I AM OUT OF THE ROOM BEFORE ANYONE CAN EVEN REALIZE IT. It’s a violent instinct that has made me do that, and I don’t even bother checking if Kirill is following behind me. The sound of his footsteps on the marble tiles from behind me is proof of that, but my own footsteps are faster and sharper, each one fueled by the thought of all the s**t going down in my empire. There’s a high probability Andrei lied about his boss being enemies with Drovosky. For all I know, they could be working together and using this new issue as a distraction so Drovosky continues his illegal trade until he eventually gets the Bratva. And that’s why now that Nico has found something — no matter how small it may be — I am ready to pull until everything unravels. Until I take down all my enemies. I take the sta

