NIKOLAI’S POV
As I sat at my desk, drenched in sweat from my recent run, my mind raced with worry. Cattleya had been missing for three days. A ticking time bomb of rage, anger, and hatred was building inside me.
I thought back to Ariella, now in heaven. She had wanted to leave, making me feel like a fool. I had lashed out in a moment of anger, but it was a mistake.
But it was so surprising that she had asked for something that would end her life.
Over the past two months, I have taken more lives than I could count.
But these people had made it impossible for me to achieve my goals.
I wanted to lead the Mafia, obtain Jaxon's crucial encryption hard drive, and eliminate those counselors.
It wasn't too much to ask.
The Morettis had forced my family into hiding for years, and I ye
