Page 22 of Lord of Vice

“I was a little busy wondering who’d just tried to kill me. Find out what you can. I’ll be busy for a couple hours. Then we’ll have a little fun ensuring David is made well aware that he crossed a very dangerous line.”

“I’ll be around. I’ll do some hunting for myself, including getting a few of the boys to put an ear to the city streets. Someone must be talking.”

“Make sure that includes activities with the Morelli brothers.”

“Why?” my counselor asked. “Did something else happen?”

“It would appear the lovely redhead was employed by them until earlier today.”

“Ah, shit. You don’t buy that’s a coincidence. Do you?”

“I will find out.”

Konstantin sighed. “I’ll see what I can come up with.”

“Also ensure none of our people had a strange phone call or email. Someone knew I was going to be at Giuseppe’s tonight.”

“Shit, boss. You’re not thinking Misha, Dima, or Ivan?”

He’d called them my inner sanctum. While not all my soldiers and certainly very few of my regular employees were Russian, those closest to me were. It was a lesson my father had taught me. “I need to rule out every possibility.”

“Maybe the woman followed you. We weren’t looking for a tail.”

That was true enough, but I wasn’t a man to jump to any conclusions, especially with a woman so beautiful. Now I was thinking with my dick. Another surprise. “Just do as I say.”

“Yes, sir.”

I ended the call, holding the phone to my head. Whatever was going on would need to be dealt with quickly.

My complication would indeed need to stay by my side. Now I was determined to keep her.

I couldn’t help but wonder if the reason was to keep her safe or to defile her in every filthy way imaginable.

The answer was the easiest one of the night.

CHAPTER 8

Kraven

Sabotage.

It wasn’t new and had been used before, including with my father. He knew how best to handle those deceiving you. I’d seen his methods in action. Even I’d had nightmares afterwards.

The drink wasn’t nearly as satisfying as the single taste I’d had of her. I finally slipped my phone into my pocket, still reeling from the events of the night. I’d chosen the meeting location, instructing a few of my guards where I’d be. But they were all trustworthy.

Or so I believed.

It had been a little while since I’d made a deep dive check on my people because so much of my business was now legit. However, between the diamonds, the weapons, and what few drugs were still sold, there was enough danger of destruction that I made note to begin a regular sweep of accounts. David had come inunder the radar after all. I’d thought him a nice kid with a future in my financial department.

Being wrong had cost me money.

Had it been the reason I’d almost lost my life as well?

I was fuming, angry that I’d allowed my guard to fall, which wasn’t like me.

My father had loved my mother dearly but one of the first lessons he’d taught me was that deception came easily for women. When I’d asked how to know for certain, he’d told me to fuck the girl. Then and there. An actress would always have difficulty holding her performance together when a thick shaft was shoved into her pretty pink mouth or tight pussy.

The thought of violating her made my cock twitch all over again.