Kyle typed his reply as the cab turned onto Knightsbridge.
[[Kyle: I don't know yet. But she promised to forget what she saw.]]
[[Unknown: Promises are cheap. Viktor vatches short girl now too.]]
Kyle stared at the message. Part of him wanted to tell Viktor to leave Eleanor alone. She had done nothing except stand on the wrong side of a road at the wrong time.
But a bigger part of him remembered Pike's voice.
"They're careful. That's not the same thing."
[[Kyle: Just watch. Don't touch.]]
[[Unknown: Da. Viktor knows rules, puppy.]]
Kyle put the phone away and leaned his head against the cold window.
-
The suite was dark except for the glow of the television.
Ella was curled up on the couch, the shark tucked under her chin, a cooking show playing on mute. She turned her head when the door clicked shut.
"You're back before midnight," she said. "I'm impressed."
"I keep my promises."
"Did you bring dessert?"
