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I check the Rolex on my wrist. Tomorrow at this time, I’ll be standing in front of Katarina to inform her of our wedding date.
“Cancel my appointments tomorrow, Roman.” I give him a sly grin as he nods in acknowledgment. “I’m going to be busy celebrating my engagement with Katarina Sokolov.”
Our exchange of pleasantries doesn’t last long as Roman starts hammering me with more financial details. However, my mind no longer focuses on business as the image of a beautiful girl in a sexy black dress dominates my mind.
Interrupting my daydream, Peter, Volkov Enterprises’ Chief of Security, bursts into my office. “Nikolai, we need you,” he informs me with an urgent tone.
“Can it wait?” I ask with a raised brow. Though I might not be paying attention to last quarter’s balance sheet right now, I’m aware that it’s important. “We’re in the middle of a meeting.”
“It can’t wait,” he whispers.
The desperate voice and his anxious expression have me nodding and waving him in. After just a few first steps across the room, I recognize the determination in Peter’s long strides.
I gesture for Roman to stay. He’s my second in command and as such, should know everything that’s happening.
“What’s going on?” I ask Peter once the three of us are alone.
“Several of our oil rigs in Western Siberia have been compromised,” he blurts out, and the hairs on the back of my neck rise up.
“Do we know by whom?” I shoot back.
Everyone knows to fear the Volkov name, and yet someone was brave enough to cross me. The news of someone having breached my site sets my nerves on edge.
“We don’t know yet,” Peter says. “It’s hard to establish contact with the compound. We believe that they were bombed. I don’t have any details about the losses yet except that the damages are devastating.”
“Motherfuckers,” Roman curses, scratching the back of his head. “We have to do something.”
“I’ll fly there myself,” I decide instantly. “I want to inspect the damage in person. Hopefully, by the time I get there, our team will have found out who’s responsible. I want the pleasure of showing them what happens to fools that decide to fuck with a Volkov.”
“Right now?” Roman, a close friend and the brother I never had, lets out a heavy sigh.
“I’m trusting you to make sure business runs smoothly,” I tell him, smirking. “If you fuck up my engagement to Katarina, you’ll be the first to pay when I’m back in New York.”
Though Roman returns my smile, the look in his eyes makes it clear that he understands the gravity of my words.
“You can count on me, Nik.”
I nod at Roman, then turn to the other man in the room.
“We’re flying out tonight. “
“Understood.” Peter nods and leaves.
“Is there anything I need to know about, Nik?” Roman asks when it’s just us.
“Probably,” I reply with a heavy sigh. “But nothing you can help me with, so there’s no use telling you the details. Just make sure to keep an eye on Dimitri Sokolov. Despite our agreement, I don’t trust him.”
“Should I put surveillance on him?” Roman asks.
I shake my head. “He’s too smart not to notice it,” I reply. “His son, on the other hand, is a much better target.”
“Igor Sokolov?” he questions.
“I already have people on him,” I confirm. “If anything is to happen within the Bratva, we’ll be able to tell through him.”
“Consider it done.”
When the time comes, I will get that family in line. Until then, I need to focus on the first part of my plan, which involves marrying Katarina.
