Chapter9: Loyalties In Question

Chapter 9 Loyalties in Question DMITRI The drive to the airport was tense, my hands gripping the steering wheel as I tried to process what I'd witnessed at the hospital.  In fifteen years of working for Xenois Kingston, I'd never seen him look at his wife the way he had today..  Hell, I'd never seen him look at anyone that way – not even Sophia. My phone kept buzzing with directions to the pickup area, and I pulled up to see a familiar figure standing near the curb, designer luggage scattered around her feet. Sophia Hale looked exactly as I remembered, beautiful, cold , ruthless and currently radiating the kind of fury that made smart men keep their distance. I stepped out of the car and approached cautiously as I greeted her. "Ms. Hale." She turned around, her blue eyes furious as she spoke. "Dmitri! Finally. Where the hell is Xenois? What kind of game is he playing?" "No game, ma'am," I said, moving to collect her luggage from where it was.  "Mr. Kingston was in a car accident this m