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“Guilty as charged.” Grinning, he pulled out his phone and sent a text.
Viking pulled himself off the couch. “You’ve just made money off of me, haven’t you?”
The asshole didn’t even have the decency to look caught. “I never waste an opportunity for a bet.”
“Yep, definitely a bastard.”
“I consider myself more of an entrepreneur in the chances.”
Viking flipped him off and grabbed his jacket. He had to get to Elena. They needed to have a talk. Soon.
Baran’s smile disappeared. “I also come bearing gifts. We’ve caught Vito Gavese.”
Pedro’s right-hand man. The motherfucker who had led the charge to the twins’ house to take Vicky from him.
“He’s gonna talk,” Viking growled.
“Damon had a chat with him that included a chainsaw. I’m guessing he was still pissed because Vito ruined his house. Anyway, he’s ready to talk.”
Good. Viking was going to make him sing like a damn canary.
CHAPTER 28
ELENA
It was a wave of nausea that woke her up. She dashed out of bed and made her way into the adjoining bathroom. A quick glance from the corner of her eye had revealed Viking hadn’t come home tonight. She suspected he was about to wake up to a massive hang-over. Part of her felt sorry for him. She felt his pain as if it were her own. Another part of her, told her a headache was just a paltry inconvenience compared to her morning sickness from carrying his baby. A baby she still hadn’t been able to tell him about because he’d been avoiding her for the past few days.
After the worst of the bile in her throat was gone, she took a quick shower and went into the kitchen. Already, the thought of eggs or bacon made her feel queasy, so she went for toast and a banana. Her thoughts were racing a million miles an hour. She needed to go see a doctor; she needed to tell Viking, tell Vicky. Most of all, she needed to know her daughter was safe from Pedro. Somehow he was still freely roaming this earth while he had a whole Bratva after him.
She had just grabbed another piece of toast and settled onto the couch to check out some local clinics when the doorbell chimed.
She opened the door only to come face to face with her brother and Giorgia. Her cousin looked stunning as ever in a green pencil skirt and white silk top that hugged her figure. Elena knew it was all a facade. Behind the nice dress and perfect French manicure hid a beautiful python, ready to swallow anyone in its vicinity as long as it got fed.
“Why is she here?” She wasn’t in the mood for any small talk or to pretend to play happy family.
“Can we come in?” Ricky looked worse than the last time she’d seen him. The buttons of his shirt looked ready to snap at any moment.
“You can; she can stay outside.” Her chin jerked to Giorgia.
A pink flush emerged on her cousin’s cheeks. She looked miserable, but Elena didn’t miss the flicker of anger that crossed her face. If she hadn’t known her so well, she might have missed it. Except once someone betrayed you, nothing that person said or did would ever change that. Every time she saw her cousin, that same image played out in front of her: Giorgia in bed with Viking.
Ricky frowned. “This is important, sis. Giorgia has something to tell you I think you need to hear.”
She highly doubted that, but in the spirit of turning over a new leaf with her brother, she didn’t slam the door in their faces.
She turned around and walked back inside, not bothering to see if Giorgia followed. Giving Loki a pat on the back, she sat on the couch, not bothering to offer Giorgia do the same.
Her brother took a seat across from her, and Giorgia just stood there. Her high heels sunk into the plush carpet but, of course, she didn’t go down.
Pity. Elena sighed and, without giving it another thought, she took a cracker from the side table.
Two pairs of eyes watched her closely. Then her brother and cousin exchanged a look that churned her stomach. Whatever it was they came to tell her, it was bad.
No longer able to keep the loaded silence, Elena spoke. “So, what is it that you so desperately need to tell me, Giorgia?”
Her hands were clasped together, her lips thinned. “Screw your attitude, Lena.”
“Giorgia!” Ricky’s eyes blazed with fire, leaving Elena stunned. It had been ages since her brother had come to her defense.
