The enemy

< Chapter 36 >

Kingston's pov:

River didn't show up. Of course, she didn't.

Fair enough if she doesn't want to speak to me and fair enough if she doesn't like me right now, or ever, for that matter. But this meeting is important and it took everything in me not to go up there and drag her down here myself.

"What do you need to talk about, boss?" Hugo questioned, patiently waiting for me to go ahead with my speech.

My men combined with Rivers all joined together and sat around the large table in front of me as I stood tall and confident as I was about to tell them all that we are going to war with the fucking Russians.

None of them apart from Honor, Peter and River knew about what went down last night.

I'd told Peter and now I'm about to tell everyone else in this room.

We all came here prepared for anything so I hope they're all prepared for what I'm about to tell them.

"I'm going to tell you all something very important and you all need to listen carefully." I told them all sternly, capturing all their full attention.

"We're listening." Braxton simply replied.

I looked at each and every one of them as they stared at me, eagerly waiting for me to continue.

I received a few glares and scoffs from Rivers men whilst all my men looked interested in what I had to say.

"Last night, I killed Seth. The consequences of that have caused a war with half of the fucking country, including Briggs and his men. We all came to this country knowing we could face this situation and now that we're in it, we need to be smart and careful about every little thing we do and be extra cautious about our actions. You all got that?" Before I could continue, I was rudely interrupted.

"Woah, woah, woah. You're telling me you caused a fucking war with the Russians? I mean, I know we came here expecting the worst but the fucking Russians? Are you fucking mental? Do you know how fucked we are now?" Hugo yelled, standing up to show his emotions.

What the fuck did he expect? We are in Russia so it's obviously going to be the Russians on our tail.

"Hugo, shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down. I didn't bring you here to be a little bitch." At my sentence, he sat his ass back down and glared at me.

A chuckle sounded from the opposite side of the table where Rivers men sat. It was Landon. "So you're telling me you brought a pussy ass bitch into this country for him to shit himself the second something happens?" Landon laughed as if it was the funniest thing in the world.

I glared at him before ignoring him and continuing with my speech, "I'm aware the Russians are ruthless fuckers and that we're going against a shit ton more of them but we need to think smart and not be a bitch about things." My eyes connected with Hugo's at my last few words.

"What about Peter and his family?" Braxton asked, pulling my eyes away from Hugo's.

"Peter already knows and is aware." I told them all simply.

Braxton nodded before slumping back in his chair, as if thinking hard about something.

I didn't think anything of it so I carried on, "tonight, Peter's throwing a party and it's being held here. No doubt, you might see some recognisable faces but you must remember to be aware of your surroundings at all times. Who knows who's going to be there?" I warned them that they need to be careful at all times, no matter what they're doing.

Peter is smart and is aware of his surroundings and won't let any harm come to any of us but the Russians are also smart and if the word gets out about this party, no doubt, the Russians will find out and try to sneak in.

They may even be watching us and listening in to some of our conversations so we all need to be wary and careful.

Once I finished my speech and let everyone take this information in, there was a knock at the door.

"Enter." I called out and they all turned to face the door as Peter walked in and looked directly at me.

"We have a problem." He spoke sternly, making it clear he was only talking to me which lead me to believe it had something to do with either River or the Russians or with anything that happened last night.

He gestured to the door and I immediately made my way out of the room and followed Peter into the entrance of the mansion, away from the rest of the family.

He turned to face me and then took a few steps backwards, away from my intimidating frame.

Before I could ask him what he needed to tell me, he told me anyway.

"It's River." He revealed and I could do nothing but grit my teeth in annoyance.

I wasn't surprised but I thought after last night, she wouldn't cause any more trouble.

"What about River?" I asked, needing to know she hasn't done anything stupid but knowing River, she probably has.

He took a few moments to respond, "she's gone after them."

For fucks sake, River.

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Hey babiess, sorry if you are disappointed in this chapter but this is kind of a filler chapter for the next few ones. Be ready for the next upcoming chapters because... shit boutta go down! Please remember to vote, comment and follow. Love you guys and thankyou all for the support xxx