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Vanya Guzun was vicious when it came to protecting her family.
Chapter Sixteen
“How could you allow her to leave with that man, Andrei?” Zafira fought against his hold in an attempt to rush outside and stop Luciano from leaving with Vanya.
“She left on her own accord,Comare. She’s a grown woman and old enough to fuck up her own life.”
“There’s no way in hell she would’ve married Luciano Maranzano.” She shrugged off his hands and stormed back to the den.
“How do you know? From what I heard, she spent months living with him in his villa in Catania. Their exploits at the time were splashed all over the tabloids. No, I’m afraid I’m not as convinced as you are.” His eyes splotched with venom. “It completely throws your theory of her undying love for me out the window, doesn’t it?”
“Andrei, she was on her way back to Moldova the day you abducted me and took me to Janos. I made her turn around the plane because I knew the Sicilian Mafia had something to do with you being shot. At the time, I believed she was safer there than in Moldova, where everyone was trying to oust the Guzuns from the top dog position. She only stayed to hack into their mainframe and find out what Maranzano was up to.” She sat down. Her tone sounded weary. “You made a serious mistake today, my dear. Vanya is the one who found out that Maranzano had an association with your uncle and that he had a mole in our organization.”
“Gabriel.”
“Yes, your cousin. How else do you think they found out where I was held?”
“That doesn’t negate the fact that she married the fuckface,Comare.” Andrei remained steadfast.
“You should know better than anyone how easy it is to fake documents, Andrei.”
“Maybe so, but I saw in her eyes the moment she remembered. No matter what you may believe to the contrary, I know her. Your daughter’s memory might be hazy, but she married Maranzano. Congratulations, Zafira. It seems you’ve gained a son-in-law.” He chuckled. “I don’t know why you’re so upset. From what I recall, you and your sons were always singing his praises. He was treated as one of the family from when he was a boy when Viktor and his father were friends. When did that change?”
“The day Vanya found out he had used one of our most trusted comrades to spy on us.”
“Hmm, well, unfortunately, a little too late, don’t you agree?”
“If you’re not going to do anything, phone Arian. Now, Andrei.”
“The question you should ask yourself is this… how did Maranzano know where to find Vanya? There are only two people who know about this house. She and Arian. It was clear she didn’t tell him.” He cocked his head sideways. “Do you still wonder why I don’t trust your son,Comare?”
“How would Arian have known she was here? You’re as clever as he is. Neither of you would ever do the obvious thing. Hiding out at your house would be the first place he would look.”
“I doubt that. I told him I bought land and intended to build a house here. That was over six years ago. We never spoke about it again. He doesn’t even know the house is finished or that I used it as an escape now and then. Besides, if he did, he would’ve come looking for you long ago.” He shook his head. “Besides, Vanya still has her phone and her watch. Both have tracking devices installed that only he has the logins for, so I ask again,Comare, why should I trust your son?”
“Are you saying… I thought you had signal jammers installed everywhere, and that was why you weren’t concerned about anyone finding me or her.”
“I do, but if Arian had checked the history of her movements, he would’ve noted the last tower it pinged off of, and that would’ve been enough to trigger a memory of this property.”
“Arian wouldn’t have… he doesn’t trust Maranzano anymore, Andrei. Something is wrong. Very wrong.” Zafira started to pace. “If this place is so secure and access is only granted via the gate past the guards, how did he get to the house without them contacting you before letting him in?”
“Good question.” It was a concern from the moment Maranzano had knocked on the door, but since Zafira immediately went on the attack upon them leaving, it had slipped his mind. He quickly phoned the guardhouse. After reviewing the CCTV footage at the gate, the supervisor confirmed that a black GMC truck had entered and exited not so long ago.
“The driver opened the gates using a remote control. I’m sorry, sir. According to the system, the unit sequence used belongs to you, and with the tinted windows of the truck, we had no way of knowing it wasn’t you, so we had no reason to stop him.”
Andrei was already walking into the house’s control room by the time he ended the call. Zafira followed on his heels.
“What did he say?” she prodded when he didn’t say a word but started searching the security database.
“Fucking bastard hacked the drone system. He must’ve been watching the house for a while. The question still remains… how the hell did he know to home in on this exact location? The last tower her devices would’ve pinged off is over thirty miles away. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Zafira was becoming agitated.
“Unless she’s wearing a tracking chip.”
“What kind of tracking chip?”
Andrei glanced sideways at her. “One implanted under her skin. They are much harder to block than electronic devices.”
