Page 69 of Deadly Sins

She cautiously grabbed the key from her pocket and freed my wrists.

I immediately reached for the Glock and emptied the chamber. My strength was coming back, and I could handle her. I wanted to be pissed off at her for drugging me, for pointing a gun to my head…but I just pitied her.

I wrapped my arms around her, inhaled her scent, and pretended for a moment that she was my girl. But I knew that her heart would forever belong to Grant.

“What’s going on, babe? You can tell me. What did you do to yourself? You said you were pregnant? Where’s your baby?”

She turned around and curled into my chest. It felt so good to have a woman who needed me, even if it was only for tonight.

“I lost the baby two years ago. I…I did this for Joaquín. He’s innocent, Mitch. I know it. He’s all I have. I don’t have anyone anymore. My parents died, Grant despises me. I had this crazy idea that I could free Joaquín. I got plastic surgery, learned Russian. I thought if I could go undercover, I could figure out who killed Tiffany. But all I’ve done is fuck everything up. Joaquín knows what I’ve done, and he’s talking all crazy in jail. And his lawyer does, too. Grant still doesn’t have a clue I’m Mia, but he will kill me when he finds out I lied to him. I hate myself.”

I brushed her hair out of her face, resisting the urge to kiss her, fuck her until I made her mine until she forgot about Grant forever. “You’re fucking crazy, do you know that? But you’re my kind of crazy. Look, I know you love Grant…but you’re right, once he finds out you’re Mia, he’ll cut you out forever. Forget about him, babe. Be my girl, as Ksenya. We can start a new life together. I won’t ever hurt you. When I saw it was you in that room, it took every bit of self-control I had not to chase down and murder that motherfucker. I’ll die for you, Mia.”

She looked up at me and then kissed me. Not one of our fuck-me kisses, but a real kiss, like she cared about me, like she loved me. It had been so long since I’d felt that passion from anyone.

“I’m sorry, Mitch. I believe you. I was wrong. I don’t even know what is real these days. Thank you for saving me that night. But I didn’t change to seek revenge on you or to get back together with Grant. I did this for my brother. And I’m going to see it through. Will you help me?”

My heart sank. Years of lusting after Mia, watching her with Grant, the way she loved him, the way she looked at him like he was the only man in the world. She never flirted with any of the other Team guys. She was loyal and loving.

April always tried to make me jealous, and I’d reacted immaturely. But she’d never loved me the way Mia loved Grant. I’d never felt the devotion I could see they had between them.

“I’ll do anything for you. Tell me what you need from me.”