Page 56 of Sinful Promise

What are YOU talking about?

Dimitri

Emily… Zara is freaking out.

My head snaps up, and I glance at the front entrance to the library.

Did Emily leave, and I didn’t notice?

That’s impossible. I’ve had my eyes fixed on the door. I would have seen her leave. Unless she went out of the emergency exit…

My phone buzzes in my hand with an incoming call from Dimitri, and I let out a sigh of annoyance.

“Everything’s fine, Dimitri.” I grit my teeth as I glance around the emptying quad.

A few students are still enjoying the last few rays of the early evening sun, but in another hour, it will be dark.

There's no sign of Emily.

“Emily hasn’t replied to any of Zara’s messages for over an hour.”

“She’s probably studying. She is in the library, after all.”

“That wasn’t the deal. She promised Zara that she would always keep her phone on if she were out of the house.”

“Seriously, Dimitri. What the hell is the girl supposed to do? She needs to study. It’s not like she can get much peace and quiet at your place.”

“Where is she right now?”

“Like I said, she’s in the library.”

“Is she?”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“It means, can you actually see her?”

“Well…no. I’m sitting on a bench outside, but my eyes have been on the entrance ever since she went inside.”

“For fuck’s sake, Danil.”

“What the hell is your problem?”

“You promised Zara that you would keep an eye on her!”

“I am! I can’t very well go and sit in the library with her, now, can I? It’s small enough that she would notice, especially at this time of day.”

“That’s not fucking good enough. I need you to have eyes on hernow.”

I fight the urge to snap at my brother again.

How is it that he can make me feel completely useless in a matter of minutes?

“Fine.”

“Message me the moment you see her.” He hangs up on me.

I shove my phone into my pocket and get to my feet.

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