“I have allies that would surprise even you,” he rasps. “Work with me, and you can keep your Bratva. You can even become CEO of Viktorov Industries again.”
I lean closer, my teeth bared. “f**k the Bratva and f**k Viktorov Industries.”
“Some loyal don you are,” he spits.
“Nothing is more important to me than my family. Nothing matters more than Piper and Benjamin.” And my unborn child. “Do you have her?”
“Don’t f*****g lie to me.”
“I’m not,” he says. “I don’t have her. But like I said, I have a lot of allies.”
I’m torn between the urge to grab my phone and call to check on Piper and to keep interrogating Sergey. I should have stayed home with her. I shouldn’t have left her alone. Piper’s face floods my mind, and I have to wade through the images to focus on the task at hand.
“I have
