Chapter 385
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“What could you guys see?” I asked Misha.
“Once again, it was different. It was like someone was scrolling through the movie to find the right
scene to answer our question. Once we found it, we heard Henry on the phone. We didn’t hear the
other side of the conversation, but he addressed Sal by name. He was in the middle of a park, at night,
so he spoke freely,” Misha said.
“It’s Henry that’s in Sal’s pocket. The mayor might be also; they didn’t speak about him, but Henry has
been getting money from Sal. They were extra sneaky with how he got it, so no one ever caught on.
From what I could gather, he’s been paid mostly in cash, so no one can trace it,” Sephie said.
“What’s their n?” Ivan asked.
Mishaughed. “It’s funny, but it’s not. We gave them the n. Sal is backing Henry to get the mayor
position. Once there, he’sing for Boss.”
“He never gave specifics, but he said he has enough information to put Boss away for a long time. It’s
going to be his first major move as mayor,” Andrei said.
It was my anger that rose very quickly. Sephie felt it, walking quickly to me. She knew immediately that
I was struggling against it, livid at yet another betrayal. “Close your eyes, Bubba,” she said, right before
her lips crashed to mine. She kissed me with such passion; my anger subsided so quickly, I didn’t even
hear theughter from her warning to Andrei. There was just her lips on mine, her desire for me
growing with each second. I felt her knees start to go and pulled her to me tightly, holding her up as she
deepened the kiss even more. I felt myself finally under control and she broke the kiss. She looked up
at me, her desire still very evident to no one but me, and she smiled sweetly at me. “Better,” she said,
turning around to lean back against me as she kept my arms wrapped around her.
When she turned to face everyone else, Vitaliy was understandably surprised at what he’d just
witnessed. “It’s his ki ll switch,” she said. I could hear the smile when she spoke. “He has a harder time
controlling his anger when it reaches nuclear levels. That makes it go away. Sorry for the impromptu
show,” she said.
Vitaliy nodded once, giving me a smirk, then asked, “do you know what Sal is nning on doing while
he waits for Henry to be elected? That’s not until next year, correct?”
“They didn’t discuss that part, but I’m sure he’s thinking he cany low until then,” Andrei said.
I looked at Misha. “How many times can you do this before you get zapped or you zap her?”
“I’ve got a couple more in me tonight, for sure. I think with Andrei, too, it helps keep her from getting
zapped. As long as he stops holding back,”” Misha said, adding air quotes for hrity.
“I think it’s worth checking on Sal to see what we can find out with him. Or Ricardo. Or both, if you have
enough energy for that tonight,” I said. “I also think we need to check into the mayor even more than
we have.”
“It’s entirely possible that Henry has been framing the mayor this whole time, making it look like he’s
the one getting money from Sal, when really it’s been Henry. Or Henry is fabricating what he has on the
mayor to deflect attention away from himself. Most people are easily distracted. If we’re busy looking
into the mayor, we’re not going to look into Henry. I’m starting to think he thinks he’s smarter than us,
which really pi sses me off,” Stephen
said.
“Like normal pi ssed off or you want to destroy his mind sopletely that he no longer wishes to exist
pi ssed off?” Sephie asked.
Stephen chuckled. “Not to thetter option. Yet.”
“Noted.” She looked back at Misha and Andrel. “Ready to find Sal? Bubba, do you want a snack first?”
she asked, unable to hide her smile as she teased him.
“Shu t up ande here,” he said, still standing with Misha. He was smiling at her as he extended his
hand to her. Misha did the same. Before they started looking for Sal, she asked, “do you have a
specific question you want answered for Sal? That seemed to workst time.”
“See if you can find out if Sal is working with the mayor. Maybe we can eliminate two birds with one
stone, Ivan said.
“At your service,” she said, giving him a curtsey before they started trying to find Sal.
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Once they were quiet, Vitaliy looked to me and Ivan. “You both can feel all of her anger when she’s like
that?”
We both nodded. “I’m guessing it works differently for us than it did for you. She shares her control with
us when she shares her anger,” I said. “She’s the one that taught me how to get mine under control.
She can ki ll the bloodlust in me instantly with one look.”
Vitaliy’s eyes went wide. Viktor overheard our conversation, moving closer so we could stay quiet. “It’s
true. I didn’t believe it when I saw it happen the first time, but she’s done it many times now. When we
got to her and Ivan, Boss was about to ki ll Armando, but Sephie’s lung copsed and she was having
trouble breathing. Me, Andrei, and Misha were downstairs in the building. Ivan called us to try and get
Boss off Armando so we could get her to the hospital. But she just walked over to him and said she
needed him before we could make it upstairs. He stopped instantly and picked her up. He was in a
“It bes more and more obvious that she was made for you, the more I learn about her,” Vitaliy
said, looking at me.
“They were made for each other. He brings out things in her that no one else can, just like she does for
him. Their connection is other-worldly,” Stephen said.
We saw Misha move and knew that the movie was over. This time, I didn’t feel Sephie’s anger at all
while they were watching the movie. We all looked toward them, expectantly.
“I think we watched the same conversation, just from the other side this time, Misha said. “But at least
Sal was speaking English so me and Andrei could understand him as well.”
“Stephen was right. Henry is on the take, not the mayor. He’s framing the mayor so we’d look at him.
Sal made ament about not being able to get to the mayor. He was angry about it. He’s also angry
with Henry. It looked like he’s just angry in general, really,” Andrei said, smiling.
“He and Lorenzo were close. He’s not going to take his death lightly,” Vitaliy said.
“I still find it interesting that he’s grieving more for his brother than he is his own son,” Sephie said. “I’ve
not heard him mention Anthony’s name one time in any conversation.”
Stephen suddenly inhaled. “What if Anthony wasn’t really his kid? Didn’t Andy say something like he
would’ve believed Anthony belonged to Massimo
more than he would Sal?”
“Why would Sal steal Massimo’s kid though? Isn’t that a little extreme, even for Sal?” Misha said.
Stephen was thoughtful for a minute, trying to make the connection. Sephie, in her quiet way, walked to
him, taking his hand while he was deep in thought. He nced down at her. It was obvious he was
fighting more than making a connection. She smiled up at him, saying something quietly so only he
could hear. He nodded once. She was still for a few seconds, then said, “what if Sal was trying to hurt
Massimo the same way Massimo hurt Dario? I don’t know how Massimo was about women, but
judging by the rest of them, they probably have plenty of children they may or may not know about.
What if Sal found out Anthony was Massimo’s and took him before Massimo found out? Talk about a
‘f**k you.””
“Dario might know. I definitely think the story of Dario and Sal hating each other all these years was
really Sal and Massimo hating each other,” Ivan
said.
“We can talk to him again. I don’t mind Armando knowing we have Dario now. He might not even be
lucid enough to recognize him at this point,” I
said.
“I’m surprised you’ve let him live this long.” Vitally said.
“I’ve never wanted someone to suffer as much as I want him to suffer. I’m going to drag it out as long
as possible. I’ll get him medical care, even. He’s not allowed to d ie until I say he can d ie,” I said.