Alpha Yuri's POV

One Night Later

I had just defaulted on the loan from the Sicilians.

I pounded the desk, looking at the account I was going to use to make the payment. The money had been seized by the Russian Police. They were throwing everything at me now, an army of forensic accountants, investigators and informants, all picking at the foundations of my crumbling empire. "It's all your mate's fault," I mumbled as I looked over at Beta Polina.

The tiny woman tensed, her fingers flying over the keyboard. "Blame doesn't help now, we need a fucking plan beyond hiding in here until the food runs out," she said....