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I nod, and he closes the books he was looking through, setting them to the side.
“We should celebrate then.”
And this is why I adore him. He knows just what I need, when I need it, and right now, I need to forget my traitor of a son and his stupid therapist. Garrett swipes the things off of my desk, sending papers flying around the room before lifting me and placing my ass on the edge of the wood.
“Okay, big guy. Show me what you’ve got.”
Chapter 28
K: How are things going?
X: Timeline is great. Should have everything ready in sixteen days so long as all goes according to plan.
K: Have you thought of the backup issue?
X: I have. At the moment, we don’t have anyone to spare. You might have to ask your assassin friend to help us here.
K: I will not drag Evie into my fight.
X: Then we won’t have backup.
I toss my phone onto the bed as I get dressed. Twelve years of planning, only for the details to grow murky at crunch time.We might not need an extra person, but then again, we’ll be vulnerable, so it would be good to have a team.
Havoc is going to lose it over this. He’ll insist we need Evie for it to work. That will inevitably lead to a fight amongst us all. I don’t want that. I just want to figure this out.
Maybe I can talk to Laney, and we can figure something out together. She always has good ideas. Even if she takes hours to explain them.
Don’t get me wrong, I love that about her. I feel like I always know where I stand with Laney.
Before Evie was kidnapped, I could practically see her walls that were crafted higher than the heavens. However, since helping Laney in the bunkers, she’s opened up a lot and truly learned to trust me. She’s so strong and vigilant, as well as a fighter for the ones she loves.
It’s something I aspire to be when I can finally come out of hiding. I don’t think I will change much about my life. I’ll still want to work with Alexi and Evie. Their traumas aren’t ones that resolve after a few months of therapy.
Plus, with them behind me, I know I’ll always be safe. Maybe I can even find a way to help them feel safe too. I’m not a killer by any means, but clearly I know how to play the long game here.
I haven’t been allowed to be myself in twenty-four years. I wonder who I even am now? Am I Dr. K or Klara?
I pull on my trousers and get ready to go tell Laney and the guys the plan now that we have enough people to make it happen. So many years of plotting have led to this moment.
I remember fighting for my life while on the run from Valentina. I would bounce from shelter to shelter, staying anywhere that didn’t require identification. Once I was able to work, doing some odd jobs around Spain, I was able to pay for a fake ID so I could stay in nicer shelters. After I made enough to afford a computer, I was able to start my business from there.
By night I was a BDSM coach, by day I was Dr. K.
When sixteen-year-old Alexi found me in his search for a private therapist, we bonded immediately. There was something about his story that made me want to hear more and truly want to help him. It wasn’t until he turned seventeen that he started sending me large sums of cash, claiming he knew my situation and wanted to help however he was capable.
His kindness was what made a lot of these moves for revenge possible. Money talks in the underworld. Valentina might pay her people well, but she lords debt and blackmail over their heads like a guillotine.
If there’s anything I have learned from Alexi over the seven years of working with him, paying in truths can be just as powerful as money. Which is why I have made it my mission to find out everything there is to know about Valentina.
In a little over two weeks, my revenge that's been years in the making will finally come to an end. Will I finally get a life of freedom, or will I be caught and slaughtered by the Devil in the flesh?
However it ends, my biggest and most important concern is ensuring the safety of Beau and his family. He’s who I’ve been fighting for after all.
Children have always brought out a special joy in me, and I create connections with them quickly. They are the reason I got into my profession in the first place. Maybe one day that will be what I go back to. For now, I’m a mafia woman, and I plan to own it.
Chapter 29
Dr. K just finished explaining the plan. Havoc’s worried about some of the chain of events, but Arrow is trying his best to make it flawless. Just when I’m about to chime in, my phone rings.
