Page 107 of Beautiful Sinner

I shrug. “And then what? What happens after that?”

“Then I will make Julia see the error of her ways. That she cannot love a man like Matteo.”

“I’m not going to bring her to you just so you can bring her back here and lock her back up all over again.”

“You will, Inessa. Because we are a team. We made those vows together. You will help me get my sister back.”

“I am trying to but not in the way you want. I love you, Viktor. I love you so much it hurts. But I will not help you with this.”

“You will. Because Connor is out there right now looking for Julia and I’m not sure if I can trust him not to hurt her. If you care about her safety, you will help me get her back. You said you wanted me to talk to her. This is the way.”

“This is not the way.”

“It’s my way!” he shouts. I don’t even flinch. He doesn’t scare me.

“You are going to tear yourself apart acting like this. So fine. I will help you get Julia back. And maybe then you can see just how wrong you’ve been about all of this.”

“I am not wrong. Julia is in the wrong.”

“It’s sad you think falling in love is wrong.” I leave Viktor standing in the foyer alone because while I do love him, I can’t stand to look at him right now.

Chapter Eighteen

Matteo

Igo to Dante for help in finding Connor and he tells me that the bastard has been spotted near one of Viktor’s nightclubs.

“Don’t be reckless,” Dante tells me on my way out of his house. “I told you to stay put and let me handle this.”

“I cant. I have to do this.” I can’t rest knowing that Julia is upset with me. I know I shouldn’t have told her what to do and she does have the right to talk to her brother but I can’t lose her and if taking Connor down helps weaken Viktor and makes the world safer for Julia, I will do it.

I park down the street from Viktor’s nightclub and watch as people show up for the evening. I keep my eyes peeled, hoping something, just something will work in my favor.

And it does.

Connor walks up to the doors and is let inside.

This is my chance to end him.

I don’t bring my gun with me as I know the bouncers will be able to detect I have one with me, so I settle for a knife instead, hidden inside my jacket pocket.

The bouncer motions me on through without any problems. I scan the area to find Connor. It’s a packed night. People are shoulder to shoulder as they move about the club. It’s going to be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Except… my eyes go up to the second floor of the club and that’s when I spot him: Connor. Same old, same old, even though the club is new. He just loves his private VIP booths.

I can’t draw too much attention to myself. If Viktor knew I was in his club, he’d lose his fucking mind. I spend the evening watching Connor until he finally leaves the private booth. He saunters out of the club.

I follow him.

I remain as far back as I can while still keeping an eye on him as he heads for his car. That’s when I decide to strike.

I rush towards him with my knife and jam it into his side and pull it right out. He grunts and falls forward.

“You don’t get Julia,” I growl, swiping the knife towards his throat but he jerks back just in time to avoid getting hit.

“Hey!” a man shouts behind me. Turning around, I see the bouncer from before standing there with a gun drawn. “I will shoot if you don’t drop your weapon.”

Connor laughs as he dives into his car, making a getaway before I can stop him. Fuck!

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