Chapter 126 One-hundred & Twenty-six

• Mikhail
• The elevator doors open, and we arrive back at the penthouse intact. Not what I expected from meeting with a Lanzzare, but life has been unpredictable since Maria arrived. We step off the elevator, holding hands, ready to spend time alone in our bedroom after the uneasy meeting. But our delusion of a peaceful home ends quickly as Mercy's muffled shouts pierce through the door of a staff closet, a string of shouted obscenities that would make a sailor blush.
• Pavel sits in a folding chair, blocking the door, and his stern gaze focuses on me. "She tried to make off with your laptop, but I caught her," he explains. "This one is good with locks."