Asa's POV

The sound of Jake’s screams still lingered faintly in my ears long after they’d dragged him away. The quarry had gone quiet again. The only thing breaking the silence was Marco’s voice as he gave orders to secure the perimeter.

I stood by the SUV, smoking and thinking— partly about my empire and partly about Eliana.

And then my phone buzzed in my pocket, pulling me out of my thoughts. One of my eyes within The Russians group— Viktor.

“Talk.” I said as I ...