Page 20 of Her Greek Protector
Alexi smiled. “Good. Kagan, Piotr is sitting in my office as what I am about to request will require both of your cooperation. Gentlemen, I’m putting this call on speakerphone so that we can get down to business and speed things along.”
Piotr nodded and joined him at the small conference table. Alexi activated the speaker in the middle of the table. “Kagan can you hear me?”
“Yes, sir. Morning, Piotr.”
“You too,” Piotr replied.
“What I am about to tell you both is known only to family and a few others. I am not Leo Moustakas, but Alexi.” Piotr’s face showed his shock and Kagan gasped. “I realize this news is unexpected and I will quickly summarize the last few months to bring you both up to speed.” He quickly outlined the capsizing of his yacht and his subsequent rescue by one of his own ships.
“For the last several years, someone, or multiple persons, have been threatening me and this company. There have been a few incidents where this person almost succeeded and I believe this entity felt they had won when news of my death at sea began to circulate. I do not believe they saw Leo as any sort of threat and when that proved not to be the case, they have now focused their ill intentions in his direction. They’ve all but admitted to sabotaging my yacht.
“This is why I feel it’s imperative that news of my coming back to the land of the living is postponed as long as possible.”
“Sir,” Kagan’s voice came across the line, “would you please have Piotr verify your identity before we continue this discussion?”
“Of course.” Alexi turned his arm over and allowed Piotr to inspect the tattoo on his arm.
Piotr immediately nodded. “He’s who he says he is.”
“I just had to be sure,” Kagan said.
“I would have expected no less from either of you,” Alexi told them.
“Sir, begging your pardon, but didn’t Adara question you?” Piotr glanced towards the closed office door.
“Why would she? Everyone believes there is only one Moustakas twin still living. They see me and automatically assume I am Leo. We will continue to let them think that. I will be keeping a low profile until Leo returns to Greece, which is where the two of you come in.”
“Sir, I’m glad to hear that you are alive. I truly am,” Kagan said.
“I second that. What can we do for you?”
“I’ve spoken to Leo and he is in Sydney, Australia. He will be flying to Dubai in a few hours, but Anton and Nilos are his pilots and will need to be relieved there for the remainder of the journey home. That is where you come in Kagan.”
“Consider me already gone.”
“Not quite yet. I need Piotr to join you.”
“Sir?” Piotr turned a questioning look in his direction.
“The threat that was previously directed at me has now moved to focus on Leo and the rest of the family. Leo took no one with him except for his new wife and a crew of three. I need you to meet him in Dubai and protect them until they can get back home. Once everyone is back in Greece, I will want security put on each person.”
Alexi spoke carefully. “I do not want the family to feel threatened, which is why, for now, I do not want any word of what I’ve just told you to get out. Leo knows there is a potential threat, but not all of the details. I will fill him in when I feel the time is right.”
“I think you’re making a mistake. Leo should be told everything. And what about the family who remains here? What about your parents and Kassi?” Piotr asked.
“I want you to assign men to watch over them as well, but they need to keep out of sight. Oh, and Aimee and Damien will need more than Grigo watching their backs.”
“You really feel this threat is that great?” Piotr asked.
“This person believes they are responsible for my death and that of my two security personnel. I intend to poke the lion and when it fights back, I don’t want to be caught off-guard.”
Piotr looked at him. “Let me send Zander and two others to Dubai. I’ll stay here and make sure everything is put in place.” He held up a hand before Alexi could argue. “Alexi, you have an unidentified threat that may be real or just playing mind games, who I assume has told you he plans to extend his threat to the other members of your family. He doesn’t know you are alive, but when that does come to light, he’ll feel cheated of a victory and up his game. I would rather be here, at the center of things, making sure this story ends well.”
Alexi agreed. “Send Zander and whoever else you feel is necessary.”
Piotr nodded and then headed for the door. “If I may suggest sir, I would like to meet with you to go over these threats.”
“We will, but first, let’s get Leo and Gemma home safe.”
“Piotr, I’ll be ready to fly out of here in an hour. Send your men out,” Kagan said.
“Got it.” Piotr left the office.
“Mr. Moustakas, if there’s nothing else, I’ll get going on things as well.”
“No. Nothing else.” Alexi ended the call to Kagan and sank down into the closest chair. His hand went to the hammer steadily beating inside his head for the last fifteen minutes. When it didn’t subside after another ten minutes, he shut down the computer and headed home. He could go back over the emails from his bedroom just as well as he could from his office.And maybe I can find Aimee and ask her to help make this headache go away again. I’d do just about anything to stop this head from hurting at this point.Despite the pain, he felt a rush of anticipation at the thought of Gemma’s pretty friend.