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“What the fuck happened?”
“I was attacked,” I mumbled. I was beyond ashamed that I’d needed to be saved. “They’re dead, so no need to panic.”
“How the fuck am I supposed to not panic?” he yelled. I shushed him. “You could’ve died, Ekaterina. This is serious.”
“I know,” I sighed. “I also know who’s behind all of this.”
I searched for an indicator that he knew, but there was nothing. From time to time, anger would flicker behind his eyes. His lips pulled into a thin line, his brows narrowed. If looks could kill, I’d have been dead long ago.
“Speak.”
Slowly, I closed my eyes and released a deep sigh. “It’s Viktor.”
“Viktor as in our brother, and your twin, Viktor?”
“No, Viktor Bout.” Sarcasm dripped from my words. “Yes, my twin brother, Viktor.”
His expression was laced with doubt. I was Aleksei’s favorite out of the two of us; however, he trusted Viktor with his whole heart. Dominik was more reserved towards my twin but never showed it when we were all together.
“Why would he do that?”
“We all know I’m Father’s least-favorite child.” I chuckled, dark memories of my childhood resurfacing for a moment. “And Viktor was never too quiet about hating me.”
“Siblings hate each other from time to time—that’s normal.”
“It wasn’t normal for my twin brother to chase me with a saw when we were six; nor was it normal for him to fucking shoot me when we were seventeen, but here we are.”
Aleksei’s mind began to race—I could see it in his eyes. Slowly, all of the pieces were coming together for him. He believed me. With a deep sigh, he clenched his fists by his side, knuckles turning white from anger.
“I’ll kill that motherfucker,” he told me through gritted teeth.
“No, you promised I’d get to do it,” I retorted. “And you and I both know I’m more than capable. But could you? Could you watch your brother, your blood, die?”
I was looking for any signs of Aleksei potentially dropping out. I didn’t need to get Viktor isolated and then have Aleksei ruin my plans. And for my dear twin brother, I had a lot of plans.
“Yes,” he told me. “Blood doesn’t define family.”
“Call Davorin in,” I told Aleksei. “I have a plan.”
Davorin was by my side within the next minute, and both of them were ready to listen. I didn’t have enough time to wait for Dominik to appear, and he’d likely bring Viktor with him anyway.
So I began to tell them, and they reluctantly agreed. It wasn’t the best plan, but the chance of success was high, and I trusted a flawed plan more than something that seemed flawless.
However, I should’ve known better than to push my instincts aside. While Aleksei was all ears and had given some helpful input, despite his arguments, Davorin had been oddly quiet. His face gave nothing away. Aside from the slight worry that appeared and disappeared quickly, he had nothing to say, and I found it extremely odd.
“Thank God you’re all right.” Dominik approached me, kissing the top of my head.
Just behind him was my twin, the man of the hour. As per usual, he displayed no emotions when it came to me, and that made perfect sense. I barely suppressed a laugh at the sight of his pathetic face.
“I’m fine,” I repeated for what felt like the millionth time in the last hour. It was getting tiring.
“So, you’re still kicking, huh?” Viktor mused.
Fury flashed on Aleksei’s face, and he took Dominik out of the room, presumably to fill him in on the situation. However, Davorin remained unmoving, by my side, eyes locked on Viktor.
I tilted my head to the side. “Of course, I am. Did you expect anything else from me?”
I was taunting him, but he didn’t take the bait.
