Penelope Petrov

Chapter Six

Penelope Petrov's POV

I was in a state of shock for two reasons.

First the mob boss, Mr. Barone, is into younger men?

The second thing I know for sure is that he wants Kyle dead and is officially on my tail. That put me into high alert.

"You are gay and into younger men? How come the counsel has never heard of this?" I had to ask really I did because Rossi? Really?

"No Petrov, Rossi was dating my Charlotte!" He says with a heavy frustrated sigh.

That got me thinking because although Rossi was too young for the Italian Boss that does not mean he was old enough for his daughter. Rossi was at least 45 and Charlotte just hit 19.

"Do you not think that Mr. Rossi was a little too old for your kid?" I put an emphasis on little.

"It was beyond my control but the situation was a blessing in disguise because it kept my business running smoothly is not better." He had a smug look on his face.

I tried not to cringe at him saying referring to his daughter dating an older man as a "situation".

Bastard.

While I was insulting this man in my head I the sudden realization of him wanting my Kyle dead hit me quicker than a bullet.

"What on earth does Kyle have to do with this? How did you even find out about him? I have only known him for two weeks." I was full of questions that needed answering.

"Do not worry about how I found out about him just know that you need to pay for the death of my underboss and killing you would be useless because you need to surfer as my daughter will." He had the calmest voice while he was saying the worst news ever to me.

"Do you want to kill Kyle because of your daughter or because your business will not be running as smoothly as you thought?" I had to know why Kyles life was at stake.

"For both Penelope. Besides what difference will it make? Just find another boy toy to pass the time." That smug look was back on his face and the twitch for me to grab my gun and shoot him was back again.

What is it with these people?

"Kyle is an innocent. We do not kill innocents Barone." Which was true because our lifestyle consists of killing and making business deals during the shooting. There had to be something we left alone to show we had morals and a soul left.

"Your boy was tainted as soon as he met you Petrov. Besides who knows Scarlett may not kill him and just keep him as a boy toy." There goes that smug look again for the millionth time tonight.

Just hearing him say that made me angry enough to kill Charlotte before she even gets involved.

"Barone, you need to come up with a different compromise because if you even follow through with this plan rest assured bloodshed will be involved." Now I felt fire burning through my veins and smiled just thinking of how I would obliterate this man's whole entire family.

"I do not care Petrov I will allow Charlotte to take her revenge and do as she pleases with Kyles life." I could tell I hit a nerve since he had a bulging vein on his forehead ready to pop out.

I will not allow Kyle to die on my conscience I would not be able to live with myself especially since it would be my fault he got involved in the first place.

"Listen Barone if anything and I mean anything happens to Kyle I will not go after you or your wife. I will go after your children and after I go after your children I will not just stop there I will send your wife those videos of you in my club paying my dancers for a "private" dance. Finally when you are miserable I will go after your whole entire business and only then will I come after you and make sure you watch your children die before you."

Did I feel anything as I said that? Of course not he does not count as an innocent in my head. I left Barone with his mouth open and left that sketchy looking warehouse with a smug look on my face.

"Where to Boss?" Ken asks with the fake straightest I have ever seen while he opens the back door for me to get in.

"Home Ken. Make sure you do not choke on the desire to laugh on your way."

"Sure thing Boss." Ken sobered up pretty quickly which was unfortunate because I wanted to laugh now. Oh well!

When Ken gets in the car to drive us home there was a questionable tension in the car and I knew what he wanted to know. However I was going to let him ask me.

"So Boss. What do you plan to do about Barone's threat about Kyle?" He sounded a bit concerned and I knew why.

Ken divorced his wife because she almost died being married to a man involved in this lifestyle.

She was an innocent.

To this day I know that Ken blames himself for what could have happened to her. It was inevitable anyways she knew too much and if it is one thing I have learned about being in the mob is.

They always cover their tracks no matter what.

"Do not worry about it." I had a plan and I had to be careful about it so Kyle did not become suspicious.

The plan was to assign two guards to watch him discreetly throughout the day and see to it that he arrives home safely. Failure to complete this task I will just have to kill them because if they cannot protect one person how can they protect me? Someone who is always pissing someone off to a point where they want me dead.

Take what happened in the warehouse as an example.

"Well Boss is you want we can just kidnap him if worst comes to worst" Ken says clearly joking around but I mean the thought made me smile.

"I am just joking you are not seriously contemplating this right?" Ken starts to chuckle nervously. I am full out daydreaming by now.

Kyle living with me in my home.