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KIRILL One month later, I do what I promised everyone. I’m now the only one in the Bratva who has an in with two infamous cartels. Sergei threw a party in my name. Adrian, Igor, and the boring Vladimir told me I was playing with fucking fire. They said, one day, this unorthodox relationship will backfire and I’ll have to stick with one of them. Damien said he’ll punch some people for me if I agree to fight him. Mikhail looks at me with newfound respect. Rai is more wary of me, as she should be. Point is, I did what none of them has accomplished. Two shipments have passed through and I’m here tonight with most of my men for the third. Adrian tells me that if I keep going down this unsure road, I might lose everything. That motherfucker cares about my safety. He just refuses to admit it out loud. At any rate, even if I lose these cartels, I will just have to secure others. The leader of one of them did suggest I could strengthen our relationship by marrying Karina to his son, and I resis