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

𝕆𝕟𝕖 ℍ𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕪-𝕆𝕟𝕖

Hanna and Bruno were dead. Xerxes couldn't be any more excited, but he was still in the hospital, wishing he was home with his pregnant wife and children. He was also pissed that he couldn't spend the time we wanted with Jj and Raven before they left. They stayed long enough for the funerals but left after that. He knew they would see each other soon for the charity event. At least his cousins, Aunt Amira and Uncle Trigger stay for a few days, really for Amira to baby him just as much as his mother did.

The other thing that was bothering Xerxes he lost his aunt. Sophia was a good person and did not deserve to die the way she did. Neither did Hermosa. Both were just starting their lives, and now they were in Urns sitting in a fucking crypt because of a stupid fucking feud.

"Don, how are you feeling this morning," Joy said, walking in with her usually joyful damn self. She knew how Xerxes was doing. Ready to kill every fucking doctor and nurse in the fucking hospital. He owned the bitch, and they were keeping him hostage.

"Okay, don't speak then. Your wife informed me to tell you that she and the babies will be running late today, and you have a visitor that Donna approved," She said as X continued to stare. He could tell that he was freaking the woman out because she had started to fumble with the bandages and trying not to look at him directly.

Xerxes chuckled as Joy finished running from the room; a few minutes later, the door opened. A man walked in looking to be around his age, maybe a bit older by a year or so. Then he had another man behind him. Both were well dressed, and neither looked, German.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"Don Kohler, it's a pleasure to get to meet you finally. It's just too bad it's under these circumstances. I'm Reece Gordon...."

"The Scottish fucking Don," Xerxes said with a smirk. He and Reece had talked a few times over the phone, but neither of them ever meet. The man looked a lot like him with hair. He was just as crazy and hit what he did well with the businessman getup.

"I see that you remembered my name. I came here to help with your problem, and I wanted to sign an alliance with you." He said, making X nod as he listened.

"What do you want for exchange because I know most alliances don't come for free. I also know that you are wifeless, and that type of alliance is out of the fucking question."

"Understandable... I met your sister back at the house. I'm telling it if she wasn't married to Valentino...."

"Melody, it seems that she draws that unwanted attention that I wish I would have seen this first if I did, she wouldn't be married to him. Although they seem happy or that she is putting on a front, but very pregnant, but she hides it well." Xerxes said, making Reece laughed and shaking his head.

"I want nothing simple alliance is fine. Something that my father never did. I think that every mafia should have at least four of five other mafias that they can trust, and I want to start with yours, Don Kohler."

"That sounds too good to be fucking true," Xerxes said as the other man in the room laughed, making him and Reece look at him with a frown. He stared at them both, shrugging his shoulders laughing again.

"What!? You two are like two peas in a pot. Just alike. Both of you are skeptical of each other... maybe you should become best friends."

"Lance, shut the fuck up! Sorry about him. That's my stupid ass cousin and underboss. His mouth doesn't know how to stop running." He said, making Xerxes laugh and flinch a little from the pain. He knew that his dad taught them not to show pain in front of others. This shit was a different type of pain.

"Trust me, I know I have a stupid ass brother and cousin-in-law for my underbosses, and I be ready to kill them both."

"You and me both...."