St Leonards - Matteo

“I was going to bring both of you to Moscow within the month, but then Dimitri called me with this news. It was a good thing I landed yesterday, or we would not have been able to work out a solution.” Sergei explains. So he wanted to take me to Moscow with him? Who did he think he was?

I blanch at this. “After all these years, now you care about Kiara and her wellbeing?” I say through gritted teeth, clenching my fists. Sergei’s eyes widen at my remark and I hear Dimitri chuckle. I looked towards my godfather and felt nothing but sadness. He had lied to me after all these years, but he took me in as his own nonetheless.

“Matteo, the whole reason I left was to keep you and Kiara safe. I did what I thought was best at the time, and I have always regretted my decision. Now I need to make it right by Kiara. If she stays here, she will surely die at the hands of her addiction.” Sergei says and then pinched the bridge of his nose, &ld