Vincenzo Dante Volkov;

I waited until Little Mouse was fast asleep before slipping back into the night, where my true work lay—eliminating every enemy on my list. It was time to clear the board.

One thing Nikolai, my elder brother, drilled into me was to never let anyone see your true self. Keep your moves hidden, your motives buried, and never be predictable.

Tonight, top senators had summoned me for a meeting. As the CEO of Russia's most powerful real estate empire, I wielded a ...