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“Temur,” Konstantin reprimands. “Only I can call the Belovs trash.”
“Fuck you, too.” My brows draw together. “You’re not superior to me.”
“Let’s move on from this,” Konstantin says before continuing where the conversation left off. “Your grandfather was about to make an alliance that would give them trade and product with the Canadian Andreevs alongside one of the most powerful Bratva families in the world,” Konstantin points out. “Another plus was that Grigory’s marriage also brought Harrington and Velvet Transport—which at the time was the biggest transport company in the world and one of the only ones that most crime families used.”
“Yes, my mother Grace’s family opened up the shipping lines for the Belovs.”
“No, between your mother and your father, they nearly crumbled more than just the Belov empire.” Konstantin raises his brows accusingly. “When she came to America with Karina to meet the Belovs in negotiation over her marriage to Grigory, your mother was engaged to Roman Zhukov.”
“So I’ve been told.” I shake my head. “Just another reason for Roman Zhukov to want my father dead.”
“Then that shit with the contraband containers happened,” Konstantin reminds me. “Grigory, Matteo, and Anatoli were killed. Along with Grace’s father, mother, and sister.”
I can see where he’s going with this, and when I hear Konstantin’s telling it, I can see why everyone suspects the real culprits behind the contraband container war of twenty-nine years ago were Marco and my father.
“I can see how this makes my father and Marco look guilty.”
“Do you know that Grace and her father, Lance, had come to Boston with Roman and Karina because he’d bought the Boston docks and was going to get Grigory to run them for him?” Konstantin’s words do surprise me because I did not know that.
“The contraband only started after Lance had signed the contract stating that,“ Konstantin’s eyes narrow. “When the containers were being blamed on Matteo, Grigory, and Anatoli, Grace’s mother and sister had been taken and were being held hostage.”
“Yes, so that Lance would continue to send the containers,” I say. “That’s what Colleen told the Irish mob…”
“Sealing Matteo, Grigory, and Anatoli’s fate.” Konstantin’s look says it all. “And paving a way for the new Pakhan.”
“What are you saying?” My voice becomes low and dangerous. “That my grandmother and father were in that together?”
“You do the math,” Konstantin retorts. “They got the Irish mob to take out Matteo, Grigory, and Anatoli. Colleen has Lance killed and blames Roman. Your father suddenly finds Grace’s mother and sister. Her mother is dead, and a few months later, her sister takes her own life.”
“My mother blames Roman for their deaths, and my father is her hero,” I continue. “My father gets Grace and Velvet Transport.”
“And he becomes Pakhan a couple of months later when Grace is pregnant,” Konstantin finishes my contribution to the story.
“Your father married Karina,” I point out. “I’ve noticed you’ve kept Marco from the blame.”
“Oh. Marco was in love with Matteo’s wife, Genevra.” Konstantin’s eyes flash with a dark emotion. “He also didn’t think Matteo was the best attorney at Moretti Law, and while he wasn’t really interested in being the Moretti Mob boss, he wanted the law firm.” He glances out the window. “Apparently, Marco also made no secret about the fact about the law firm, but he did love his brother.”
“Unlike my father, who didn’t love his old brother,” I comment. “My father told me it was no secret how he and Grigory didn’t get along, as Grigory never showed Colleen any respect.”
“Can you blame him?” Konstantin’s brows raise.
“They were both fucking bastards that neither Roman nor Karla should’ve shown any mercy to,” Timur sneers.
“Temur!” Konstantin barks. “Forgive him. He lost his father, who was trying to protect Anatoli.”
“Shit.” I glance at the pilot. “I’m sorry.”
Temur nods. “Thanks.”
“Bringing the conversation back to how this affects you and Isabella.” Konstantin brings my attention back to him. “Roman made Marco marry Karina in order to save the Morettis and stop Marco’s father, who, as you know, defended the underworld and some other crooked people.”
“I guess you can’t really put a hit on a man that can literally bring down most crime families in the States and Canada.”
“The Morettis also have a European branch that works for Roman. They also have another darker family secret.”
“Fuck!” I did not know that. “No wonder Marco only got off with having to marry Karina.”
“Oh no, that’s not the only punishment that Marco got!” Konstantin shook his head. “There was a reason Matteo had to die.”
