I turn and look at Maxim and he gives me a weak smile.
“I need you to help me seduce Dmitri’s uncle and drug him,” Elena states before explaining in detail what she needs me to do. It’s incredibly risky, I’m not an expert assassin like these two.
“I can’t believe you’re asking me to do this?” I glare at Maxim.
“I wouldn’t ask if there was any other way, Wildcat.”
“You won’t need to do anything I promise you,” Elena explains.
“I don’t think I’m strong enough to do it.”
“You’re so much stronger than you think you are,” Elena states.
“And there’s no other way?” I question them both.
They each shake their heads. Thought so.
“It will be all over soon,” Elena adds.
Maxim leans over and whispers in my ear as his lips meet my cheek. “You will be okay, don’t forget you have, you know ...” He taps my ear.
Yeah, what good is a man in my ear going to be when I’m locked in some bedroom with a scary-ass Bratva.
“It’s go-time,” Dmitri states as he reaches us at the bar. Dmitri must see something written on my face. “Suck it up, Grace. Be a good little jewel one last time.”
God, I hope Maxim puts a bullet in his head.
“Uncle.” Dmitri grabs Ivan’s attention as he walks past the bar. “Do you have a moment? I need to talk to you.”
Ivan looks at Dmitri, and there is hatred flashing in his eyes. He then looks over his shoulder and notices Elena and me standing behind him.
“And what do we have here?”
“I have two gifts for you, two of the jewels.”
Ivan’s eyes widen. “I saw you with Maxim earlier. He never said …”
“That’s because I asked him not to. I wanted it to be a surprise.”
“And it’s a very good surprise, two jewels just for me.”
I can see the filthy things that are running through his mind.
I shiver with repulsion.
“I’ve organized a room above for you for tonight,” Dmitri states.
“I hope that you can accommodate us,” Elena purrs.
And I give him a weak smile. Being here is all they are going to get from me.
Ivan looks over at his guards and then back to us. “I think I have time. Lucky you caught me on my way out as now I have two good reasons to stay.”
We follow the men down a back corridor, up a staircase, and then down another corridor.
“You, okay?” Elena whispers to me.
I nod, even though I’m not.