Page 99 of Ruined

One of the pilots steps out of the cockpit, glancing around.

“Uh, we’ll be landing in the next twenty minutes. Seat belts…please,” he announces before backing up and sliding the door closed.

Finishing my whiskey, I set the glass on the mini bar before knocking on the door. I hear Ryker mumble something before I hear movement. Finally, he opens the door, trying to peek around me.

“There’s no one out here.” I chuckle.

Ryker smirks, stepping back from the door. Rolling my eyes, I step inside, and immediately, my eyes drop to Blake lying there naked. I suck in a breath, my cock hardening in my pants. Fuck.

“I hate to break this up, but they just said twenty minutes until we land.” I sigh.

Blake bites down on her lip before sliding off the bed. Realizing she doesn’t have that bandage on her thigh anymore I shoot a glare at Ryker.

“Where’s the medical kit?” I ask angrily.

Blake points to the side table beside the bed. Grabbing it from the drawer, I lay the kit out on the bed.

“Sit down,” I order.

Blake pulls her shirt over her head, sitting down on the corner of the bed. Pulling out antiseptic wipes, I gently clean around the stitches, the small trickle of blood.

“Couldn’t have been careful?” I bark at Ryker.

“I was,” he snaps back.

Rolling my eyes, I pull out the gauze and tape, carefully bandaging her back up. Once it’s done, I help Blake step into her underwear and leggings before pulling them up and over her thigh.

“Come on, let’s get seated.”

The three of us head back out, buckling up. Taking a much-needed breath, I don’t think I realized how unsettling it was going to be seeing Dimitri again. The first time we met, I hadn’t been in love with his daughter. And now that I am, he’s surely going to kill me.

Two hours later, the car Dimitri sent for us parks in front of their house. Two guards step outside the door, watching the SUV.

“You ready for this?” I ask, glancing over at Blake.

She swallows hard, slowly nodding. I don’t call her out on lying. I knew she didn’t want to come back. But I’m tired of her running. Dimitri needs to figure out what he’s going to do, and it needs to be fast. As long as it doesn’t involve her marrying that stupid fuck, Antonio. I won’t let that happen.

The guards appear outside the window, opening the door. Climbing out, I race around the SUV, nearly knocking the guard out when he reaches inside for her.

“Touch her and I’ll chop your hand off,” I growl.

The guard barely notices me before slowly backing away.

I reach inside and Blake takes my hand, pulling Ryker out behind her. Neither of us say anything as the guards show us inside.

“Pakhan is waiting for you inside his office,” one of them says.

Blake takes the lead, heading to her father’s office. Dropping our hands, she pushes the door open. Ryker and I follow her inside, my eyes falling on Dimitri sitting behind his desk. He doesn’t look up until Ryker slams the door.

“Good to see you again,” he says to me.

Blake sits down while Ryker and I stand behind her, as her own personal bodyguards. I smirk at the idea, liking the sound of it.

“How was the plane?”

Blake moves her hand, beginning to sign. I pick up on a few words, but there are some I don’t quite catch.

“Blake, knock that shit off, you know I don’t understand what you’re saying.” Dimitri waves a hand dismissing her.

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