Beautiful Seduction: A Dark Mafia Romance (Sinners and Saints Book 3) by Piper Stone

Author:Piper Stone [Stone, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2022-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Valentin

“What the hell was that? Why wasn’t there additional security like I asked?” I snapped, losing my temper again, which was never in my best interest. I paced the floor of the jet, loathing the way the sun hit me in the eyes. The goddamn explosions had been far too close. The fact I’d lost the decoy didn’t bother me as much as the way the entire airstrip had been basically demolished.

Quentin Booker was in charge of airport security, a man who’d spent years as a Navy Seal. He knew his aircraft as well as how to handle threats of every kind. He’d failed me completely, the expensive satellite system I’d had installed failing to provide more than a few seconds of warning before the Humvees had crashed through the fence. How the fuck did that happen?

“I’m sorry, sir. There was nothing on the radar. Then they appeared,” Quentin assured me.

“That’s not good enough. I need a full breakdown. How extensive is the damage?”

“They didn’t hit the hangars with the other planes, just those with other machinery, including the satellite system. The equipment they had was definitely military grade, but the weapons used weren’t made on US soil.”

“Then by whom?” The fucking satellite system. Very few people knew of the existence, those who did men I’d trusted, who my father had hired years before. My brother had been right. We had a leak the size of the damn Grand Canyon.

“Top grade Russian. Some of the best shit I’ve ever seen.”

I laughed softly. “I take it that means there were casualties.”

“Yes, sir, although I wish I could say we’d gotten all the bastards. A grenade took out one of the Humvees, but there was enough of the carcass left to see how they’d handled the retrofits. Pretty genius shit. They could easily go into any war. The assault rifles were the same way, although two of the models I’ve never seen before. Four men per Humvee Spetsnaz. All four perished. No ID.”

ID wouldn’t mean shit at this point. Russian soldiers. Perfect. I closed my eyes, attempting to control my rage. He knew exactly what I was going to ask. “Keep the destroyed vehicle in lockup. When I return, I want a full inspection.”

“You got it, sir.”

I ended the call, rubbing my jaw. If I had to guess, the men had been highly trained Russian military. Since when did the Poles become friendly with the Russians?

I’d wait to handle Alexei and the Kozlovs until after we’d landed. I hadn’t slept in two days and the exhaustion was starting to take a toll.

I headed toward the bar, pouring myself a hefty amount of scotch, tossing in ice aimlessly, allowing my mind to wander.

Demons.

They’d plagued me for years, the ugliness of the single time in my life I’d allowed my guard to fall never far from my mind. The creatures had wrapped my psyche in chains, pulling the cold steel tighter every time a single moment of joy filled my soul.

I’d long since clawed away my heart, refusing to feel anything but pain and anger.

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