GORGEOUS VILLAIN (RUTHLESS SINS SERIES 7)

PROLOGUE

GORGEOUS VILLAIN | RUTHLESS SINS SERIES 7

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RUTHLESS SINS SERIES 7 | GORGEOUS VILLAIN

PROLOGUE | SIX MONTHS AGO

DMITRI

"What the hell is this?"

Agad akong napatayo nang bumalandra ang pinto ng opisina ko at galit na galit na mukha ni Daddy ang sumalubong sa akin. Lumapit ako sa kanya at malakas na suntok ang agad na natanggap ko.

Gulat na gulat akong nakatingin sa kanya. This was the first time that my father, Aleksander Botkov laid a hand on me. Agad kong nahawakan ang pisngi ko at nagtatanong ang tingin sa kanya.

"God damn you, Dmitri. What the fuck did you do to our fucking business?! My goddamn business!" Malakas pa sa kulog ang boses ni Dad.

"W-what? I-I don't know what you're talking about," naguguluhan ako sa sinasabi niya. Wala akong alam na maling ginawa ko para sa Red Odessa. Everything I did was for the benefit of our group. I even fought with Pavel because of the things I did and people that I dealt with. I fucking did everything for our family and for Red Odessa.

"You don't know?" nanlilisik ang mga mata sa akin ni Daddy tapos ay binuklat niya ang folder na dala niya at ibinato sa mukha ko ang mga laman. "Fucking read so you will know!"

Naguguluhang dinampot ko ang mga papel na iyon at binasa. Ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko. What the fuck was this? Intel reports. About my mom's whore house. Red Odessa's illegal works. Everything was here and the fucking police knew about it.

Papalit-palit ang tingin ko sa mga papel at kay Daddy na napapailing na halatang nag-iisip. Paano nangyari 'to? I paid for those police. I got them under my payroll. I am paying them so much for my protection and my family's business. What the fuck was this?

"Now tell me what the fuck is going on?!" Muli ay sigaw ni Dad.

"I-I don't know anything about this. I am sure everything is in order. Dad-" alam kong pati hitsura ko ay nagpapaliwanag sa kanya at naihilamos ko ang kamay sa mukha ko. "I paid for those police officers."

"Maybe you are not paying them well. Maybe you have other things that you do instead of taking care of our business. My business! I trusted you that you can handle this well. I gave everything you need so you will make Red Odessa stronger than the Rozovskys. But what the hell did you do?! You ruined everything. Now, those police officers are after me. Us. After our fucking businesses!"

Namumula sa galit ang mukha ni Daddy at talagang alam kong galit na galit siya. Mayamaya ay bumukas ang pinto at si Lev ang pumasok doon.

"You need to leave." Seryosong sabi niya.

Kumunot ang noo. "Why?"

Napahinga siya ng malalim at halatang ayaw sabihin kung ano ang alam niya. "Just leave. Leave this office. Leave your house. All are compromised, Dmitri."

"What the fuck is happening, Lev? What do you mean compromised?"

Napalunok siya. "The authorities are after Red Odessa. They have proof that you and the organization are behind the killings, illegal smuggling of guns plus your mother's whore house."

Napakuyom ang kamay ko at napatingin ako kay Dad. Kitang-kita ko na lalong nag-apoy ang mata ni Dad nang tumingin sa akin.

"Stas did this?" Sa pagitan ng mga ngipin ay tanong ko. Just because I told Kurnirov about his fucking child and his fucking lover he would ruin Red Odessa? I didn't know that Kurnirov could do that.