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“Explain.”
“Do you know who Rhea Karalis is?”
I nodded. When I’d started putting the pieces of Ekaterina’s life together, Rhea Karalis had popped up on numerous occasions. They were friends, so to speak, and they’d spent a night in jail together. Learning about Rhea’s brother, however, was when I’d almost lost my shit.
Helios Karalis was the current boss of the Godfathers of the Night, and he’d had his eyes set on Ekaterina for years. He’d wanted to marry her and gone to Dominik to ask for her hand. Dominik had shut it down before the situation could grow any more serious, though I had no doubt that Aleksei would’ve put a bullet through his head if it had.
But that didn’t make me particularly like Aleksei. I’d managed to find out a little more information on Ekaterina’s life back in Russia, and according to the rumors I’d heard, Aleksei hadn’t been the best brother. If they turned out to be right, I might just go ahead and kill him instead.
“Well, Rhea was caught… digging into things that she shouldn’t have touched. And since it has to do with our sister, I know that they probably made an arrangement.”
“In other words,” I concluded, “Rhea found out and you think she’s already told Kaya?”
Dominik nodded in agreement. “Yes, but I don’t know exactly what Rhea knows.”
“You want me to get the information out of Karalis?” I asked, filled with disbelief.
I had no issues torturing people for information, but Rhea Karalis wasn’t just anyone. She was of no significance to me, but she was Ekaterina’s friend. It wasn’t an issue to get rid of her if she turned out to be untrustworthy, but so far, she was being a good friend, and killing her would raise an issue with Kaya. An issue I had no desire to create unnecessarily.
Aside from that girl Ekaterina went to university with, her circle was fairly small. I was certain she’d killed a couple of her classmates over the years, as a few of them seemed to have vanished without a trace, and she was the only connection.
A bubble of pride erupted in my chest. My girl was doing a great job of keeping all her dirty work deeply hidden. I was positive no one would ever be able to find the bodies she’d hidden, and that made her perfect.
“Not exactly,” Aleksei said in a low voice. “I need you to find everything she gave to Kaya. Undoubtedly, it would be a file, a USB drive, something along those lines. And you have access to it.”
I smirked at the sour grimace on Dominik’s face. “Just to be clear, I’m against this… relationship.”
He spat out the last word with venom, and a wide grin took over my features as I stared at him. It seemed to agitate him further, yet he was quick to mask his emotions, and soon enough, his face was nothing but apathetic.
“Then it’s a good thing no one is asking for your permission, right?”
Dominik glared at me.
“For what it’s worth,” Aleksei said with a grunt, “I don’t trust you around our sister either. But I know for a fact she could outsmart you in a second, so her wellbeing isn’t my primary concern.”
“Do tell me what is, Pakhan.” My mocking tone echoed in the room, and Aleksei shot me a threatening look.
“My concern is why you did what you did. You knew damn well who she was, and avoiding her would’ve been a better option. And who knows how much longer she’ll indulge your sick fantasies before she snaps and kills you.”
“I’d welcome death with open arms if it came by her hand,” I retorted in a heartbeat. “And Ekaterina’s safety is my top priority. She is far safer with me than she ever was with you.”
If either of them were hurt by the statement, they didn’t show it. Dominik simply returned to his phone, typing away, whilst Aleksei seemed to be figuring out his next steps. A hit on the Pakhan was amusing, to say the least, but when someone from his family was targeted, he wasn’t about to let it slide. He didn’t care much about himself, after what happened to his fiancée. Or so I’d heard. But he truly seemed to care about Kaya, even though she’d never forgotten what he’d done to her.
“What are you going to do when she finds out?” Aleksei asked finally. “And I can assure you, she will find out. She’ll probably kill a bunch of people too.”
My shoulders tensed. “I’ll think about that when the time comes. For now, we should probably discuss the game plan.”
Aleksei nodded and began.
His birthday celebration was our opening. He’d already sent out invitations to many people, his father included, and no one of importance would miss the event.
“You have only one task, Davorin,” Aleksei told me sternly. “Keep Kaya away from this event. No doubt Xenia opened her mouth.” He shot a glare at Dominik, who didn’t bother acknowledging him. “And she’s already aware of it happening. But she can’t come or everything will go to shit.”
“Sure, give me the hardest task whilst expecting me to attend it,” I hissed. “But fine, I’ll get it done—somehow.”
“She’ll be safe if she does come,” Aleksei explained, “but if she doesn’t attend, it will raise eyebrows among those who wanted her there, and I want to rile them up a bit.”
“Or I have another suggestion,” I replied. “How about I kill the majority of people there? Boom, case closed, the end.”
