Viktor's Knife

Viktor POV

When Alexei first told me about a marriage with the Crown Syndicate, I thought he was pulling my legs as usual but when Nikolai sent me the picture I was surprised, marriage was the last thing on my mind right now and an orphan, I didn't know what to say about that. I should have known something was wrong with her because she was uncomfortable through out the engagement party.

I dropped my hand and walked over to the desk to pick up my mobile then raised it to my ear.

My brother picked up after the third ring. “Shouldn’t you be busy?”

“I need you to come over.”

“I assume it’s not because you want me to help you...”

“No, that’s not it.”

Silence. “Viktor, this should be important because I'm about to get my dick sucked, right this minute..”

He hung up and as promised he knocked few minutes later. I opened the door and his dark eyes went to something past me.

She was scared of Alexei and I understood that because who wouldn't, he's a mad man as he popularly called but she will have to fix that attitude if she would come home with me.

" Viktor, don't fucking tell me you lost interest and change your mind, because we can't return her, if you open her up."

" I'm going to kill someone here tonight."

Alexei raised his eyes and once again his eyes went pass me to Aria, who looks like she going to pass out any moment from now, " Someone already took what's yours?"

" Do you want me to have Nikolai bring another girl?"

" She's coming with me" I said finally.

“The marriage is to prevent war, give Nikolai a warning so it doesn't come as a surprise to him.” 

“Ask him for permission to revenge on someone who stole what was yours?” he asked. “He gave us less than was promised and you think we owe him anything?”

“Not ask but warn him,” I said. I turned to back to Aria who had pressed herself against the wall at Alexei outburst. “Get dressed.”

Her gaze flickered between Alexei and the bathroom door he stood beside.

Alexei understood her expression before I did and he walked over to me, away from the bathroom door. She grabbed her bag and quickly rushed into the bathroom.

I raised my eyebrows at him. “She was scared to walk past me,” Alexei said with a shrug.

“That because she's fearful.”

“Come on,” I said and led him out into the corridor and It was deserted. Ivan arrived a few minutes later, his eyes narrowed. “Don’t tell me you killed the girl.”

I raised one eyebrow. “I’m not prone to emotional outbursts like Alexei.”

“Perhaps you faked your emotions too well,” he muttered. “I didn’t. Aria is well considering her circumstances.”

He threw a glance at Alexei. “Viktor wants to spill the blood of her uncle ,” my brother said. Ivan grimaced in what I assumed was disgust. “Killing Nikolai family won’t end well tonight.”

“It’s one of his men and he will insist on dishing out punishment himself.”

“No,” I said. “He wasn't the one who was robbed of their right, it was I and Aria.”

Ivan considered my words. “You are right but this isn't a good start to this union.” He regarded me.

“But I see that you will do it no matter what I say, so I will go looking for Nikolai and inform him there trouble in paradise.” He paused. “Where will you take the idiot?”

“I will tend to him on my wedding sheets,” I said, and my mouth pulled into a smile. Ivan sighed then turned on his heel and went in search Nikolai.

“I assume you are going to make him suffer with your knife.” Alexei said while grinning and I stared down at the blade in my holster. I nodded slowly. “I’m going to take my time breaking him, body and mind.”

“I hope you let me in on the fun.”

I inclined my head and It would be unreasonable to prevent Alexei from taking part because I knew every part of the a body that brought agony but Alexei knew how to break men with mind games.

“Let’s go,” I said, and he let me lead the way because this was my crusade.

Soon we found Yuri in the gardens with his wife, laughing loudly and clutching a wine glass in his hand. How could he show up at the wedding, when he knew what he had done.

“I hope he’s not drunk,” Alexei muttered. “Don’t want him to miss the night of his life.”

“Come on,” I said to Alexei. “Let’s grab him.”

He didn’t need any further encouragement but the moment Yuri spotted me and my brother, his eyes widened.

He dropped the glass and turned, fleeing the party and leaving his wife standing there with a dumbfounded expression.

I began jogging and spotted him stumbling down the slope leading to the water. When I reached a good spot, I stopped and flung my knife and he screamed in agony as the knife pierced his left leg.

We walked down slowly as Yuri pushed to his feet and tried to hobble toward the nearest boat, but he couldn’t put any more pressure on his injured leg.

He should have pulled the knife out but it either would have helped him move faster or it would have made him bleed out quickly.

We reached him and Alexei walked around to face him. “Why are you leaving? The fun is about to start.”

Yuri took a step back and I kicked away his legs so he fell to his knees. I reached for the knife and twisted it. He screamed, his eyes flying up to meet mine. “Whatever she said, the little slut lied.”

“How do you know this is about Aria?” Alexei asked quietly.