Klaus sat behind his desk, staring daggers at his soon to be father-in-law, Edgar Nightingale. He hated the man, but he needed to keep up appearances. Edgar had been responsible for the stolen merchandise, and Klaus was furious, not to mentiosn, their previous conversation, and know, knowing that Anika was pregnang, he woul never let her go again. "I trusted you, Edgar," Klaus growled, they had made a deal, he would keep Constantine in line "You were supposed to take care of that shipment. Do you know how much money we lost because of your incompetence?" Edgar shifted in his seat, looking uncomfortable. "I'm sorry, okay? I don't know what the hell happened. Constine wasn't there, I amde sure of it" Klaus sighed, rubbing his temples. "Fine. Just make sure it doesn't happen again. Now, what do you want?" Edgar was the one who wanted the meeting a fter Klaus had cal¿¿ncel, he didn't feel good enough to deal with this Edgar looked down at his hands, fidgeting nervously. "I want to se
Klaus observed the infant with a heavy feeling in his chest. Although he had sworn to retrieve Viktoria and reunite her with her mother, he had never really considered what being a father would entail. Shit, he didn't even know how to change a diaper. His only example of parenting was his own father, and the idea of allowing Mikhail near his son made his stomach twist. He thought of Edgar and how the man seemed willing to help with Viktoria. He had been too preoccupied and irritated to analyze the man's motives, and he still had to ask the right questions about what had happened with his brother. But the images before him made him doubt everything he knew even more. He had finally gathered the courage to view the contents of his sister's USB drive. All previous attempts had only skimmed a part of the files. The content was curious. Most of the documents were reports on his father's business, photographic content, and images that could even be compromising. Too much information that co
Things were clear now, her daughter, her baby, her Viktoria was alive, and she could finally feel that the emptiness in her chest made sense, the feeling of longing and guilt that never stopped tormenting her was for her, for Viktoria, for her daughter. Klaus had shown her the original versions of the photographs, a couple of videos of their twins, seeing little Viktor again made her cry herself to exhaustion, reminding her of the old wound of his death, and as she saw images of Viktoria, her mind began to fill in the doubts and blanks, although she didn't remember everything and there was a large part of the night when Nikolay had died that she still considered unclear, she had enjoyed finally being able to talk to Klaus about their children, the man looked at her with adoration, which made her feel slightly guilty for not being able to admit her feelings, as she spoke, Klaus seemed attentive, laughing a couple of times at the videos of their children. "Where did you get this?" she a
Anika closed her eyes, her nails digging into Klaus's shoulders as the devastating orgasm tore through her, his words echoing through the room and in her chest, her heart pounding as she tried to take in what had just happened. "I love you, too" Klaus whispered back, sending a shiver down her chest, the man kissed her gently, sliding gently off her. "It's not fair," she finally whispered, trying to ignore the sweet sensation of his touch. "I never said it would be," he replied, sitting up enough to look into her eyes. "Do you regret it?" he asked, Anika took a deep breath, but finally let her breath go. "No" she admitted reddening "I…love you" the words although strange after so long, they felt right, Klaus smiled softly, looking like a contented child, which made his heart clench again "I love you" she repeated forcefully , finally assimilating the words as a fact, it would be ridiculous not to admit it after so much, too much had happened since their first meeting, to deny that t
Klaus observed Anika wrinkling her nose at the cannoli plate. It had been a couple of days since their meeting with the Wagners. Recognizing Viktoria as their own in front of the couple had been a positive change for her. Edgar, Klaus, and Horace had met, but things had not ended well, especially after the deal they had made just before the adoption bomb exploded. The little girl, who did not really understand what was happening, had remained calm most of the time, but Adeline had clung to her with fear, and Horace was definitely hiding something. But finally, Anika had appealed to Adeline's motherhood so fervently that even Klaus had been affected, wishing more than ever that he could go back in time and have been there to protect her. The women had come to a silent agreement in which, at least, Anika could see the girl, without telling her the truth, which both he and Anika had accepted, aware that the transition would be difficult for the little one. So Klaus had finally decided t
"Her name is Mrs. Joy," Viktoria informed Anika, looking at her with pride as she showed off her stuffed giraffe. It was Friday morning, and she had finally found a way to meet with Adeline Wagner on her own terms. The woman had contacted Anika, just as Viktoria had planned in the beginning. Sonya and Peter had kept their promises, and although her new friend had initially been unsure of her motives, seeing the little girl and her obvious resemblance to Anika and Klaus had convinced her to go along with it. The meeting was taking place at the boutique, with both women using it as an excuse to distract themselves. Sonya had arranged for them to have a private room and would occasionally bring samples of clothing for the little girl, which was just an excuse to keep an eye on Anika. Adeline, on the other hand, seemed willing to do anything to prevent Anika from giving her daughter a gift. "She's very pretty," Anika said, smiling at the little girl. She truly adored the way Adeline took
Klaus looked at his brother, feeling the familiar anger raging inside him. Ixander had hurt Anika, not to mention he had also sent Igor to the hospital for longer than he had expected. H is friend was still recovering, but his brother was swaying in front of him in his club office like a lucky bastard. Although Klaus knew from experience that his father had trained Ixander in a similar way to how he was training Alenna, so the man knew perfectly well how to hide his injuries. Appearing now in front of Klaus, strutting around as if the place was his own, was simply a way to taunt him. "What the hell do you want?" he asked, leaning on his hands on the desk. His brother, dressed like a gigolo, watched him with a mocking smile. "Isn't it obvious?" he asked, dropping onto the leather sofa where Edgar Nightingale had been sitting just seconds before, trying to negotiate a deal that was satisfactory for both parties. "You're making the same mistakes as Kolya. What the hell does that woman
Anika felt ansious and a little bit sick, Klaus was takin her to met his family, and it wasn't precisely a family meeting, it was in fact, a legitimate talk about business, and the most recent issue that everyone seemed to have been deciding to ignore, her and her relationship with Nikolay, which until then, she had never considered as important enough for an entire house of mobsters to have to discuss. "Although it may not seem like it, the Bratva is a family, and since my father took control, the Petrovs have to appear strong, Nikolay's death was a hard blow," Klaus had explained to her, looking uneasy. "Tonight you'll hear a couple of unpleasant things." "Will your father be there?" Anika asked, swallowing hard. Klaus nodded. "He's the boss, tonight will be something interesting, but hopefully nothing violent, Ixander promised to behave." Anika paled slightly at the mention of Klaus's brother. "Ixander?" she asked nervously, feeling a chill run through her body, but Klaus had re