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I have it on "Do Not Disturb" when sleeping, but three phone calls in succession removes that. My brothers know to do that only in an emergency situation.
Aria is still sleeping beside me. I move as quietly as I can, take my phone, and go to the bathroom, where I can take the call in private without waking her.
"What is it?"
"We intercepted an attack on our family home last night," Nikko says.
"Who did? Tell me everything."
"Viktor and I did. We were with Mother, cleaning up. Staff was dismissed, security still in place. Polina was with you at the hospital. Everything seemed fine, but Viktor had a suspicion something was wrong."
Volkov. He will stop at nothing.
"What happened?”
"We swept the entire house. We found nothing, but Viktor didn't trust it. So he slept in the room adjacent to Mom’s. We hearda scream and were in her room instantly. They were trying to abduct her, Mikhail.”
“Who?”
"We haven't gotten them to tell us their identity yet." I'm already pulling on a pair of jeans. No.Fuck. I can't leave Aria's side, I won't.
"Where are you?"
"We have them in The Chamber."
"Any identifying marks?"
"Of course. They're marked Bratva.”
When I threatened Volkov, he decided another insidious assault against my family was in order. If only I had the manpower, I would murder the man with my bare hands. He has too many allies and too many on his force. My brotherhood wouldn't stand the blowback. They would annihilate us.
But that doesn't mean we put up with this.
"I would come to you myself," I say, while peeking through the doorway at my sleeping wife. "But I will not leave Aria's side."
Loyalty to my wife and our future child means I may have tough choices to make.
"Tell me what's next?"
"We will interrogate. Permission to execute?”
"Only if you can't get answers out of them first. Send me footage. No, scratch that. I want a live feed. I want to feel like I'm there with you."
I will call the shots. Every blow. I want to account for every drop of blood and broken bone.
"Are you ready now? We're ready."
Nikko and Viktor haven't even slept, but that's how they are. Absolutely ruthless, dependable as fuck, as loyal as humanly possible.
"Who told you that she's pregnant?"
"You went to the emergency room, brother. Everyone knows.”
Fuck.
Aria stirs in the other room, so I lower my voice.
"Show me."
