Page 53 of Her Greek Protector

“So, what happens next?” Alexi asked.

“Have you gotten the address for the meeting place yet?” Piotr asked, the radio crackling with static.

“He just sent them. It’s a building nearAristotelousstreet. He wants Leo to come through the alley entrance.”

Piotr’s indrawn breath came across the line. “Drossos must really feel confident that he’s won. That’s in the same area of the buildings we’ve identified. Do you think he’s bringing you to where he’s holding the girls?”

“I don’t know,” Leo replied. “Alexi’s email seems to have flustered him. Maybe he thinks he has the upper hand and is going to kill all three of them at once.”

“His confidence is going to be his downfall.” Piotr murmured to someone in the background and then asked, “How soon can you both get down here?”

“You have a plan?” Alexi was anxious to be part of the action.

“I do. Drossos wants you to enter from the alleyway, and Leo will. But Alexi, you and a team of my men will enter at the same time from the front of the building. Hopefully, when Drossos sees you both, it will give us just enough of an edge to take out his goons and keep everyone safe.”

“That’s pretty risky, isn’t it?” Leo asked. “I’m willing to do it, I just don’t want to see anyone get killed today.”

“I’ll be waiting for you with bullet proof vests. Wear loose fitting shirts when you get here.”

“We’ll head that direction right now.” They turned the radio off and looked at one another.

“I hope this works,” Leo said..

“Do you need to tell Gemma what’s going on?”

“She’ll just worry and then get the parents worried… No, this is one instance where I’ll tell her everything once the danger is past. I won’t risk upsetting her or endangering the baby.”

Alexi agreed. “Then let’s go end this. To think, I’ve been dealing with this maniac for two years and it will all end today.”

Leo slapped his brother on the back. “When this is over, we need to talk about the company. I don’t want to leave you to do it all alone again. I want to re-distribute the stock so that you and I both have equal shares.”

“You’re going to return my shares to me?”

“Well, not all of them. I want to make sure Kassi is taken care of and I would like us both to give her some stock, enough to provide her a comfortable living if she should decide she doesn’t want to work. She seems to like playing the rich heiress.”

Alexi laughed. “I’ve noticed that. What about Piotr?”

Leo smirked. “He’ll have to handle that on his own. If she’ll have him again.”

“Again? I knew there was a history there, but not the whole of it,” Alexi told him.

“I don’t know all of it either, but from what I’ve seen, Piotr truly does care for our cousin. She seems to have mirrored those feelings at one time, but something happened to change her mind.”

“You don’t know what?”

“I’m not sure I want to know. Piotr will ask for help if he needs it. What about you and Aimee?”

Alexi grinned at him. “Don’t worry about Aimee. I’ll handle things with her.”

“Will she have you?” Leo inquired.

Alexi’s smile faltered. “That is the question, isn’t it? She seems to have a problem with both my wealth and my need to control things. The chemistry is there, but she’s strong and likes to fight it.”

Leo slapped his brother on the back. “Well, if anyone can make her see reason, it’s you—and I feel sorry for anyone who gets in your way.”

Alexi swallowed. If he was to have any chance of winning Aimee, he first needed to save her life.I'll find you,he vowed.And when I do, I’m never letting you get away from me again.

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