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I nod, and unable to get another word out, I try to cling to the phone as Rodian pries it from my fingers before cutting the call.
He leans down and locks eyes with me. “I promise you will be reunited with your family, Rosie. But it’s good if you look devastated. Scream and cry. It will make the others believe that I raped you.”
Two months, one week, and two days.
The hell surges through me like a violent storm.
I let out a harrowing cry and sink to my knees, my shoulders shuddering under the weight of the trauma I’ve been forced to endure.
Rodian crouches in front of me and places his hand on my shoulder. Only because I’ve been starved of any kind of affection do I press my forehead to his sternum.
He pulls me into a hug, and I weep uncontrollably until exhaustion takes me.
Chapter 18
Enzo
Unable to sit still, I pace up and down in front of the desk while staring at Christiano as he dials the number Rodian gave me.
Adriano, Georgi, Augusto, Dad, and Uncle Dario are with us in the office, every single man ready to go to war.
“Rodian. It’s Christiano. I believe you have one of my capos.” My brother’s tone is biting as he clenches his jaw.
Because he’s on speakerphone, we all hear as the Russian replies, “Like I told Enzo, I will give you the location if you agree to back me in removing Yegor so I can claim his seat as the new Pakhan.”
“If you’re turning on your own, how the fuck do you expect me to trust a word that comes out of your mouth?” Christiano growls.
Rodian lets out a dark chuckle. “You don’t have to trust me. You only have to understand that our interests are the same for now.”
“And what interest is that?” Christiano asks.
“You want Rosie. I want Yegor’s seat. You back my move, and I give you the route into the prison, access points, and the men on the inside who answer to me.”
Georgi leans forward. “How many?”
“Not enough to go up against Yegor as long as he’s in a seat of power. He needs to be brought down so the soldiers will fall in line behind me.”
Christiano’s eyes harden. “Don’t mistake this for us doing you a favor.”
“I know. But once Yegor has been dethroned and you have your capo back, perhaps then the Bratva and Cosa Nostra can lay down their weapons and move forward into a new way of doing things.”
Christiano looks at each of us. “That’s something we’ll discuss once we have Rosie back in one piece. Not raped. Not tortured. Not missing any fucking body parts. I want her in one fucking piece. Do you understand?”
“Understood.” A short silence follows before Rodian says, “I’ll send the coordinates after we have an agreement.”
I step closer to the desk. “Send them now.”
“No.” His reply is so fucking calm, it makes anger bubble in my chest.
Christiano lifts a hand, stopping me before I can speak.
“Are we in agreement, Christiano?” Rodian asks.
My brother glances around the room, and only after each of the capos has nodded does he say, “We have an agreement, Rodian. But Rosie comes first.”
“And I want Yegor. He’s mine to kill.” I make my own demand.
“I’ll do you one better, Enzo.” Rodian chuckles. “Actually, two. I’ll give you Yegor, Danil, and Kirill, the three men responsible for the hell Rosie has been put through.”
