Russian Bastard | A Mafia Novel ✧

Chapter 20

Hey everyone! I'm a few hours late on the update (I totally forgot what day it was lol). This is the continuation to the previous chapter! I wonder what Gavriil was up to hmm... We'll see;)

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Chapter 20

Tatiana

Beside her, her father swore expletives in Italian, running his hand through his greying hair stressfully.

"That's Gavriil Orlov, Agnieska?" He asked her. "You're certain?"

"Yes I'm sure." Her mother said as if she couldn't believe it herself. "He looks exactly like him."

"Who's Gavriil?" Tatiana asked, confused. She looked at both of her parents for an explanation.

"Yeah, who is this guy?" Charlie asked while she played with her hair shoulder length blonde hair. "I only recognized him because I saw him once on the Vasiliev's estate." She said.

Tatiana turned to her parents, giving them a pointed look.

"Gavriil Orlov is one of Pavel's closest and top advisers, detka." Her mother said in explanation.

A faint memory suddenly surfaced behind her eyes. The night of the exchange with the Vasilievs, she could briefly recall passing by Pavel who was stood conversing with another man who was around his age. She didn't see the other man's face but she could faintly remember Pavel referring to the man as 'Orlov'.

"Top adviser, hmm..." Charlie pondered, crossing her arms. "So he must have a lot of authority in the organization. He must even have access to the security cameras and feed."

"It's possible." Her father said.

"I can't believe that Gavriil is responsible for this." Her mother said, lips pursed. "Gavriil hates technology, he can't keep up with the times. His phone is still one of those keypad phones so I can't bring myself to believe that he would've taken the time to learn so much about computers let alone entering Pavel's security feed."

"Nonetheless, it's quite suspicious how he was seen with one of the men who shot at the Vasiliev's estate days before the party." Her father speculated, gritting his teeth in agitation before turning to Charlie. "Inform Pavel of this immediately. He needs to know what his top advisers are getting up to." Father said before turning away and leaving the room, slamming the door behind him.

"What have we got ourselves into?" Her mother sighed, rubbing her temple. Tatiana couldn't help but agree with her.

Something big was happening, something bigger than anything they had ever dealt with before and she couldn't help but feel like she was caught up right in the middle of it all.

Zeke

"I hope nothing terrible has happened." Verratti commiserated, taking a sip of his glass of Chardonnay.

"I'm sure it is nothing, Sir." Zeke replied respectfully. Verratti was an intimidating man with an air that just made you feel that he was the man in charge. His green eyes, specifically, irked him, as if a memory was trying to make their way to the surface of his mind yet he couldn't seem to grasp it.

"Alright." His father said into the phone as he walked back to their table. "I understand. Thank you telling me, Ms. Brooks. Let me know if you find anything else." He said before hanging up.

"That was Ms. Brooks." His father said in explanation as he sat back down on his seat.

They were in an upscale restaurant in downtown New York. The restaurant had high ceilings, a glass bar, and a private table at their outdoor balcony where they were currently sat. The waiters who waited on them kept a respectable distance, far enough that they couldn't hear their conversation but close enough to be called.