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Max laughs, and I do too. Sloane watches us as if we’re insane, and I don’t blame her.
“Giovanni, what blood type are you?”
“Something B.”
“Any of you have O negative blood?”
Fuck.The room goes silent. I could laugh my ass off. Knox would have had his blood type. This guy doesn’t know what he’s doing.
“No one?” he asks once more.
Double fuck.
“I do,” I grit through my teeth.
“You can laugh, Stepanov. This is funny,” Giovanni says with a laugh.
I take a step closer to him and dig my thumb into his wound, just like Sloane did to me. I had no idea the pressure hurts more than the actual wound itself, and I’m not sure if Giovanni does yet.
“What the fuck!” Giovanni screams, and I can’t help but smile. He seethes in pain before he says, “How do you sleep at night knowing you’re scum?”
“Like a baby.”
The doc brings equipment to the table and puts on gloves. “I’ll need your arm,” he tells me.
I shake my head and roll up my sleeve. “Just do it,” I mumble to Jacob.
The irony of giving blood to the man I intended to kill is beyond me.
CHAPTER33
MIKHAIL
Holding the envelope in my hands, I stare at it. I’m almost scared to open it. I wanted to save it in case I needed to hear his voice again. To see the marks on the paper where his hands once were. To hold a part of him close to me.
Apparently, not opening this was one of my biggest mistakes.
I rest my elbows on my knees and pinch the bridge of my nose. “Fuck,” I mutter to myself.
Ripping the paper open, I unfold the letter.
Misha,
I know how stubborn you can be, and I hope that you take this note from Mia. It’s the least you can do for your old man.
As I’m sure you’re aware, you need to take back control of the city. Start with 324 Parkway. The men who own it are looking for investors, and they’d be idiots not to invest in you. They are family men. Use that to your advantage.
You have everything you need in order to take over, I just wish you wouldn’t let your hate overwhelm you. Kirill will be missed, and I’m sure you’ll miss me as well. But do not let it defeat you. If you’re weak, others will attack you.
Rebuild the Stepanov name. Mia will need help around the new house. The deed has already been registered in your name. A woman named Sloane Koziov will be able to help Mia. Reach out to Ludis to get her information.
If you use her to get back at Giovanni, I will come back from this grave and kill you myself. Not everything needs to result in a bloodbath.
I stop reading to clear my eyes of the liquid that fills them. Am I fucking crying right now? Taking in a deep breath, I pick up where I left off.
See your sister often and stop making Dimitri feel bad about loving her. Anya has a great man who watches over her now, and you should be thankful. Go to the ballet recitals for me and blow Alyna kisses like I normally do. Anya and Alyna are your strength. Don’t push them away. They’re going through losses too.
Give me fresh flowers and don’t let my tombstone rot.
