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The assassination attempt about a year ago. The only time I couldn’t find information on who tried to kill me.
The incident after which Lia’s depression struck harder and she admitted to cheating on me.
“Could he be the same man who participated in the hit last summer?” I ask Kolya.
He perks up. “That’s a possibility. But considering his skills, wouldn’t he have done it on his own? Why would he hire a mercenary to do it on his behalf?”
“The same reason he hired the Spetsnaz that he shot and let crash down the cliff with the car. Camouflage. He probably doesn’t want anything to link back to him.”
“Why would he want to kill you?”
“To have Lia all for himself,” I grit from between clenched teeth. “He could also be working with one of our enemies.”
“I’ll rearrange what we have thus far and look at it from the perspective that it’s the same person in all three cases.”
“He could be related to either Lazlo Luciano, the Rozettis, or one of our own.”
“Like who?”
“Vladimir or Igor. Hold on.” I retrieve my phone and dial the number I never wanted to call to ask for help.
Kirill picks up after two rings, sounding as smug as ever. “Adrian. What a lovely surprise. To what do I owe this honor?”
“What do you know?”
“Cutting straight to the chase, I see.”
“Don’t waste my time, Morozov.”
“You know, in case no one told you, when asking for a favor, you’re supposed to do it nicely.”
“My nice phase is coming to an end and so is any agreement we might reach together.”
“Jesus. You’re as grumpy as an old man.”
“What do you know?” I emphasize.
“What makes you think I know something?”
“You’ve been giving less than subtle hints.”
“So you did catch those. Here I thought I had to take my hinting game to the next level. What do you want to learn first?”
“What do you have?”
“What if I told you I know a tidbit about your wife’s past that you might not be aware of?”
I still the slow tap of my forefinger on my thigh. There’s no way in hell he knows she’s Lazlo’s daughter. The people who are aware of that information are dead. I made sure of it.
So I hold onto my cool. “What is it?”
“Did you know that she grew up with an Italian boy?”
“An Italian boy?”
“Yes. Neighbors. I didn’t think much of it at the beginning when I looked into her, but then, alarms went off in my head.”
“Youlookedinto her?”
