Always Only You (Rewriting)

16| Sedecim

Weird.

The person in charge of handling the money, no that isn't possible. Is it? He wouldn't dare. It was an unspoken rule that stealing was never tolerated. If someone was discovered stealing, they would be punished. If there was the slightest hint of betrayal, their bodies would never be found. The Lenkovs were big on honesty. "He must've known the repercussions. Maybe this is a mistake." I try convincing myself as I look at the accounts once more and lean back against my chair and sigh.

This will not end well, for anyone. What do I do? I do the most foolish thing possible- I confronted him myself.

Demitri Volkov was a mild mannered kind man, who was a man in his late forties. He was good at his accounts and father trusted him with the money. I figured that it would be best to approach him without anyone else knowing. He was hired only recently and he showed his sincerity through his work.

I check my watch to check the time- he must have left already, but it doesn't hurt to try. I catch a glimpse of him walking out to his car, in quick hurried footsteps. He steals a glance around to see if anyone notices him before slipping into his car.

I get on my bike and quietly follow him, even when he stops at a shop and returns to his car his a heavy suitcase in his hand. I slip out from the shadows, causing him to jump in surprise. "Ryan! W-what are you doing here?" he stutters as he stumbles back in shock.

I raise my eyebrows and motion to the questioningly heavy brown suitcase in his hands, "What's in there?"

His timid face turns into a snarl immediately. "That is none of your business boy!" I conceal my shock as the man who used to be nothing but kind to me, suddenly look like a stranger. It felt so surreal. My fears were becoming reality.

"Please tell me you didn't steal from the business."

His grey eyes widen in shock, "How? You were supposed to find out after I left-"

I shake my head, "Don't tell me you were planning on leaving the country? Father helped you, what do you need? We can help-"

He ruffles his greying hair, "No one can help! They need the money! My family needs it." He walks up and down and then suddenly looks at me with a crazy look in his eyes.

I take a step back, "You leave the money here and I won't tell a soul. No one has to know. You can live peacefully-"

"You can't save me, not when I am swimming in debt." He pulls a revolver out of his trench coat, "This is the only answer." He pulls the safety off and points the gun as me.

"Drop it Demitri," the familiar voice of my cousin, makes me sigh in relief but that it soon short lived when he swirls around and grabs me in a choke hold, with the cold metal pressing against my neck.

He drags me to the edge of the pavement as Alexander stands frozen with the gun steadily pointed at us. "How did you find me?" I gasp, wondering how he managed to locate us so quickly.

"I saw you disappear and I placed a tracker app on your phone a long time ago, so that you wouldn't do anything stupid, it's a good thing I did." he adds with a whisper. I should be offended that my cousin pulled off such a stunt but I'm thankful he did.

"Shut up! Let me go and I'll leave him unharmed." The man looks panicked and worried, knowing very well that he can't get out of the mess he fell into.

I decide to convince him as well, "Your wife and kid will be safe. Just hand me over." His grip on me loosens slightly.

"I- I have so much debt. And Debbie needs chemo. America is the best place for treatment. Please, I'm sorry," he starts to cry. "She needs the money."

I manage to free myself from his grasp and Alexander shoots him immediately in the leg.

"No!" I tell as the sharp ringing nearly bursts my ear drum and I watch in horror as the man starts limping away, with a hand on his left leg. He is so intent on getting away that he doesn't notice the car coming from the side.

Alexander dragged me away as he called for an ambulance for the accident. It's our fault, mostly mine. I should not have confronted him alone. I don't even know who were the innocent souls buried under that rubble, but from a glance I could see Demitri laying still in a growing pool of blood with his yellow polka dot tie drooping out from his coat.

A/N:
I'm working on trying to finish up all my books, thank you for your patience. Every bit of support from y'all means the world to me. Stay safe ♥️

What new movies have you seen? I'd recommend Oceans 8, it was amazing.