Total pages in book: 147
Estimated words: 148949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 745(@200wpm)___ 596(@250wpm)___ 496(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 148949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 745(@200wpm)___ 596(@250wpm)___ 496(@300wpm)
Kaz turned to David. “Put the women downstairs in the cells. Separate and far away so they won’t talk to each.”
David nodded. “Anything else?”
“Have someone fix any wounds. I want them healthy for when I talk to them later.”
No. I will talk to them later. And by talk, I mean stomp my fucking foot on their vaginas over and over until they give me answers about why they were in Paolo’s bedroom.
David gestured at our men. “Get it done.”
Several men went over to the women, yanked them up, and dragged them away.
Kaz looked at Max, Giorgio, and then Blue. “Give us some privacy.”
“Smoke break time.” Max nodded and gestured at the garden. “By the way, you all need to burn this place and put a heated pool in here or something. It’s haunted.”
Kaz growled. “Get the fuck out of here.”
Max winked at me and headed away.
Blue and Giorgio left next along with the rest of our men.
David checked his watch. “Fyi, the meeting starts in thirty minutes.”
“The meeting starts when I enter.” Kaz put his view on me.
David nodded and left.
I put my gun back in the holster.
He gazed at the weapon. “How did it shoot?”
“Perfectly, but I’m a little out of practice.”
“You will get your skill back soon.”
I spoke through clenched teeth, “Back to your delay.”
“Mysh—”
“When did you hear about it?”
“When. . .” Pain showed in his eyes. “When. . .Olga brought us Emilio last night.”
Seeing how hard it was for him to mention Olga’s name, I calmed myself down.
He rubbed his forehead, telling me that he was stressed. Then, he dropped his hand. “I did not think you needed to hear about the message last night. I wanted both of us to get sleep, which. . .didn’t happen anyway.”
I wanted to yell at him, but so much had fucking happened. He was correct. I wouldn’t have even gone to sleep had I known. Or Lunita could have did more damage after hearing it.
I swallowed down my anger.
“Also, I was confident David had control of the situation.” Kaz scanned the garden. “Security has been precise. There is no way these women recently sneaked in.”
“They were probably our maids for several months, then decided to act now, and do whatever mission they had planned.”
Kaz nodded. “There is logic in that. They could have remained in our house for months until they thought it was a perfect moment to attack.”
“There’s enough hysteria going on today. If I were them, I would think now was a perfect moment to grab Paolo or. . .whatever.” My nerves flared.
“Mysh.” Kaz closed the distance between us and embraced me. “They would have never gotten Paolo.”
I shivered against him. “Thank God he was with me the whole time and then with Baba. And thanks for making sure Paolo was in our bedroom last night.”
“Even if he was not, his security is top notch. The women would have never grabbed him.”
“Still, if they infiltrated the house, then they studied his guards.” I shook my head. “Had we not switched stuff this morning. . .”
“Do not do that.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me close to him. “We have these women. That is your only focus.”
I looked at him. “After this meeting with everyone, I talk to them.”
“You can, but with clear rules.”
“What rules?”
“No knives.”
I frowned. “Why not?”
“Are you serious, mysh?”
“Fine, but I’m fucking them up.”
“Do what you like, but you will not start unless I am there. Do we have an understanding?”
I let out a long breath. “Yes.”
He leaned his head to the side. “You chased them?”
“I may have assisted Blue and—”
“Stop running after people.”
I frowned.
“We have people for that. Where could they have gone, mysh?”
“My tunnels.”
“Has cameras.”
I quirked my brows. “Excuse me?”
Kaz rubbed his forehead. “I. . .ordered David to do it.”
“You’re lying, but that’s fine. David is safe for now. You’ll get the ass whipping.”
He smirked. “I will be patiently waiting for that.”
I left his arms. “I talked to Delphine—the woman in New Orleans.”
“And?”
“On the phone, she mentioned that Paolo was in danger and something about the Shadow. She said that we should take Paolo with us to New Orleans while our people get rid of this Shadow. Then, when we returned, she said it would be safe for Paolo.”
Kaz widened his eyes and stepped back. “She said this before you saw the women?”
“Yes.”
“Do you think this Delphine and the two women are connected in some way—”
“No way. Max says Delphine has crazy power. I think that’s what it’s about.”
Kaz held up his finger.
“What?”
“Shadow? That is what she said?”
“Yes. Have you heard that name before?”
“Yes.” He lowered his hand. “But, not since I was a kid.”
“What do you know about that name?”
“This cannot be the same person, mysh. It was so long ago. The Shadow was this man that bothered Uncle Igor and my father.”