lai'

v group of companies, I had been gone for f

r had left it. And how could he? He was never interested in this life, he wante

okolovs and the Barinovs, which was responsible for his death, I have taken it

m where ten older men were waiting for me around the long table. They had

rgei Volkov, the chairman of the bo

was standing behind me in a black suit a

to offer my sincere condolences

the funeral," I cut him short. "I am h

you were coming to review the a

ngements, Sergei. I came here to take over and it appear

"I am sorry, Mr. Vetrov. I know you have not been a

e trembled, involuntari

en you four years to lead. You accomplished nothing. So f

stuttered, a look of

oduce excellent results. If after two months, I am not impressed, I will have your heads on spikes, do

, clear

at day gentlemen." I

. It wasn't until Lev and I walked out to the e

everything right, and

om; it was a meat freezer und

ng room, a sack thrown over their heads and their

rs amongst our ranks,

e chosen to betray their own? Take t

ev obeyed, u

chosen to steal from me, they didn't even steal personal funds but they dar

expunge our ranks of corruption and theft. My brother was soft and they had grown bold

against the brotherhood, as Don, I sentenc

his life. The two armed men raised their guns to the back

hem!" I

ered, staring at

hem!" I shot him

naled the men and

said to Lev and he h

eath, and so I will give you guys an opportunity to do so. Shoot me first and you get to walk

o me in shock, silently

s head back up at me, his eyes dashed to the gun o

before his hand could reach it, I fired

the gun and point it at me, but before he could

dead comrades and the unfired gun on the floor to me; he

amily; I am a father of three young kids, plea

ach him. "I hate traitors, but do you know what I hate more than tra

groaned an

painful. Hang him with his head down and make hi

reach the gun but I kicked him hard on the hea

away!" I

him out of the cold room. I turned to Lev wh

r ties with their family come to an end today, the Vetrov family is no place for t

d all of Moscow will soon

as signed the alliance pact, you are sched

uld come around. The marriage was bigger than t

After all, it is not every day that a Vetrov

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