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Chapter 26
ISABELLA
“I’ve seen enough!”
“But there’s more to hear,” Lucien insists and hits play again.
“Please, rather tell me,” I beg him, leaning over and hitting pause.
“How do I know you haven’t drugged this with NeuroMind!” My eyes widen. “You have my mother’s formula!”
“No!” Lucien says. “I don’t think the chemist has the last formulas your mother had perfected before she died.”
“Just how many Neuro drugs are there?”
“Let’s see,” Lucien uses his fingers. “There’s NeuroVeil, NeuroNet, NueroMind, NeuroTox, and NueroMix.”
“That’s a lot of Neuro shit,” I say in disbelief.
“Your mother wanted to change our world,” Lucien told me with a soft laugh. “I loved your mother. She was always so kind. My fucking whore of a mother took off as soon as my father died. Our grandmother thinks she was involved with his death.”
“It’s a real dog-eat-dog world, isn’t it?” I sigh.
“Are you sure you don’t want to see the rest of the video? There are another three, as I’ve recorded every time I’ve seen Stacy,” Lucien tells me.
“Jesus, Lucien!” My eyes widen. “How many times have you been with her?’
“A few.” He shrugs.
“No, thank you, I don’t want to see anymore! I already want to poke my eyeballs out just watching the bit I did.” I take a sip of the ginger tea, pick up a cookie, and shudder. “Did you watch your boyfriend fuck your sister?” Harry nods and looks a little green from the conversation. “That’s messed up.”
“Harry and I have an open relationship,” Lucien tells me. “We know the score and that we both have family obligations to fulfill.”
“That’s even more fucked up.” I’m getting uncomfortable with this conversation, so I turn to Lucien. “What else did you learn from Stacy?” Before he starts talking, I hold up my hand. “Give me the short version, please, without any more visual aids.”
“Sure.” Lucien nods. “Just over a year ago, Roman and I had to have a meeting with Ivan and Marco to discuss your upcoming marriage.”
“I thought Roman didn’t come to America?”
“He doesn’t!” Harry replies. “They video-conferenced, but only Lucien went to Boston.”
“That’s the night we learned of Lev and Stacy’s fake marriage and pregnancy,” Lucien continues. “The night of the attack on Lev and Stacy, and the night I met Harry.”
“What do you mean fake marriage and pregnancy?” My brows crease. “Stacy was really cut up about losing her child.”
“Stacy is an excellent actress. She was never pregnant,” Harry tells me. “Her and Lev aren’t even married either. I think they’re just engaged.”
“The pregnancy only happened after Konstantin told Lev he was getting married and his girlfriend was pregnant,” Lucien explains. “Which would’ve put a huge dent in Lev’s and Ivan’s long-term plans.”
“Why?” I glance from Harry to Lucien. “Why would my brother’s marriage and child affect their plans at all?”
“Oh, fuck!” Harry looks at Lucien wide-eyed. “She doesn’t know.”
“Know what?” Now I’m becoming suspicious.
“Lev killed the love of your brother’s life…”
“Yes, Valentina,” I say. “I know that she was killed that night. I didn’t know it had been Lev that targeted her at the time.”
