. Now!

“Open the door.”

Igor.

The sound of his voice has me snapping out of my thoughts.

I quickly reach down and pick the bloody rope off the floor and loosely tie it around my wrists. If I have any chance of saving Emily, Igor can’t know that I’ve managed to break free of my restraints.

I’m barely back into position when the door flies open and Igor storms inside.

I try to read his expression, but his face is so heavily lined, and his eyes are so dark that it’s hard to truly tell what he’s thinking.

Which only makes him all the more dangerous.

Igor takes a seat opposite me once more. “Your little girlfriend is fine in case you were wondering. Though of course, you were wondering. It’s not like you’ve got anything else to do in here.”

Emily is alive.

It takes everything in me not to react. I don’t want to give this asshole any more power over me,especiallywith Emily. She’s already been through hell because of him.

“She’s a sweet little thing. The way she tried to get me to kill her instead of you is admirable. I didn’t think she had it in her.”

No.

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