“Mrs Volkova!” A male voice echoes in my head and I squint up at him. He’s not as tall as Ivan but has dark hair, similar to him. He looks young, probably in his thirties. His eyes are a stark contrast to his complexion with how light they are. He has a kind smile, a soothing voice, and a warming p
[TWO MONTHS AGO] Dimitri Alexeev took the second bite of his sandwich and kept his eyes on the certain window of a certain building. Not caring that it should be the last place he should be keeping an eye on. Especially when dozens of their men were already stationed there, keeping tabs on that ver
“Listen. I just got the word from my sources. Ivan and Ana are in danger. Madam Volkova has hired assassins to kill the both of them.” The coffee that felt bad enough now tasted like poison. Dimitri simply rolled his window down and threw the cup out, a frown on his face. “How much confident are y
By the time, Dimitri and Nikolai made it to Volkov’s mansion, Dimitri had grown impatient, irritable and stressed out to the point he didn’t trust himself to not shoot someone for no apparent reason. He got out of the car, slamming the door loudly shut, and only realized Nikolai’s presence behind h
“Anyone in his position would have thought the same.” “Yeah, I know.” Nikolai looked out of the window, his hands in his lap. “But I did everything I could. Even if he doesn’t believe me, he will now. He’ll see.” Dimitri was only half-listening. His eyes were glued to the road ahead but his mind w
After dropping Nikolai off at the stop he wanted to be dropped at, Dimitri went to the warehouse and assembled all their men. A word from Lex had finally come, and it was not good news. He had to leave for Kazan the second the weather cleared, but not before he had a piece of good news for his proba
Fuck! Had his stalkerish habits come to bite him in the ass now? When he didn’t reply, Nadia licked her lips and took a step towards him. It was like she had made the decision that she would not be scared of him, that she was done being a coward and would take the next step. What next step, Dimitr
Dimitri made an effort to stare at the picture. For a second, he just stared, trying to kickstart his brain and try to remember who the two kids in the picture were. Though one thing he could never forget was the hard truth of his life. “No!” he said curtly, thinking it was an answer good enough.
After our fourth round of pure, wild sex, I have nothing left in me. Every ounce of energy drained, I barely manage to pull the sheets over myself before sleep claims me.When I wake hours later, the room is dim, the soft glow of my bedside lamp casting long shadows on the walls. My body feels heavy
[NADIA]“You’re here?” I say into the phone, clutching my books tightly to my chest as I glance around. “Where?”“Outside. Meet me when you’re done with your classes.”A wide grin spreads across my face, excitement bubbling inside me. “Oh, I’m done. And even if I wasn’t, I’d still run to you.”Dimit
The Ivan I know is strong. Unshakable. Even in the worst situations, he carries himself with a quiet, effortless confidence that makes you believe nothing could ever touch him.But the man lying in this hospital bed, surrounded by beeping machines and the sterile scent of antiseptic, looks nothing l
[ANASTASIA]Ever since I woke up after the incident, I have been dying to see Ivan.But now that I’m standing outside his room—where supposedly he had been admitted—, I can’t muster up the courage to push open the damn door.I’m nervous. Terrified. And most of all, unsure.I don’t know if I’m ready
Lena presses her lips together tightly, the color draining from her face until it looks almost lifeless.For a long moment, she doesn’t speak. The silence stretches between us, thick and suffocating. I can feel my heartbeat in my ears, pounding relentlessly, echoing my fear.Why the hell is she taki
[ANASTASIA]The next time I open my eyes, I’m not alone.Lena sits next to my bed, her hand in mine, her eyes closed, as if she fell asleep while watching over me.For the first time since waking up from my so-called long slumber, I look at her carefully. She looks more tired than I’ve ever seen her
[NIKOLAI]Once we finally get to his office, Konstantin takes his seat behind the desk and raises an eyebrow. He looks kind of pissed, but not enough to end me right here and now.He might have the power to do that and carry on with his day as if nothing happened, but I know in my gut he won’t. He m
[NIKOLAI]I hang up the phone and stare hard at the ground.“Fuck you, Dimitri!” I growl, clenching the phone tighter and huffing out a heavy breath.The bastard has the audacity to make me responsible for everything that happened to Ana and Ivan. But is it? Am I really the one to blame?I look away
[DIMITRI]I storm out of the building and light a cigarette, unable to think of anything else.I breathe in the smoke and then blow it out, hoping it will take away the stress pressing on my chest, making my lungs incapable of doing their job.I don’t know what to do anymore. Ana is finally awake, w