(IVANNA)
I slide onto the backseat and Nikolai stares at me. "I will handcuff you and shove you back to the trunk if you try anything stupid. Behave and you can sit at the back with Marcella."
Marcella gets in with me and Nikolai circles to the driver seat. "You don't have to worry." She says. "Nikolai won't hurt you. This is just about getting what he wants from Sergio."
Great. Definitely reassuring. That is what I wanted to hear.
And just saying, if she thinks that we are still friendly, then she can go duck herself.
Nikolai gets in and starts the car. I lean against the door and close my eyes, exhausted. What time is it? I have no idea how long I have been in the trunk.
Marcella nudges me with a bottle of water. "Here. Drink." She says. 'I also have a protein bar for you."
I'm not too proud to refuse. Not as a pregnant woman anyway. "Thank you." Nikolai is texting on the phone. So I ask her. "How much longer?"
"Four hours."
