While I growled, Luc continued, “Voronov, of course, being the last name of the current Krestniy Otets?—”
“They’re related?”At my brother’s nod, he hissed. “How the fuck did you find this out?”
“Aurora’s homeless network. They recognized Anastasia Brackton from the streets from way back when. She lived in poverty after arriving in the States. Still, somehow, Brackton, a man with an addiction for prostitutes, came across her.”
“She’s a plant.”
“Perhaps. She may have fled her family back in Moscow. We don’t know for sure. When she arrived here, she whored herself out, then she married a billionaire—that’s a massive leap.”
O’Donnelly cracked his knuckles. “Men will go to crazy lengths for a male heir. If she got pregnant while things were transitory, and the DNA backed it up, that could have accelerated the issue.”
Luc grimaced. “Fair point. His brat’s age would fit the timeline. If the Krestniy Otets has her ear or they’re close relations?—”
“Fuck!”
“We tortured the man who kidnapped Kitty. He claimed that the Albanians and Italians were the front. But are you telling me the Bratva doesn’t have their claws dug in here somewhere? If not, then whoever is behind the Albanians?”Luc shook his head. “The money involved… it’s more than either group could handle on their own.
“This is more organized than you think, Aidan. You’re not the only one holding the strings. Something’s going down. You know it must be bad for Dead To Me to burn her alias.”
O’Donnelly pursed his lips.
“Someone like her doesn’t pull that kind of stunt for shits and giggles.”
“No.”O’Donnelly fell silent before he tucked the USB drive into his pocket. “Thank you for this. I assume the contents are new to Star?”
“Yes. The bulk of it. At least, Hunter believes so.”
“Good.”
“Aidan? Anastasia Brackton paid for the hit on her husband.”
The other man stilled.“The US-based hit?”
“Se.”
My brother let O’Donnelly process that info in silence. Eventually, he stated, “I’d heard the Bracktons were divorcing prior to his visit to a mortuary.”
“From whom?”
“That damn blogger?—”
“I Told You So?They’re a problem.”
“You know who I’m talking about? Conor’s a fan.”
“I’m not. I’ve had Hunter trying to doxx her for months but no joy yet. As for the wife, we found out that there was a crippling prenup.”
“Making it more likely she paid for a hit.”
“Perhaps.”
“Why go through Dead To Me when she has the Bratva on speed dial?
“Rory thinks it’s personal.”
“Nothing like a woman scorned?”
“Precisely. Years of a sham marriage with her husband having hookers on speed dial and no payout at the end?”Luciu tsked.
