Page 82 of Brutal Bratva King

Finally, to my relief, my security guy comes to find me to give me the info he’s discovered on the guy.

But the look on his face smacks into me like a train going full speed into a barricade. I want to puke. This doesn’t look good at all.

“What?” I snap, glaring at his wide-eyed expression.

“Sir, the guy who has been bothering your sister—it’s Declan Volkov.”

I stare at him in disbelief. Volkov.

“You’re fucking kidding me,” I say, my heart sinking to the pit of my stomach. “Get me everything you have on him. I have to call my brothers.” I rush towards my office, panic searing through me like wildfire.

Declan Volkov is one of our biggest rivals and his family is strong. This isn’t just some random nobody. This guy is massive amounts of trouble and he has the power to do damage if I don’tact immediately. The truth is, he probably knows exactly who my sister is and was actively targeting her in the club that night. It wasn’t just some random guy she picked up. It was Declan Volkov—seeking her out, for what—I have no idea. But it terrifies me even more now to think about what would have happened if I wasn’t there with Anya that night.

I call each of my brothers, telling them what is going on. I speak fast and try to explain it as quickly as I can. Then I call Anya’s brothers as well. We need all the help we can get to protect the women we love.

Everyone rallies immediately. They all know the Volkov name and the dangers behind it.

“We’ll meet you at the mall,” Leon snarls into the phone. “That guy is nothing but trouble. I can’t believe we didn’t know he was messing with our family.”

I’m happy he referred to my sister as his family.

It shows just how far we have come since our first interactions.

I sprint out of the warehouse to my SUV, climbing inside, I have the engine started and in a matter of seconds, the tires are spinning against the gravel and I’m accelerating out of there.

I have to get to the mall as quickly as possible.

I don’t phone Anya because I don’t want to freak her out. The guards will keep them both safe. I just need to get there. That’s all that matters.

This just shows me that my gut instincts were not wrong today. All day, my body has been trying to warn me that this is bigger than it seemed. All day, I ignored it. I won’t do that again. I wish I had told Anya to stay home. At least until we had looked into it.

It’s too late to have regrets now, though—what I have to do now is get to them and make sure they are safe.

I drive full speed through the city, running through red lights and over stop signs, ignoring the angry hoots and shouts of other drivers.

When I pull up outside the mall, Leon is already there, just having parked.

“The others are close. I say we wait for them. We don’t even know if this guy is here, but if he is, we want all the reinforcement we can get.”

“Agreed,” I say, “But not if they take too long.”

“Do the girls have security with them?”

“Yes, two guards.”

“Ok, they would have reported any issues. We are still in control here,” Leon says, but I can see he is as tense as I am.

Oleg pulls up in the parking lot and joins us.

Slowly, our brothers arrive one by one and my patience begins to disappear.

“Let’s get going,” I demand, unable to wait another second.

Chapter 26 - Anya

Ruslana already seems to be relaxing when we drive towards the mall. I think that just knowing that her brother is aware of the situation and didn’t completely freak out has made her calmer.

“I don’t know why I thought the entire world was going to fall apart when Rodion found out,” she laughs a little. “I honestly didn’t know how to handle it, though. Thank you, Anya. For taking the time to help me.”

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