Chapter Three

As their car pulled up in front of the warehouse Claudia waited as Sonny finished his phone conversation. "So everything is in place? Good thanks Jason." He said and then hung up the phone. "You ready to go inside?" He asked Claudia.

"Yeah are you sure you want me to go with you?" She asked, secretly hoping he wouldn't change his mind.

"I asked you, but if you don't want to, you know you can stay in the car,"

"No, I want to go. You'll need someone in there with you who's got your back. Lord knows Rick won't." Sonny nodded his head and then pointed at her.

"I told you that I would make you apart of this organization but I'm the head, so you don't speak out of turn, unless I ask you to."

"I understand."

"Ok, lets go." He said and then exited the car and then helped Claudia out. They entered the warehouse with Max, Milo and several other guards to find Rick standing by a conference table which housed the three families, with their guards surrounding them.

"Sonny, these are the..." Rick began only to have Sonny cut him off.

"I know who they are Rick. Let's get some things straight right off the back," Sonny said directly to the men seated at the table, who all seemed to be more focused on the woman standing beside him.
"Number one, my brother here, Rick Lansing will no longer be speaking for our organization. So if you want to do business with us you will come to me directly. Number two, This is my wife Claudia Zacharra-Corinthos, you will refer to her only as Mrs. Corinthos and this is the most important part, you will show her respect at all times, whether I'm present or not." Sonny said and then paused as if allowing them a moment to let his words sink in. "If anyone here has a problem with these two conditions we can end things right now, you go back to wherever you came from and I can go home and make love to my wife for the rest of the day." His words seemed to stun everyone in the room, most especially Claudia.

"No problemo," Victor Vega the head of the Vega family was the first to speak.

"We too have no problem with this," Boa Wu agreed.

"Wait," Rick spoke out. "I have always been loyal to all of you and helped you with important Zacharra business."

"Yes, but Mr. Corinthos is the head of the Zacharra organization now, I had my lawyers check and it seems that Mr. Corinthos gets 'all' of its holdings in the event that something should happen to Anthony. A little loop hole I'm sure Mr. Corthinos's lawyer placed and judging my the look on your face Mr. Lansing you didn't even know about. It's iron clad so even if Anthony turns up Mr. Corinthos, legally, will still have all the Zacharra business holdings." Vega stated. "So if we wish to continued doing business, and we do, we have to get along. So Mr. Corinthos I would like to discuss our continued successful partnership." Victor Vega said and Wu simply nodded his head in agreement.

"That's your cue to leave Rick." Sonny said as he threw a quick grin at Rick. "Get him outta here." Sonny directed to Max who stepped forwarded and grabbed Rick's arm.

"I know the way." Rick said as he wrenched his arm out of Max's grasp.

"Keep him outside until we're done here, I wouldn't want an unsuspected visit from PCPD. Now shall we get to business?" Sonny said as he grabbed Claudia's hand and guided her to the empty seat near the head of the table, pulling out the seat for her and then moving to sit at the head of the table.

"No," A heavy Slavic voice spoke out and all eyes turned to where the Russians sat. "This man killed one of ours in cold blood we should not be doing business with him."

"Petr, that's enough." Sergei, head of the Solntsevskaya Bratva finally spoke.

"No, it's not enough Sergei, he murdered Andre, and he should be put down like the dog that he is."

"Do you always let one of you 'boys' speak for you?" Sonny asked the question that the other family leaders were wondering themselves.

"3амолчать, Petr!" Sergei hissed out, angered about being embarrassed and disrespected in front of the other families.

"It would be dishonorable to do business with this pig," Petr continued his rants, as the others in their group remained silent, seemingly showing no interest in what Petr was saying.

"Karpov, got what he deserved. He put a blade in me, tied me to some concrete and tossed me off the pier, but I survived and then took care of him by putting a bullet right between his eyes." Sonny said nonchalantly.

"Cобака!" Petri roared as he jumped from his seat reaching behind him for his gun, only to crumble to the floor dead with a bullet hole between his eyes. Stunned and impressed eyes fell on Claudia who sat still aiming the smoking gun.

"Anyone else want to interrupt or threaten my husband?" She asked but got silence in reply. "Good so we can hopefully conclude our business here," She then turned back to Sonny but kept her gun on the table in front of her, with her finger on the trigger. "You were saying Honey," Sonny threw her a pleased smile before focusing back on the business at hand.


"You handled yourself well back there, you had my back and made me look good as well. I appreciate that and I owe you." Sonny said as they walked in their parlor, having just returned home.

"You're my husband and I told you now that we're married I wouldn't do anything to cause you to mistrust me. I have your back." At that moment Jason entered through the patio doors.

"What happened? One of my men posted on the roof of the warehouse opposite yours said the Russians carried out a body."

"Just some punk who didn't like that I took out Karpov, he came at me and Claudia took him out." Sonny said almost sounding proud. Jason seemed to be impressed as he looked to Claudia, giving her a nod before focusing back on Sonny.

"So how did the meeting go, do I have to worry about 3 new families moving in, now?" Jason asked.

"No, all the business deals Anthony had with these families were all in their countries. That's the way they all wanted to keep it and I'm fine with that. So no the only competition you will have here in PC is still only me." Sonny said with a smile.

"I can live with that." Jason said.

"Thanks for the back up."

"You're welcome. I gotta run on the way over Spinelli called, he thinks he's found a lead on Anthony."

"You found daddy?" Claudia asked as she hugged herself and rubbed her arms. Before his eyes Sonny saw her morph from a tough as nails woman to a frightened little girl.

"I don't know yet, but I'm certain he's alive. I'll let you know when I find something." Jason directed to sonny as he headed back out the way he had come. Claudia stared after him even after he had rounded to corner, lost in her own thoughts.

"Hey," Sonny spoke as he reached out and touched her arm, which caused her the jump slightly. "Don't worry about Anthony."

"Easy for you to say, he tried to kill me after I betrayed him to you right in my hospital bed. If he's alive he won't stop until I'm dead, and you too now that he's complete lost all control over the organization to you."

"I already told you I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you, not even your crazy ass daddy." Sonny proclaimed but he could see she was still worried. "Come here." He then pulled her into a comforting embrace. Neither of them sensed the eyes that were watching them.


3амолчать = Shut up

Cобака! = Dog!