Aleksandr Kirill Sokolov

(Died at age 57)

Aleksandr Kirill Sokolov was Oleksiy’s father and the heir apparent to the Sokolov Bratva, raised from boyhood to inherit power without flinching beneath its weight. Commanding, disciplined, and respected by allies and enemies alike, Aleksandr ruled with old-world authority and believed loyalty was the spine of any empire. Though he was feared in the criminal world, he was fiercely protective of his family, especially his only son. His murder when Oleksiy was twenty-five became one of the defining losses that dragged the Sokolov inheritance back into the life Oleksiy had tried to build beyond it.