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Authors: Kourtney King
had just heard. Vlad talking about his past was unheard of. Unless they were
reminiscing over their stupidity or brash actions, he tended to gloss over it.
If he had made himself that vulnerable to a woman, then she was something
special.
"When I returned
to the country after the order was completed, I couldn't stand to be away from
her. I got tired of being in a hotel and wanted my own space, our own space, so
I bought this place." Vlad spread out his arms in show of the large beach
house. His expression was stoic, a mask of the pain that he felt over the
memories he was replaying but Andrei could see through it. It was in his
crystal blue eyes, they held the same haunted look from years ago when two of
their brothers were murdered. Andrei’s eyes were close to bugging out at
certain parts of Vlad’s tale but he kept himself in check, scared that if he
reacted, Vlad would not continue with the details of his love affair.
"We were…
happy" he pushed out and reached for his glass to down his third whisky.
"I was here working, she had gone to classes that day and I thought she was
running late. She has this dedication to her studies where she puts in
ridiculous hours at the library so I wasn't worried at first. But my gut told
me that something was off. I was about to go pick her up which is when I got a
call from some man using her phone.
"They kidnapped
her and in exchange for her safe return, they want me to deliver the same order
I had given to another client in Syria."
Fuck this is some
Middle East bullshit! Andrei was well aware of the tensions
in the region. The problem was that there were so many small factions popping
up with affiliations to different causes and major countries that picking sides
would always end in calamity. He knew that Vlad wasn't loyal to any kind of
cause. He was a man who simply followed the money. The problem was that his
business dealings were now interfering with his personal life. A personal life
Andrei didn't even know existed less than twenty-four hours ago.
"We'll get her
back frate ." He spoke with conviction as
he grasped Vlad's neck in a show of affection and solidarity. "Then we'll
make those motherfuckers pay. What you need to decide is whether we are going
to pull this deal through or simply go in and take her back by force."
Vlad gave a deep
sigh. "I wasn't going to oblige their demands at first. I don't like being
manipulated or blackmailed but I had a dream last night." He stared off
into the distance thinking of why that particular memory had been revived in
his sleep. "I have hurt her in the past and I promised I would never be
the cause of her pain again. I can't take the risk of putting my pride ahead of
her safety."
This time, Andrei's
eyes did bug out without reservation. Who was this man and where was his
brother and best friend. Razvan had always preached,
‘pride cometh before the fall', Vlad had never taken it seriously until now.
"Okay," he said cautiously, "so what needs to be done to pull it
off?"
"I need to set
up meetings with the military base, have a contract drawn up with both the
suppliers and client to transfer liability, organise the shipment and inland
transportation, and map out the route to the drop off location. I also need to
hire a driver, security and other personnel. That's just from the top of my
head. It takes months for me to do a deal like this but I can't leave her there
for half a year!"
"Calm down and
focus. We'll figure it out together. I spoke to Razvan before I left Moscow and he promised to be here as soon as he's settled
everything back home."
"No! He can't
come. He has a family."
"I didn't ask him,
he insisted and lest you forget, you're also family ."
*****
After dinner with his
family, Razvan gave his son a bath and tucked him
into bed. Mihaela was having a relaxing bath of own
when he walked in and stripped out of his clothing to join her.
"Thank you for
putting him down tonight" she purred sensually as she looked at
reminiscing over their stupidity or brash actions, he tended to gloss over it.
If he had made himself that vulnerable to a woman, then she was something
special.
"When I returned
to the country after the order was completed, I couldn't stand to be away from
her. I got tired of being in a hotel and wanted my own space, our own space, so
I bought this place." Vlad spread out his arms in show of the large beach
house. His expression was stoic, a mask of the pain that he felt over the
memories he was replaying but Andrei could see through it. It was in his
crystal blue eyes, they held the same haunted look from years ago when two of
their brothers were murdered. Andrei’s eyes were close to bugging out at
certain parts of Vlad’s tale but he kept himself in check, scared that if he
reacted, Vlad would not continue with the details of his love affair.
"We were…
happy" he pushed out and reached for his glass to down his third whisky.
"I was here working, she had gone to classes that day and I thought she was
running late. She has this dedication to her studies where she puts in
ridiculous hours at the library so I wasn't worried at first. But my gut told
me that something was off. I was about to go pick her up which is when I got a
call from some man using her phone.
"They kidnapped
her and in exchange for her safe return, they want me to deliver the same order
I had given to another client in Syria."
Fuck this is some
Middle East bullshit! Andrei was well aware of the tensions
in the region. The problem was that there were so many small factions popping
up with affiliations to different causes and major countries that picking sides
would always end in calamity. He knew that Vlad wasn't loyal to any kind of
cause. He was a man who simply followed the money. The problem was that his
business dealings were now interfering with his personal life. A personal life
Andrei didn't even know existed less than twenty-four hours ago.
"We'll get her
back frate ." He spoke with conviction as
he grasped Vlad's neck in a show of affection and solidarity. "Then we'll
make those motherfuckers pay. What you need to decide is whether we are going
to pull this deal through or simply go in and take her back by force."
Vlad gave a deep
sigh. "I wasn't going to oblige their demands at first. I don't like being
manipulated or blackmailed but I had a dream last night." He stared off
into the distance thinking of why that particular memory had been revived in
his sleep. "I have hurt her in the past and I promised I would never be
the cause of her pain again. I can't take the risk of putting my pride ahead of
her safety."
This time, Andrei's
eyes did bug out without reservation. Who was this man and where was his
brother and best friend. Razvan had always preached,
‘pride cometh before the fall', Vlad had never taken it seriously until now.
"Okay," he said cautiously, "so what needs to be done to pull it
off?"
"I need to set
up meetings with the military base, have a contract drawn up with both the
suppliers and client to transfer liability, organise the shipment and inland
transportation, and map out the route to the drop off location. I also need to
hire a driver, security and other personnel. That's just from the top of my
head. It takes months for me to do a deal like this but I can't leave her there
for half a year!"
"Calm down and
focus. We'll figure it out together. I spoke to Razvan before I left Moscow and he promised to be here as soon as he's settled
everything back home."
"No! He can't
come. He has a family."
"I didn't ask him,
he insisted and lest you forget, you're also family ."
*****
After dinner with his
family, Razvan gave his son a bath and tucked him
into bed. Mihaela was having a relaxing bath of own
when he walked in and stripped out of his clothing to join her.
"Thank you for
putting him down tonight" she purred sensually as she looked at