Wife of fortune

Chapter 16

"He works for Ivan" Grayson says more to Cole than to me.

I'm not even sure why I'm here. I'm sitting on the sofa in Graysons office while they discuss the last events we've had, and I don't mean the ones on the list.

"You're uncle Ivan?" I ask and he nods.

"Why would he send me notes?" I ask confused.

"Well without you Gray wouldn't have a wife and everything would go to him" Cole says.

"So he wants me dead?" I ask. Great. Just what I've always dreamed of, someone coming after me.

"Pretty much" Cole says carelessly.

"He isn't going to get to you" Grayson speaks up noticing my uneasiness.

"So what do you think we should do?" I ask.

"I will call my father when it's gonna be morning for them, get his insight on this, Ivan is his brother after all" Grayson says looking at me and then at Cole. "But I do think we should leave London, go back to New York for a while"

I look at Cole for him to say something but he doesn't. "No, are you serious?" they both look at me.

"It's not safe here" Grayson says in a serious tone.

"So isn't New York, or anywhere else for that matter" I say and stand up "if we leave it's only gonna get him what he wants, us running and not completing the tasks"

"She does have a point" Cole says but Grayson ignores him and only looks at me.

"We're not staying" he says to me.

"You can leave, I'll stay" I say making sure that he knows I'm not changing my mind on this.

"Okay, so what now? The next time someone comes here to kill you, what are you gonna do?" He asks getting angrier by the minute.

"Then I'll die" I say slowly.

"Kate" his tone is low and lined with caution.

"Don't Kate me" I say and cross my arms over my chest.

"I'm gonna tie you up and carry you on that plane" He says.

"Mmm, kinky, but I'm not really into that thing" I say and hear Cole laugh and turn away from us and then he's saying 'sorry' under his breath as Grayson gives him a deathly glare.

"We're going to that ball tonight and I'm not negotiating" I look at him, and then turn around to walk away but he catches up with me and grabs me by my arm.

"Don't disobey me" he says and I furrow my brows, he cannot be for real right now.

"You don't own me" I give him back the cold look and the poisonous tone.

"You sure about that?" He asks and I'm in complete shock. And the next thing I know I'm slapping him across his face.

"You're an ass" I tell him and get out of his grip and leave.

I walk down the steps to the first floor where Malika is in the kitchen. And she looks at me "what's wrong? You look pissed" she asks.

"Oh I am" I say and look at her. "Get ready we're going shopping" I tell her.

"Oh, great, I need a new dress" she's saying and with that I notice Grayson in the doorframe staring at me but not walking in.

And I look at him as I respond to Malika "oh we're not going dress shopping, we're going diamond shopping" just as I finish the sentence she looks behind her back and notices Grayson.