Deceitful Promises: An Age Gap Mafia Romance (Sokolov Bratva Book 3) by Flora Ferrari

Author:Flora Ferrari [Ferrari, Flora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Ania looks small as she leans against the door in the passenger seat. She always looks small, but this isn’t just a physical thing. It’s like she’s trying to shrink into herself. She shudders every time the car goes over a bump.

Soon, we’re back home. As we ride the elevator up, she moves closer to me, closer, until we’re almost touching. I’m about to put my arm around her, warning myself that I need to be careful not to let this feeling spiral out of control when the elevator makes a ding noise. She jolts away from me as though shocked. Molly is waiting for us, rushing forward.

“Anna,” she says, her voice shuddering. “Oh, Anna.”

“Mom,” Ania says, then bursts into tears. Molly rushes over and pulls her daughter into her arms, leading her down the corridor. “We’ve got a doctor waiting. Oh, you poor thing.”

Dad passes them in the hallway, approaching me with the aura of a man ready for a serious rumble. “Thank God you’re okay.”

I clap him on the arm. “You’re not getting rid of me that easily.”

“What happened?”

I shrug. “Car bomb. No other info yet. The cops suspect it might’ve been a terrorist attack.”

“That’s the story they’re going with,” Dad says, nodding, “but we both know it’s crap. Do you think the Sokolovs …”

“I doubt it, Dad, honestly. They seemed like brothers trying to take care of their sister to me, but it was only a short meeting.”

“I’ve never known a better judge of character than you.”

“It makes no tactical sense, either. Why risk hurting their sister?”

“So what are you thinking?” he asks, gesturing down the corridor.

“The rival Bratva is the obvious choice. They must’ve pretended to back off. Then, when they realized that the Sokolov brothers were going to be on the East Coast, maybe they saw their chance.”

Dad nods as he drops onto one of the armchairs in the living room. “I’ve been thinking the same. I’ve put some feelers out. Nothing to do in the meantime but wait for our detectives to do their work.”

“If some bastards have risked Ania’s life,” I say as I curl my hand into a tight fist, “it’s a serious lapse in judgment, Dad.”

He looks at me closely, making me wonder if this is how I make other people feel when I look at them. There’s a definite sense of discomfort being probed this closely. I think he knows there’s more going on, but he decides to let it drop.

“If it’s another Bratva, we may be forced to work with the Sokolovs.”

“Hmm.”

“Word on the channels is that Dimitri Sokolov only agreed to serve under his father because he forced Konstantin to stop human trafficking.”

“He should’ve put a bullet in his head.”

“His own father?” Dad says, frowning.

I smirk. “Don’t worry. You’re safe.”

But it’s false confidence, and we both know it. Dad leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “This wasn’t how I imagined this going.”

“We underestimated the Sokolovs,” I tell him.

Dad looks at me sharply. That’s the thing with people like my father.

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