Emily regarded him with suspicion as she glanced at him. "What do you mean, and how could kidnapping me possibly protect me?" "What do you mean?"

Dmitry inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly as he attempted to collect his thoughts. "Marcus was using you, Emily. He was trying to plant false information in your mind, and he was trying to use you to get to me. I couldn't take that risk. I had to do everything in my power to keep you safe."

When Emily thought about the way Marcus had played with her feelings, she felt a smouldering ember of rage rise up within her. "Why didn't you tell me,...