She was just within reach, crouching behind an overturned table near the bar. He yelle

lights

ng the chaos. Viktor froze, his hand instinctiv

again, his voice sh

ing a harsh glare over the wreckage of the once-el

sked men who had stormed in with Alexander Volkov were nowhere

as he turned to the remaining mafia leaders in the room. "Se

suffocating. His men had scoured the city with no sign

ported. "The docks, the abandoned warehouses, even the priva

nuckles white. "He couldn't have gotten far. He pla

he left town immediately

d it out, glanced at the screen, and answere

face. "No. That's not possi

demanded, his voice

wo of our ships are missing from the docks.

oing through the room. "Volkov didn't just come fo

men burst into the room. One of them, Marco,

nts spotted Alexander and his men heading toward an old estate

rabbed his coat. "Julio, get

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he walls were concrete, unadorned, and the single bulb

er. His jaw was tight, his expression unreadable. The room was

, entered the room. "S

cold. "And when she does, she'll under

u think this will bri

ilt his empire on blood and lies. He killed my family and

sn't just about revenge, Sergei. It's about justice. I want him

k toward the door. "What do

," Alexander or

in the passenger seat, his face grim, his mind rac

d, as if trying to reassu

ed, his tone harsh but laced with gui

ond, knowing bett

back route to the estate. The building loomed ahead, surrounded b

taking in every detail. "We'll have to b

ing his weapon tigh

He would get Elena back, no matter the cost. And when he did, A

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laying on his lips. The monitors in front of him displayed live footage o

" Alexander muttered, amusemen

huckled. "He's walking right in

to have the private jet prepped. I'll need a discreet departu

ediately stepped asid

oss the screen. Alexander let out a low, menacing laugh as he picked up th

, curious. "Wha

turning cold. "It doesn't matter. He's desp

hinks he's untouchable. He's built an empire on the blood of others, never once co

s, but the things he values most the people he loves. I'll make sure he suffers for everything he's done,

g. He knew better than to interrupt whe

efully disabled the outer security. His eyes narrowed, his voice dr

hilling. "Make sure the jet is ready. And don't l