“She’s the most important person to me now.I’ll message Barone and notify him that next time I should be invited with my woman, but because she’s his family, I get it.I called Morosov too.This is getting out of hand.I don’t want Daria targeted.”
“You should have thought about that before you claimed her.”
“I did.”I don’t tell him I tried to stay away because he’ll just say I didn’t try hard enough.
“Try harder,” he says, exactly what I knew he would.
“No.She’s mine now.”
“Marry her before you impregnate her, asshole.”
I hear a gasp in the background and know my girl is thinking about what I said.I’ll have a ring on her before he knows it.
“Yeah, no promises.I need your wife’s help.May I call her?”
“She’s not getting involved in this fucked-up shit you’ve got going on.”
“I need her to search for someone.I’ll make sure she’s protected.”
“Andrei and Dmitri have a hacker who can search almost as good as my wife.”He huffs, and it hits me.
“He might be compromised.I think he’s offering his services to others.I believe he was offered up earlier by the husband of the person I need searched for.”
“Fine.But if she gets hurt or dragged in any further, I’ll kill you regardless of my sister and your relationship.”
“Give Daria back her phone,” I demand.
“Patrick.”
“Sweets, I’m sending Hayes to be with you.I want him to be your shadow.I’ll explain more later, but there are some things you’re going to have to understand I can’t share.”
“I know.”
“Good, baby.Be safe.He’ll bring you to the club after dinner.”
“Okay.”She pauses, and I feel like she wants to say something, but I give her more to contemplate.
“Baby, you’re it for me.I told you that.There is no one else and hasn’t been for a very long time.”
“I know you said that already.I trust you.”
That eases my heart more than anything she could have said.She trusts me.
“Bye.”
I hang up and notice we’re pulling up to the back of the club.JJ and I get out.Jordon meets us outside, which is perfect timing.I have a new assignment for him.I have a hunch who’s spreading the rumors.
“Jordon, fetch me that bitch Sally.”
“On it, boss.”
He walks over to his classic car and jumps in.He doesn’t ask for clarification or anything else.This is why I trust him.He’ll get her and bring her to me.
By the time JJ and I reach my office, myuncailis calling.I’m not ready to talk to him.I’m sure someone at the hospital called to notify him I went there.JJ sits in the chair across from my desk, and I dial Lyric.
“Hello,” she answers, her voice sounding a bit weak.
“Are you okay, cousin?”
