Chapter 52


    Chapter Fifty-Two


    Sephie


    We dr ove away from the house and closer to the heart of the city. This area of downtown wasn’t too far


    from the restaurant worked at, but I didn’t have much reason toe here I would sometimes run


    through downtown when I was waiting for Grant to pass out. The buildings got taller and the people


    more numerous on the sidewalks. We passed by a small café, with a giant sign above it that read


    “Vinny’s


    “Hey, is that the best sandwich shop ever?” I asked as we dr ove by.


    “The one and only,” Viktor said from the front seat.


    A few blockster and we were pulling into an underground parking garage. I was trying to pay


    attention to where we were, but honestly, I had no clue. There was so much to look at, it was hard to


    keep track of everything. We parked, the other vehicle parked next to us. Everyone headed toward the


    elevators. There were three to choose from. We took the one that was by itself, away from the other


    two.


    In the parking garage and in the elevator, the guys essentially surrounded us. Two in front, three in


    back, all times. Adrik had his arm around me, so I just walked with him, but it felt like we were moving


    as a unit and not seven separate people.


    During the elevator ride up, I noticed that all the guys had smirks on their faces. Like they were all privy


    to a joke that I hadn’t heard yet. It made me wonder what wasing once those elevator doors


    opened. We stopped at the next to top floor and everyone got off the elevator, except me and Adrik.


    “Give us a call when you’re ready,” Viktor said as they all exited the elevator.


    I looked at Adrik,pletely confused. He just pulled me closer as the elevator doors closed. “One


    more floor and you’ll see,” he said.


    As the elevator doors opened, we were met with two guards, who both nodded at Adrik. We walked


    down a short hallway to another door. As he opened the door, he smiled at me, and motioned for me to


    walk through the door.


    When I walked through the door, I could see that we were in a penthouse. There was a very spacious,


    very open floor n, with incredible views of the city in every direction. I stood in one spot, just taking in


    the views, as well as theyout of the penthouse. My eye caught a familiar picture frame next to one of


    the couches. I walked to it, picking up one of the few pictures I had of my mother and me. I felt tears


    threatening to fall as I turned to Adrik.


    “I don’t understand.”


    “This is where you will live now, assuming you want to, of course. You’ll be closer to your friends, and I


    can see you throughout the day here too.”


    “You live here?” I said, still astonished.


    “Da. This is where I spend most of my time. This is my building. The lower floors are offices and


    apartments. The top three floors are restricted to only my people. You’ll be safe here. I had the guys


    pick up the rest of your stuff from your apartment and bring it here. Please don’t be mad, but I left your


    sh itty furniture,” he said, running his hand through


    his hair.


    “I can’t believe you would not want my very expensive thrift store furniture in this ce.” I said, still


    trying to choke back tears, but trying to smile through it.


    He walked to my side, wrapping his arm around me. “You can leave whenever you want, just please


    take at least one of the guys with you when you go. We still don’t think going back to work is a good


    idea, but you can at least see your Friends again. I wish you could walk freely once again, but I still


    don’t trust this situation. There’s more to it that we don’t know yet. I would d ie if something were to


    happen to you,” he said, kissing my temple and holding me close.


    I stared at the picture in my hands, not sure what to say, still fighting tears. I was so happy that I could


    be closer to Max, and I would be able to see Ms. Jackson and Mr. Turner again, even if it meant I had


    to take one of the guys with me. Ms. Jackson would be happy about that. I was so touched that he


    thought things through enough that he had the guys get my stuff from my apartment. I didn’t have


    much, but a few things were very valuable, if only to me. I looked up at him, tears still welling up in my


    eyes.


    “Please tell me those are happy tears?” he asked, his face showing his nervousness at my reaction.


    I put the picture down and wrapped my arms around him, burying my face in his chest. I just nodded


    my head as I fought back the tears. After I gained control, I looked up at him, a few tears still in my


    eyes. “Thank you. Thank you so much.”


    He wiped thest few tears from my eyes and kissed my lips gently. “I will give you the world,


    solnishko.”


    As I stood looking at him, looking down at me with nothing but love and adoration in his eyes, I realized


    that I loved this man. I was hopelessly falling in love with him. I never wanted to go another day without


    him.


    “Come. You haven’t seen everything yet,” he said, pulling me with him to show me the rest of the


    penthouse.


    I couldn’t get over the views of the city as we walked through the penthouse. “This must be beautiful at


    night,” I said, staring out the windows as he pulled me through the penthouse.


    “I can’t wait for you to see it tonight,” he said. He proceeded to show me everything the penthouse had


    to offer, stopping at his bedroom. When he showed me the closet, he motioned for me to walk inside.


    When I walked in, all my clothes from my apartment were hanging in one section of the closet, with


    space for more.


    “You did this?” I said, smiling at him.


    “Well, not me technically, but I told someone to do it,” he said, sheepishly.


    I walked to him. I ced my hands on his chest, as his arms circled my waist. “Thank you,” I said.


    “Thank you for keeping me safe and for thinking of the little things that I missed from my life. Thank you


    for allowing me in your life. Thank you for trusting me enough that first night to tell me your name.”


    He had a zy smile on his face as he looked at me. “So, you’re happy with it?”


    “Very.”


    “Good. Because it’s not over yet. There’s more to the surpriseter.”


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    He grinned at me. “You’ll see. Now, do you want to see the two floors underneath this one?”


    “I want to see everything you want to show me.”