Page 90 of It Destroys Me
“And I’m guessing Theo can’t know about this?”
“He would never let me do it, but I know how much this would mean to him.”
There was a long pause. “Yeah, I do too.”
“So, you’ll help me?”
“You don’t have to ask, Astrid.”
I felt bad for lying to Theo, but I lied straight to his face and said I was going to dinner with Scarlett.
I did drive to her place, but Axel was the one I was meeting, not her.
He met me by the door, dressed in jeans and a tee. He wasn’t armed with guns or a bulletproof vest. “Still want to do this?”
I nodded. “I think it’ll be okay.”
Scarlett joined us and stepped into Axel’s side.
His arm slid around her waist. “It’ll be okay, baby.”
“Bolton knew Astrid was here,” she said. “They might recognize you, Axel.”
Axel didn’t say anything.
“I want Theo to get his brother back too,” she said. “But I don’t want to lose you in the process.”
“What if you wait outside?” I asked. “If I don’t come back within thirty minutes, then you call Theo?”
“It wouldn’t feel right letting you go in there alone,” he said as he rubbed Scarlett’s arm.
“They have no reason to harm me,” I said. “If anything, they might pity me. Now that he’s gone, there’s probably someone else in charge. Bolton’s war with Theo was always a personal vendetta, so I’m not sure why they would care.”
“True,” Axel said. “They have bigger fish to fry.”
“If I ask for Killian’s bones, they probably won’t even care. Just not sure if I can carry them.”
“Well, he’s been dead a while, so…” Axel didn’t elaborate. “I think you can manage it.”
“Then let me go in alone. I’ll text you if I can.”
Axel nodded before he kissed Scarlett. “See you in a bit, baby.”
“Be careful.” She looked at Axel then at me. “Both of you.”
Axel parked at the curb and killed the engine. “You sure about this?”
I nodded.
“Just because he buried Bolton doesn’t make you obligated to do this.”
“I know, but I want to. Theo deserves peace.”
“You already give him peace, Astrid.”
I looked out the window at the sidewalk. “Give me thirty minutes.”
He gave a nod.