Dangerous Fortune by Lea Hart

Author:Lea Hart [Hart, Lea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

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The dimly lit warehouse we are standing in is filled with enough crates to make a hoarder break into applause. “The cartels are shitty businessmen.”

“And not just because they welcome anyone who applies,” Franco replies quietly.

I study the man in the chair. “This guy has intel on the Cartels?”

“Sure does,” A deep voice replies.

I recognize Maxsim’s lightly accented voice. Why the hell is the second in command of the Volkov Syndicate making a guest appearance? “Did you put this party together?”

“I heard you were hunting for Vargas.” Maxsim tips his chin toward the man, who looks like a rat cornered by three ravenous cats. “This one is gonna give you everything you need.”

“Perhaps this alliance will finally net something other than dead bodies to dispose of,” Franco bites out.

“The Don riled up the Cartels. We just showed them what happens when they step foot in our territory and play shoot ‘em up in the streets.”

I clear my throat before my brother and Maxsim begin their favorite argument about who started what. “Why is this guy gonna give up Vargas?”

“Because he’s heard what a sick bastard I am.” Maxsim straightens the pristine cuff on his shirt. “Our avtoriteti picked up chatter that Rodrigo has a hard-on for your card girl, and…Ari.”

Franco surges forward. “How the hell does he know anything about Ari?”

“Hell, if I know,” Maxsim says quietly. “Which means that it’s time to get rid of the snake once and for all.”

“The Serpent knows all the beautiful women in the city.”

Maxsim strides across the floor and squeezes the man by his neck until his beady eyes dart between my brother and me.

“Where does the bastard hide?” Maxsim demands. “The sooner you tell me, the faster you’ll die.”

“Why is he so invested?” I ask out of the side of my mouth.”

“I have no fucking clue,” Franco replies. “But after we’re done here, I’m gonna find out.”

Sweat trickles down the man’s forehead like a leaky faucet. “Loft. South Side. Cookie factory.

“I’m a lot of things,” Maxsim says quietly, shoving a Glock into the man’s chest, “but I keep my word.” He pulls the trigger, steps back, and allows the man to crumple to the ground. “I assume you will run down the information.”

Franco hands him a handkerchief. “Are you gonna tell me why you care about Vargas?”

“Old score. Needs to be settled.”

“There’s more,” Franco says quietly.

“There always is.” He strides out of the warehouse, and I turn to Franco. “What the hell just happened?”

“Either the Volkovs are keeping something to themselves, or Maxsim is interested in Ari.”

I follow my brother to the warehouse door, and the sun hits my eyes the moment we step outside. “Ari insults him whenever they are within a few feet of one another. Why would he want anything to do with our tempestuous sister?”

“Some people like trouble. Ari and Maxsim have that in common.”

“Maxsim Volkov is barely human.”

Franco looks inside the building. “What he just did was humane. He could’ve made that man bleed for hours before putting him out of his misery.

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