Page 130 of Sinful Promise

Igor smiles. “I want to finish what I started all those years ago, Danil. I want to end the Koslov Bratva for good. And you are going to help me do it.”

My blood turns cold.

“Are you asking me to kill my brothers?”

“Not directly.” He leans back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. “All I ask is that you bring your brothers to me.”

“And if I don’t?”

“Then I will torture Emily and make you watch every second of it.”

I almost empty the contents of my stomach all over myself.

“If you need a little more motivation, I’d be happy to explain in detail what I plan on doing to her. But I will say, the green dress she’s wearing is very…enticing.”

“Leave her alone. She has nothing to do with this.”

Igor regards me for a moment, and then he does something completely out of the ordinary.

He laughs.

There is nothing light or pleasant about the sound. In fact, it makes the hair on the back of my neck and arms stand on end as a chill runs down my spine.

“Did you really think I would go to all this trouble to track down a girl if she didn’t mean anything to you?”

I say nothing, but my silence speaks volumes.

“It seems the youngest of the Koslov brothers has finally found love, and just in time. We wouldn’t want you feeling left out.”

I knew he had been keeping an eye on Emily all this time, but I thought I had the situation under control.

I thought I could protect her from him.

This is my fault, and I need to fix this. But how?

I need to keep him talking. I need time to think. “Left out how?”

“Just between you and me, I’ve decided to start my revenge plan by killing each and every one of the women that the Koslov men love.” Igor has a wicked gleam in his eye.

He can’t be serious.

“You wouldn’t.”

“Wouldn’t I?”

“Your daughter is one of them. You would kill Nina?”

Igor’s expression turns from one of faint amusement to cold fury. “My daughter has made her bed. Now she has to lie in it.”

He’s even more of a monster than I thought. To talk about killing your own daughter without any remorse is nothing short of evil.

“But that’s just the beginning. Once I’m done with them, I’ll move on to the children.”

“No! You touch them and you're dead!”

“And I even get a little two for one deal with Zara.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

---