Page 11 of Inked in Devotion

Then I turned and left.

Chapter

Three

Kolya

“You have a son,” Kirill said over the phone, what could have been described as awe and disbelief in his voice. “When the fuck did this happen?”

“I met her two months before I was thrown into Supermax.”

“And she kept him from you this whole time?”

Somehow I found myself defending Chloe. “Listen, it makes sense. Anonymous weekend fling only to find out that you’re pregnant and your baby’s father was an accused serial killer.”

Kirill groaned. “Shit, I’m sorry, comrade. I made you stay in jail longer.”

“What’s done is done. But I want the boy to be raised bratva.”

“It goes without saying he’s going to be in danger unless we claim him.”

That was one thing I didn’t tell Chloe, and that was why I left. And the only reason I was able to leave was because, even though I wasn’t fond of the people surrounding her, I trusted them to keep her safe.

“I’ll talk to our lawyer,” Kirill said, then he paused…and I heard a female voice in the background. My friend was so pussy-whipped over his wife, I hardly recognized him whenever she was around.

“Lucy’s not a lawyer,” I said.

“Hey, I have a law degree,” she yelled.

“I’m not entrusting my son’s future to you. Besides, we’re not only up against the De Luccis. I’m more concerned with King’s legal team.”

“Imagine the headlines,” Kirill chuckled. “Come here and we can discuss this.”

“What’s the matter? Afraid I will go off the rails? Don’t worry.”

“When are you arriving?” Lucy had grabbed Kirill’s phone, which in itself was a feat because my friend was touchy about that. “Dom’s still not telling me anything.”

“Because it’s none of your business,” I told her.

She gasped.

“Careful how you talk to my wife.” Kirill was back on the line.

I rolled my eyes and ended the call.

He sent a text.

Kirill

Don’t stay out too long. We need to discuss how to handle this.

I sighed.

Also, I won’t hear the end of it from Lucy.

The Zahkarovs and the Kings had a complicated history. And it took a De Lucci—Lucy specifically—to unravel the whole sordid drama.

She was the one who found Chloe hiding in a cabin—the missing King heiress destined to inherit four percent shares of the multibillion-dollar King empire.