Hearing Andrian, I turn to Andy. “Keep an eye on her.”
Walking around to the other side of the van, I greet Andrian.
“Nikita, Dmitri, Lev and Peter are in position,” Andrian tells me. “As soon as exchange is done, no more Callaghan, no more Mob.”
Recalling the fear in Casey’s eyes, I rub the back of my neck. “About that. Let’s just do the exchange.”
Andrian looks as if he doesn’t believe what he’s hearing. “Just exchange? What about Callaghan?”
“We can take care of him later.”
“Why not tonight? We have perfect opportunity.”
“Collateral damage.”
“What collateral damage? You mean the girl?”
“Yes.”
“Callaghan must pay. Is message to anyone thinking to steal from us.”
“That can be addressed later,” I reiterate.
Andrian frowns, then rubs his jaw. “Deystvitel’no?You worried about littlepizda? You are not done fucking her? You want pussy, I get you best pussy—Russian pussy.”
Andrian knows damn well I can get my own Russian pussy.
“I’ll plan and execute the hit if you don’t want to be bothered,” I offer.
“Watching that son of a bitch bleed to death is best part! There will not be better chance than tonight.”
I can’t argue that we’re not well set up tonight to take out Callaghan, and we probably aren’t going to get a better shot at the guy. But I stay firm. “Later. If we can’t get it done, you can have a larger share of the proceeds when we sell HITDS.”
That doesn’t seem to make Andrian happier, but he asks, “How much?”
“An extra ten percent.”
He weighs the offer. “Fuck. But only for you, Kai.”
Shaking his head, he walks away to the boats that will take him and his men to Angel Island.
I return to the other side of the van where Andy and Casey are standing. I assume she’s had her chance to pee.
“Need another cigarette?” I ask her.
She shakes her head.
I say to Andy, “Make sure she gets a Kevlar, too.”
Even though I’ve called off the second part of tonight’s plan, things can still go wrong.
After we’ve checked our gear and arms and Casey has put on her bulletproof vest and a coat, I bind her wrists again. I wish I was tying her up for BDSM purposes. Hearing her breath catch, I wonder if she has the same thought. Probably not. I’m sure she hates me right now.
I get into the boat with Casey, Andy, and Tao. My other men have already taken their positions on the island.
“You ever been?” I ask Casey in an attempt to distract her from her fear.
She shakes her head.