OUT FROM THE SHADOWS
This is Book 2 in The World of Shadows Series. It is a prequel to Book 1 (World of Shadows). After successfully completing a mission in Georgia for Ivan, the head of the Russian Gang, he is sent to an island until the trouble with the Georgian Gang is over.
As a reward, Ivan sends 16 year old Irina, one of the trafficked girls in his brothel, to keep him company while he waits to be able to return to Istanbul. Rather than take advantage of her sexually, The Greek befriends her. As time passes for both of them, that friendship grows and The Greek finds himself in a moral dilemma as to what to do with Irina when the time comes for them to return to the world of shadows.
CHAPTERS
The meeting was in Kadiköy at an outdoor table on a rooftop restaurant. The Greek nodded to the two bodyguards who nodded back before turning their attention elsewhere. He then found Ivan pensively smoking a cigarette while gazing out at the Bosporus. Ivan rose quickly, though, when he realized The Greek was standing next to his table and kissed both of his cheeks Turkish style. “Ah, you’ve come,” he said and motioned to a chair opposite him. The Greek sat and took the cigarette Ivan offered him, let him light it, and smoked in silence while he watched Ivan watch him. Finally Ivan said, “I need you to do me a favor.” The Greek nodded. It was understood, after all, that if Ivan asked for a favor, The Greek would do it, but Ivan also understood that he must ask first. “I am having some trouble with my shipments coming in from Georgia,” he said. “There seems to be someone there who is causing delays, causing unnecessary expenses for me which are not reasonable.” He looked deeply into The Greek’s eyes. “I need you to go and bring in my next shipment and correct this for me.” “Correct it,” The Greek asked, “or correct him?” “Whichever is necessary,” Ivan said. “I trust your judgment in the matter.” “When do you want me to go?”...