Next in Line (Monarch of the Kohler Mafia) Book 5 of the Köhler Series

𝕆𝕟𝕖 ℍ𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕋𝕖𝕟| 𝑈𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠

"Don, I think we may have a problem at one of the warehouses," Steve said, walking into the living room. Xerxes sighed, looking over to his wife as she laid there while he rubbed her feet. Riley smiled softly, making him smile as he turned his attention to Steve.

"What type of problem, Steve?"

"Apparently, somebody tried to steal some of your drugs... I remember when we capture Kayden, he had a tattoo of a rose on his neck. If I'm not mistaking, sir, that was the Taylor family's symbol. The men we caught at the warehouse have that same tatt." Steve said, making Xerxes stop doing what he was looking back over to Riley again.

"What are they up to?" Riley asked, making X rub his beard thinking. He wanted to know what Hanna and Bruno were up to himself. For one, he knew this was a trap add he wasn't about to fall for it. They wanted him or Riley to be dumb enough to go to the warehouse. It was probably someone there posted ready to kill them.

He could send Leon and his crew, but Leo got married a few days ago. He was spending some well-needed time with his mother, My'esha's, and a few of their friends since they didn't want the Honeymoon thing at the time.

"They are trying to fucking trap us. Hanna and Bruno know it's the Don or Donna's responsibility to interrogate whoever was caught. They're waiting somewhere ready to shoot and kill."

"So, what are we going to do?"

"I don't know yet, Babygirl. I could send Cay or Eli, but that puts them in danger, and I can't do that. The same goes for our thirds in command... Steve, I hate to ask you this, but do you think you and Dave could do this one for us?" Xerxes said as Steve nodded. He didn't like the fact of putting one of his men's lives in danger, but they all knew the risk of this life.

"Sir, do you want us to bring them back here?"

"No, get what you can out of them, then kill the bitches," X said, dismissing Steve turning back to his wife's smile. Riley quickly stuck her feet in his face making him bit her ankle, receiving a giggle from her.

"You better be glad I like your feet... You're hungry?"

"Did you have to ask?" She asked, making Xerxes shake his head as she laughs. "Are you ready to find out what they are? Or do you want to do a gender reveal again... But I want some pasta; I don't care what kind it is; I just want pasta." Riley said as Axel walked in with a plate of food.

"I heard you wanted pasta."

"Oh my god! I love you, Grandpa Axel, but you know I need more than this to fill me. In case you forgot, I'm eating for six... these five in me and myself, and they are like fucking parasites." She said, making Axel laugh shaking his head.

"You and Gen are running me thin. She begged me last night to make her a chocolate cake. Then ate it all in one sitting and got mad when it was gone. Xerxes, if you want me to cook for three pregnant women, you're going to need to pay me or some shit."

"Opa, isn't your fucking ass a billionaire? You old ass probably have more money than my wife, and I put together. Plus, I didn't ask you to cook for either one of them... it's four pregnant women because your granddaughter got herself knocked up by her abuser." Xerxes said, making his Opa stare at him for a moment.

"That bastard is beating her, and you did nothing?"

"As I recall, I came to you all of you to find a way to end the arrangement. What did you tell me? It was better to hand her over than to be overpowered. It was all about fucking power to you..."

"Adr..."

"DON'T FUCKING ADRIEL ME RILEY... Sorry. Be happy, Opa. I have the Bianchi Mafia. That is what you wanted it, right?" Xerxes said, glaring at his grandpa. "Eli and Dad beat his ass, and I tried to kill his ass, but she insisted that I leave him alone. Threaten to go back to Rome to stay. I couldn't allow her to do that not with my nephew anyway."