Yup, this is my forever love. Uri Donati, the man who makes them hush.
Uri
I lie awake,staring up at the ceiling. Sleep doesn’t seem to want to find me. I sigh in frustration.
No one hates loose ends more than me. However, I think LaSalle is right. This is Misha’s move.
The Alliance can only suggest what he should do. If any of us does this for him without his permission, that’s an act of war. I don’t believe that’s necessary.
The situation is unique, but it will be handled. Sitting up, I lean in and kiss Val’s shoulder. With a groan, I turn and go to head into the shower.
However, my phone lights up on the nightstand. I grab it and head into the bathroom with it in my palm. A heavy breath leaves my lips as I see it’s Misha.
I have plenty I need to do without sticking my nose in his situation. No matter how much I agree with Tina, we need to stay out of this. So why is he calling me in the middle of the night?
“Hello,” I breathe into the phone.
“Da, you answer, good.”
“How can I help you, Misha?”
“I want to tell you truth. You need to understand what I am up to. Then you help.”
“You sure this isn’t something you want to share with Logan? He’s the one who wants to address this.”
“Net, when you know truth, you know why bad idea.”
I pinch the bridge of my nose. Didn’t I just say this was none of my business and I don’t want to be in the middle of this? Bloody hell, this is not what I signed up for.
I sigh. “Fine. I’m listening.”
CHAPTER 16
Heavy Is the Head
Misha
I neededto get out of LaSalle’s home, but I couldn’t go home to my wife and children with all this anger seething inside. I sent them home in their own car when Logan demanded we talk. Then I needed time to cool off before heading there myself.
So we have come to Club Smoke, Fire, and Desire NY for drinks and cigars. I have come to like these new PG clubs. I lean back in my seat and stare at the embers of the expensivesigara.
“You know LaSalle was right,” Czar says.
I have just ended my call with Uri. As LaSalle has asked, I have told the other Italian the truth. This will most likely piss Logan off more when the truth comes out, but I will not open that box before it is time.
This my story to tell, and I will tell when time. Is time coming?Da, I believe will be soon.
I grunt. “Was he? Too many people in my business. I don’t like. Make things harder in end.”
“Maybe, maybe not.”
“Da, I think Czar right. You know secrets real problem here,” Vlad says.
I snort and look around the private room at the men sitting with me. They are nothing but products of secrets buried around me like land mines. Czar, Vlad, Alexei, one secret after another.
They have all jumped out of the shadows one by one, making my life feel like a lie. I didn’t think I could be more furious with my father, but he has outdone himself.
One thing has always been true. I would kill that man one day. He is lucky it was done before the deception was revealed.
