The New Debt

Kaiden tightened his grip on my hand as he all but dragged me out of Chernaya Roza.

“Kaiden, wait!” I could barely keep up with his pace, stumbling a few times in my high heels.

“Not now,” he grunted, pulling me to the main hall.

I saw Tony waiting for us by the exit. He didn't seem surprised when he saw Kaiden; what I noticed in his expression was more like relief. Kaiden pulled me toward the door, and Tony followed. None of us said a word until we were in the parking lot, a block away.

Kaiden finally slowed down his pace and freed me of his grip. I looked at Tony's pale face and clenched jaw, and then at Kaiden, who paced back and forth in front of a black Porsche, most likely his.

I drew a deep breath. “Kaiden, I'm grateful for what you've done back there, but... can you explain to me what actually happened? Why were you even there?”

Kaiden stopped pacing and breathed out a laugh, one that lacked any humor. “You have no idea how fortunate you were tonight.”

I glanced at Tony, but h