Page 107 of Twisted Hearts

“Russian,” he croaks.

I laugh coldly. “You’ll need to be more specific than that if you want this bullet—”

“Draz…”

I go still and cold as the word tumbles from his mouth.

“Say that again,” I rasp.

“Drazen,” he chokes. “Drazen…Krylov…”

The world turns red around me. My vision tunnels.

The gun raises in my hand.

“I’m a man of my word, shit-stain.”

Two shots blast through the room, ending both of their miseries. I turn to Korol, who’s looking at me unblinkingly.

“What do you want to do, Gavan?” he growls.

“I want to keep this quiet, and Idon’twant Abram getting wind of it,” I mutter, glancing back at the carnage behind me. “Now—find someone to get rid of these two.”

25

EILISH

I’m gettingsome reading done for class in the kitchen of the Upper East Side brownstone when my phone rings. I grin when I glance down and see Cillian’s name on the screen.

“So, are you two just going to full-on move into that castle over there?”

He chuckles. “If Una has her way, it’s a distinct possibility.”

My lips spread wide and I gasp. “Really?”

A rumbling laugh leaves his throat. “No. Don’t get me wrong, I could get pretty used to playing the King and Queen of Ireland over here. But there are things we’d both miss about New York.”

As if on cue, Bones pads into the kitchen and rubs his face against my shin.

“Things like the fuzzy little houseguest I’m getting quite used to?”

Cillian chuckles. “He grows on you, doesn’t he?”

“He’s definitely growing. Horizontally, that is. Castle’s feeding him way too much.”

“Well, we’re not staying forever. But we are extending the trip by another few weeks.”

My brows shoot up. “Oh?”

“Yeah. There are a few old friends of mine I’d love to introduce Una to.”

I grin. “Old friends ofyours? You sure you have those?”

He chuckles. “One or two. Adrian and Celeste Cross reached out when they heard I was here. And we’re going to meet up with Rose and Oliver Prince too.”

I grin. Rose is another of Cillian’s nieces, by way of his late sister, Saoirse. We’ve only met a few times, but I really like her. Her husband, Oliver, is cool too.

“Tell her hi from me when you see her. She should come visit New York again.”

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