CHAPTER FORTY - ONE
MAXIM
Dominic is so dead! I think as I chase his sorry ass around the building. I may be big, but I’m fast which not a lot of people seem to believe.
He’s a few paces ahead of me and is about to take a corner when I lunge out and grab him by the shirt. It rips, so I don’t get a good hold on him, but it causes him to trip.
I slow my pace as he turns on his back. He lifts himself up on his hands and feet like a crab and starts scooting away from me. The patheticness of it makes me laugh.
I reach him in two swift strides and step on his ankle which puts a stop to his retreat. His eyes go wide as I press all my weight on his ankle. I hear a loud CRACK as his bone breaks beneath my foot.
“Fuck!” He screams.
I release his ankle and connect my foot with his face! He flies back and hits a half demolished wall then slides to the floor, the dust from the drywall falling on his head and shoulders.
“You know Dominic, I never thought you were smart, but I really didn’t think you were this… fucking… stupid.” I say as I walk toward him.
“My father will KILL you!” He threatens.
“Oh no! I’m shaking in my boots!” I say feigning fear and pretend to shake all over. “You know, Yuri and I have been friends for a long time. You seem to have been aware of him for a while, so what made you think you’d be able to pull this off?” I ask with genuine curiosity.
He’s sitting on the floor, dazed. “He’s not the King of England. He’s not perfect!” Dominic spits out, trembling.
“Well… that may be true, but come on? Did you really think you could take Charlie and not get caught?” I ask.
“Don’t act like my plans didn’t work! You Russians think you’re untouchable, but I was able to undermine your operations from the inside for MONTHS without anyone knowing!” he brags.
“You really think Yuri and his father didn’t know someone was ratting on us?” I scoff, “Let me enlighten you!” I say grabbing him by the collar and lifting him so his feet dangle off the ground. “Yuri knew something was off the moment Andrey started questioning his decisions. You don’t get to question the son of your boss without raising suspicion.” I say, pushing Dominic against the wall.
“We knew it was just a matter of time until the rat made a stupid mistake. And we were right!” I let go of Dominic and he crumples to the floor groaning. Yuri knew someone was following him, he knew something was up with Andrey, so Yuri, Ilya, and I devised a plan to suss out the rat. You both took the bait so easily!”
It takes him a few seconds to sit up, but when he does he laughs, “You expect me to believe this was a trap? I’m the one who took Yuri’s precious little whore !”
“Watch your mouth!” I say pulling him up off the floor by his hair. He stands unwillingly and tries to balance on his good leg, then grabs my hands to try and free himself but is unsuccessful. “Did we expect you to try and take Charlie, yes! We did everything we could to keep her safe, but she’s a strong, stubborn woman. Yuri wasn’t going to tie her up to keep her out of harm’s way. It’s not his fault she chose to run off! But I’m getting off topic…”
“Oh, so now you’re blaming all of this on Charlie! I see how it is! Yuri is perfect and can’t do anything wrong!”
I release his hair and punch him in the gut. He doubles over, moaning.
“I’m not blaming Charlie for anything! You saw an opening and you took it. But it was a stupid choice.”
Coughing, he starts to stand upright and argues, “Stupid? I’m stupid? How is kidnapping my enemy’s lover stupid?”
“Well, to start…” I pause and punch him in the face, aiming for his left eye, “You are an impulsive prick.” He staggers back and uses the wall to stay standing, “You didn’t plan! You saw an opening and you grabbed her. Oh wait, I’m sorry, you didn’t even grab her yourself! You sent Andrey…” I punch him again, in the jaw this time, “Andrey, really? Another stupid choice!” This time he falls to the floor and goes boneless. “Then you brought her to an abandoned office building that’s in your father’s company name. Did you think we wouldn’t find you?” I laugh.
He’s motionless on the floor, so I kick him in the gut and then haul him up and over my shoulder. This is going to be fun!