Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 93506 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 374(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 93506 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 374(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
“Listen here, you little shit. I don’t know what you threatened Boss with to get here, but I will find out and get you exiled from the fucking country.”
“Are you insinuating that Boss is weak and is prone to be threatened?” I say with a fake alarmed tone.
“I didn’t say that.”
“But that’s the impression I got. I’m sure it’s what he’ll get, too, if he hears about this after he specifically told you there was no threatening involved. Are you, by any chance, calling Boss a liar?”
“That’s not what I said.”
“I can’t guarantee to keep this bit of information to myself.” I pat his shoulder. “But since we’ve been through thick and thin together, I’ll pretend I heard nothing as long as you back the fuck off.”
His shoulders tense beneath my touch and I think he’ll punch me or something, but his palpable anger slowly subsides.
“This isn’t over, you little fuck.”
I make a face at his back and go to escort Kirill out of the restaurant. Since this meeting was requested by the Yakuza, there’s an army of their guards around the property. We got a copy of their security plan, so we know the best exits in case of an attack.
I nod at Damien’s senior guard, Vladislav, and he nods back as we head in the same direction. Where his boss is impulsive and trigger happy, Vladislav is as calm as a mountain. And no, it’s not the same stoic mountain that Viktor resembles.
Vladislav is down to earth, wise, and has a silent presence. I’m going to guess he’s one of the main reasons Damien hasn’t already gotten himself killed.
Rai’s guard, Katya, silently joins us. I’ve always liked her, though I’ve never shown it due to the obvious animosity between her boss and mine.
Like me, she’s a girl who’s making her way in a man’s world. Rai, who’s a huge advocate of women in the organization, personally handpicked her and helped make her this powerful.
The only difference between Katya and me is that she doesn’t hide the fact that she’s a woman. Yes, she gets shit about it from everyone since she’s the only female guard, but she just ignores them and does her thing.
I wish I had that luxury. If I’d met Kirill as a woman, would he have let me be his female guard?
What the hell am I talking about? A leader in this misogynistic organization wouldn’t let a woman protect him. He’d be seen as weak and hiding behind her skirt.
It’s different in Rai’s case because she’s a woman herself, so having a female guard isn’t as weirdly viewed.
Besides, if I had presented myself as a woman, I probably wouldn’t have met him in the army and none of this twisted fate would’ve happened.
Once Katya speeds ahead of us, probably to avoid being with us as much as possible, Vladislav falls in step beside me. “How many cars do you have?”
“Two including the main one. You?”
“Same. But we didn’t know about this meeting, so we have six men in total.”
“Eight for us.”
“You have any idea where your boss is taking mine?”
“I have the same information you do.”
He stops and fixates me with his blank expression. “I don’t like this, Aleksander. I don’t like being kept in the dark.”
“You think I’m a fan?” All I know is that Kirill received a huge backlash from Juan’s cartel after the failure of the last mission.
We’re having problems, and as a result, the shipment has been postponed indefinitely. Juan is a very careful man, probably because he’s been betrayed more than anyone can count. So despite Kirill’s reassurances that the security would be doubled, Juan wouldn’t hear of it.
Of course, no one in the organization knows about this. Kirill merely told them that there’s a delay in the upcoming shipment, but that it’s minor and nothing to worry about.
I’m guessing he has something on Damien and will use it to get him to his side, but I have no clue how he intends to do that or when.
All I know is that it’s crucial Damien joins us instead of Rai, who’s coming on strong in the race toward the throne, especially since her marriage. It doesn’t help that she’s been particularly antagonistic toward Kirill.
“Two high-risk meetings in one day isn’t something I approve of,” Vladislav continues.
“I’m the same.” I’m just praying for this day to end already so I can be alone with Kirill.
Well, not in that sense, but I’m his night guard again and I get to sit opposite him while he works, then eventually falls asleep.
This morning, I found myself on his bed while he was getting dressed. I might have pretended to still be asleep so I could watch the erotic show like a creep.
It doesn’t matter how many times I see him naked, he still has the same effect on me as he did the first time.