Page 18 (1/2)

The hotel roos, fancy furniture, fully stocked bar and even a s-sized bed surrounded with antiques, all done in shining lacquered wood

It was the sort of luxury I’d grown up with The ServantIt was a prison, but a beautiful prison, and I’d grown accustomed to its perks This hotel room reminded me so much of home

And I hated it

I left home for a reason

“There for threeto an abrupt halt He turned and stared at me “There’s Fairfax, Maeve’s nephew—”

“I thought they were all cousins,” I said, interrupting him

He waved that off “Mostly cousins Can I finish?”

I nodded happily I liked annoying him

“There’s Fairfax He’s strong, but he doesn’t have enough turf, and his soldiers are mostly hired hands We could bribe them and be done with him without any bloodshed”

“That’s a good option”

“Then there’s Jami She controls parts of the northside and has a few of Maeve’s old businesses, though she’s tied up in court fighting her siblings over it”

“And she’s an actual cousin?”

“Yes, she’s an actual cousin” He sighed and ran a hand through his hair “Then there’s Cosima”

I sat up straight and nodded “Cosiest?”

“That’s right” He walked over and sat down in an arer sister Controls ot the best legal claiht family bond and thanks to an old will Maeve wrote out years and years ago that was ically unearthed after her death”

“I’ the will isn’t real”

“Probably not I don’t think Maeve planned for her downfall very well”

“Why doesn’t Cosiet the family if she’s the next blood relative?”

“She should, but the others don’t see it that way Cosima wasn’t close with the family until the last couple of years, and there are those who believe she doesn’t have the right to take over as leader” He stretched his legs and watchedwith Cosima”

“Which means Cosima is the one to kill” I patted the couch and leaned forward “So why haven’t you done it yet?”

“Because it’s not that siot resources—”

“I thought you were a big, bad Oligarch You sneeze and the world blesses you”

He rolled his eyes “Funny, coirl like you”