45 pages • 1 hour read
Ruthless Creatures
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Chapters 9-15Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, sexual content, and cursing.
Chapter 9 Summary: “Kage”
Kage must communicate with Maxim “Max” Mogdonovich, the head of the US chapter of the Bratva, or Russian mafia. Max is currently in federal prison, so to speak to him, the Bratva has to bribe myriad people within the prison system. Max asks if Kage has finished the job he was supposed to do, and Kage lies and says that he did. Kage claims that Nat knows nothing, so he’s pursuing other leads. Kage knows that if anyone discovers he lied about interrogating Nat, then he and Nat will be killed.
Chapter 10 Summary: “Nat”
After researching the process of opening a safe deposit box, Nat still has no idea how David opened one in her name without her being present. Because of this irregularity, Wells Fargo Bank lets Nat inspect the contents of the safe deposit box. In it is a letter from David to Nat. David confirms his love: He can’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her, loves that Nat finds herself in her paintings when she’s lost, and hopes that Nat will find him in her paintings too.
At home, a confused Nat calls Sloane. They discuss David and the box. Nat won’t tell the police about it.
