Alexei: A Dark Mafia Romance by Kiera Silver

Author:Kiera Silver [Silver, Kiera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Calamity Jane Publishing
Published: 2017-02-24T18:30:00+00:00

After dinner that evening, she followed Alexei into his office, holding the paper from the doctor in her hand. “Dr. Ting wanted me to give you this. It’s his notes and observations, along with instructions on how to alter your father’s medication. He said the Aricept dose needs to be increased, and he’s recommending a few alternative treatments to add to the regimen, hoping it will slow your father’s decline.”

Alexei took the paper, reading it with little expression before nodding and sliding the sheet into the top desk drawer. “Thank you for taking him today, and for getting this information.”

“I had nothing else to do.” She grinned before shrugging. “I was happy to help him. I like your father. He’s a sweet man.” Alexei burst out laughing, making her frown at him. “What?”

He smiled, though it was a bit grim, obviously tinged with sadness or something more. “Until he started getting symptoms of Alzheimer’s, my father was the farthest from a nice man that you could ever meet. He was a ruthless bastard, and though I loved him and never doubted he loved us, I saw him do horrible things. He’s definitely quite different than he used to be, and I’m sure he would be horrified now if he ever remembered the things he had done or sanctioned during his term as Pakhan of our city.”

Her stomach jolted, and she blinked, but finally sighed. “Yeah, I guess I probably knew that, but to be honest, I didn’t think much about it. He’s clearly not that man anymore. Perhaps I would have hated that Ivan Varnakov, but this version is a nice, sweet old man, and his confusion is heartbreaking. He makes me feel protective, and I can’t hold his past against him when he doesn’t even remember most of it, can I? Especially since it didn’t affect me directly.”

There was an unreadable expression on his face before he finally nodded. He bent down behind his desk for a moment, and she had the strangest thought that perhaps he was down there blinking away tears. It was a dumb idea, quickly disproven when he sat up again holding something familiar.

He extended the purple laptop to her, and she immediately recognized the “Hello Kitty” stickers Tonya had placed on the lid, partially as a joke, and partially to liven up the bland equipment. “My laptop?”

He nodded. “I believe you mentioned something about needing to finish orders to preserve your business?”

She nodded, taking the unwieldy piece of equipment in both hands before setting it on the desk with exaggerated care. “There was some other equipment too. The headset and things? I don’t suppose you grabbed those?”

He shook his head. “I’m sorry, but I didn’t think about it. I’ll make sure you have the supplies you need if you make a list for me.”

She traced her fingers over the edge of the laptop, feeling a dart of hope again. She could use this as a means to escape. She just had to figure out how.

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