“ What’s wrong? “ I asked.“ Get in the car, Brianna, “ he said, not quite looking me in the eye.I thought he would have been happier to see me especially when I had been missing for hours but I guess I was wrong.“ Get in the fucking car, Brianna, “ he said in a tone that bordered deadly and angry.I did as he said because I feared an altercation with him in front of all his guards. There were at least three cars and all the guards were outside, even Lorenzo was there. I wanted to talk to him during the car ride but I noticed how angry he was.His gaze was fixated on the window, his jaw was ticking, and his hand was balled into a fist. I too stared out of the window wondering if he was angry at me or the incompetence of his guards. It seemed as if he was angry at me.We got to the mansion and he got out of the car. He slammed the door shut so hard that I jumped in surprise. I expected him to come to my side and open the door for im but I watched him stride towards the mansion throug
“ Fuck! “I moaned as my finger circled faster on my clitoris. I imagined it was Nikolai’s hands working me while his eyes watched me. That thought alone was enough to make my thighs clamp together and my eyes roll to the back of my head. “ Fuck, Nikolai, “ I moaned out as I came all over my fingers. When the wave of euphoria had long passed, I was left with the shame. Shame for touching myself at the thought of the man who kept me locked in his room. I hadn’t seen the outside of my room in three days. For three days I had stayed in my room trying to do anything to distract my mind from all the information he had given me. For three days I hadn’t seen him. Only a maid who brought me meals came into my room with food. I didn’t want to miss him or yearn for his presence but I did. I was only human after all. I washed myself again before wiping my body with a towel. I had been overthinking and cursing Nikolai for days. I needed to stop. I opened the door to the bathroom to go into my
Immediately I came down on my high, I pushed Nikolai away making him pull his fingers from my mound. I glared at him while he gave me a smug smile. I fixed my dress and tried to leave the stall but he pulled me back in.My back landed on his chest and he gripped my waist with his arm. His mouth went to my ear and he licked the outer skin making me all hot and bothered once more.“ I will find those pills of yours and flush them down the toilet. Then I will fuck you all night, depositing my seed in your womb each time to make sure you get pregnant. If it doesn’t, we’ll go at it until we are successful. Mark my words. “ He said.I turned to face him and gave him a hard look.“ You seem to be forgetting that it is my womb and I get to decide if or not I carry a baby, okay? I will get pregnant for you over my dead body. Mark my words. “He chuckled and eyed my body with desire.“ You seem to forget how fast your pussy weeps for me and how great your body responds to my touch. I will fuck
“ I need you to step up as queen. You need to be strong when these people are weak. They are scared and they will make decisions based on their emotions. You need to be their sober mind. Can you do that? “I furrowed my eyebrows wondering why he was telling me all that. Where was he going?“ What’s going on? Are we leaving without you? “ I asked, panic already settling in my chest.“ I have to seek retribution for this. Blood needs to be spilled and I need you far away when it does. Someone has to pay for what has happened even if it is not the Russians, yet. “ He explained.Tears started pricking my eyes when I realized that he was putting his life in danger. No matter our issues, I loved him and couldn’t fathom the idea of losing him. I just couldn’t.He cradled my cheeks and wiped the stray tear that escaped with his thumb. He stared at me with so much adoration that it ripped my heart right out of my chest. I wanted him to come wherever we were going.“ Hey, I need you to be stron
It had been three days since we arrived at Anabelle’s estate and every day, we all trained. I was taught how to fight, aim, and use objects around me and I was getting better. All this was taught to me by Ana’s trainer.She could deny their romance all she wanted but I saw how they looked at each other. They must have been sleeping together. I knew that for sure. All I did was train with the guy since I wanted to be good at what I did.Deep down I knew I was training to get the worry I had for Nikolai out of my mind. He had eased my mind by texting me that he was safe. That was three days before and I hadn’t heard anything from him since.I knew he was busy but there was no way to know what state he was in. It destroyed my mind not knowing what was happening back in Italy. I shouldn’t have left him. I should have fought by his side.“ Woah, what has the boxing bag done to you? “ Ana asked as she walked into the room.Florian, Ana’s trainer, was typing away on his phone. He had taken a
I started going over what could have happened to him. I couldn’t find the words to ask what had happened. I was frozen on the spot and I could feel the weight of Florian’s gaze on me. I imagined the look of pity that he probably had on his face.“ W-What a-about him? “ I finally stuttered out the question.Anabelle stayed silent before I started walking towards her. She must have thought I was about to hurt her or something because she stepped back. It might have been something to do with the hard look I had on.“ Go to the house and see, “ she said just as I neared here.“ Why don’t you tell me? “ I asked, the frustration dripping from my voice. The last thing I needed was to play games.“ Just go, “ she coaxed.I didn’t wait to be told twice. I ran to the house expecting to see a corpse or his ashes or a person to tell me bad news. It was easier to think the worst instead of having hope and watching it get crushed.When I got there, however, I saw a lot of cars outside. I rushed int
His hand trailed down and he cupped my mound over my dress. I closed my eyes and leaned into him. He chuckled at how well my body responded to his touch but I couldn’t find my dignity. It flew out the window the minute he whispered in my ear.My nipples poked through the dress as I moved my hips so that he would move his hand. He wanted to make me frustrated instead of getting me off. He held my hips in place and continued cupping my mound without moving his hand.His mouth went to my neck and he sucked and gently bit, making me moan. Spasms of pleasure ran through my body as liquid heat pooled in my center.“ What do you want, Brianna? “ He asked.It was one of the few times he said my name instead of using terms of endearment. It sounded so dirty and erotic coming from his lips. I never thought my name was sexy until then.“ I…”I started but I trailed away not really knowing what to say. Or maybe the words he wanted me to say were so dirty and I couldn’t bring myself to say them.“
“ We need to discuss the next course of action. The Russians are getting too hard to deal with. They have twice our troops; if we go to war, we will lose. “ Nikolai stated.We were in Ana’s living room holding a meeting. In as much as we were glad that Nikolai had come back to us, we couldn’t let ourselves forget that we had a problem on our hands. We might have been alive but our lives were in danger.Staying in France forever was not an option. At one point, we needed to go back to Italy. Despite the argument I had with Nikolai, he was still hell-bent on going back to Italy later in the day.I had only spent one night and morning with him and that wasn’t enough. He had told me that his men needed him. Quite frankly, he was more of a man than my father would ever be. My father always hid while his men did the dirty work for him.I admired Nikolai’s service to the very people who would put their lives on the line for him. That said a lot about him. I could imagine him as a father. He
My eyes felt heavy but my ears were alert. I heard the beeping of machines and the voice of a woman speaking. Was I finally in heaven? I knew if that shit was real, I was going to hell for all the horrible things I had done.“Is he going to be, okay? “ I heard an angelic voice ask. It sounded awfully familiar like I should have known who it belonged to but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Why did it sound so sweet and inviting?“He will be. He should wake up any day now. “ A male voice replied.For some reason, I wanted to hit the male and tell him to stay away from my angel even though I couldn’t see how close they were.“You said that last week, “ the angel said with a sigh. There was sadness in her voice and it broke my heart. I had to open my eyes to look at her.When my eyes finally cooperated, there were white walls everywhere and two people in a corner. One of them was wearing a blue dress and her copper hair was in a messy bun.That was the moment we made eye contact and sh
“We will attack from this point right here and then Luca and the other men will go from the back. Make sure all your coms are working when we get there. If you encounter something, you tell us. “ I instructed.Esposito and Romano were standing on either side of me looking at the map I had. Thanks to a tip, we had a possible location for where they were keeping Nikolai and I was determined to find him.“So-““Why is nobody looking for Lorenzo? “ Viv asked from the door. I turned to face her with a hard glare on my face as I crossed my arms against my chest.“You’re not allowed in here, Viv. Why are you here?” I asked even though I had heard her previous statement.She scoffed and came deeper into the room, making me fold the map and hand it to Luca. With a nod of my head, he understood what I was saying and he left.“I asked where Lorenzo is. Last I heard from him, you sent him on a mission and he never came back. That was three days ago. Why aren’t you looking for him?” Viv asked.I d
Anabelle lowered the gun and placed it in the back of her jeans without taking her eyes off me. She proceeded to take my gun from the ground and unloaded it. She placed the bullets in her pocket and then tossed me the gun without any bullets.“Tell me what you meant when you said all my men are dead, “ I said, not wanting to beat around the bush.It was then that I realized how insensitive I was being. She had been through a lot and I hadn’t even heard what had happened to her yet I was prioritizing my needs over hers. I shook my head and gave her a soft look.“What happened Anabelle? One day I left you with Lorenzo, Viv, and Florian, and the next, I came back to find my mansion in ashes. What happened to your arm and where have you been?” I asked.She sighed and sat down on a rock. I followed her lead and sat beside her.“We were all in the mansion. Florian and I were in the basement interrogating someone when we heard the commotion upstairs. We stayed back and watched through the li
As I was pacing wondering why the men we had sent to attack Bianchi’s estate had not arrived, my phone rang. I frowned as I looked at the screen because it was an unknown number. Who could it be?Thinking it could be new information regarding Nikolai, I was eager to answer it. I stepped away from Romano. Esposito had gone for a smoke so he wasn’t anywhere near where we were.“Hello, “ I spoke as soon as I placed the phone against my ear.“It’s Anabelle. I need you to make sure you are nowhere near the people around you. Walk away from everyone now. “ The voice on the other end said.I recognized that it was indeed Anabelle from her voice. I could recognize it anywhere. I put my hand on my mouth and did as she had instructed. I knew I shouldn’t have trusted anyone but my instincts told me I could trust her.“Where have you been? “ I asked, wondering why she had been missing all that time.“Look, I can’t talk for long. It was a trap. Bianchi is not an enemy. You can’t trust anyone. You’
“ You know something, don’t you? This can end right now or we can go all night. “ Lorenzo said and removed his coat for emphasis.He proceeded to fold the sleeves of his shirt to his elbows. I didn’t understand why he insisted on wearing a suit when he was only going to torture people. It was a waste of the perfectly tailored expensive Armani.We were in the basement of the new house and there was a man tied to a chair. It was only the three of us in the room. The man was believed to have known what happened to the estate. He was one of the guards who had survived.We had yet to find the rest and it begged the question of why they were hiding in the first place. I had made it my responsibility to know everyone who had died during the attack. Those who were survivors and hadn’t come forward were suspects.Before the man could speak, my phone rang and I headed out to pick it up. It was one of the suppliers and I prayed it was good news or else he would pay. My patience was thinner than
My head was buzzing and my ears were ringing. There was an undeniable pain in my right leg and stomach. I was beginning to think I was in purgatory for all the bad things that I had done. I tried unsuccessfully to pry my eyes open.Every time I did that, my head hurt like small pins were being dropped on my head. I let out a groan when I was finally able to open my eyes. I was surprised when I saw darkness everywhere.If it wasn’t for the fact that I was sure that I had opened my eyes, I would have been doubtful of the fact that they were open. I tried to walk and that was when I registered that my movement was restricted.There were shackles on both my arms, pulling them apart like I was on a cross. My feet, on the other hand, were shackled to the wall behind me but they were closer together than my arms.Where the fuck was I?I tried to remember the events of the past few days but my memory was foggy and my thoughts were all over the place. I wanted to get out of that place that had
I heard them arguing before I even got to the bottom of the stairs. They were not very discreet with their plans at all. Before I left, I heard Viv calling out to me to stop.“ Please, just listen, “ she begged and I stopped.Who could I be if I didn’t listen to her?“ What is it, Vivienne? “ I asked while turning. I crossed my arms against my chest.She reached me and placed her hands on my arms.“ Look, we were going to start today but we couldn’t until we had enough men. I am sorry we lied to you but it had to be done. “ She said, not looking the least bit remorseful.“ First, get your hands off me. Do I look like an unreasonable woman to you? “ I asked.She looked at me like she wanted to be anywhere else. Well, I wasn’t the one who told her to follow me, was I?“ No, “ she answered.“ That’s right, Vivienne. I am not unreasonable. You say you were setting up but you took two weeks. Do you think Nik can wait that long? No! Do you what he is going through? No! “She looked anywhere
Romano walked me back to his car and I sat on the seat with a lot of things on my mind.“ Where am I going to start? “ I asked him.He rubbed my back soothingly which was something so out of character with him and gave me a hopeful look.“ As long as you have me, you will always know where to start, “ he said.He drove me back to my penthouse and I expected him to go back to Milan but he followed me back.“ Don’t you have a business to take care of, old man? “ I asked.He glared at me because he didn’t like being called old and I only smiled mischievously in answer. I loved teasing him a lot.“ I am not old and I am not leaving you here without backup or a plan, okay? “ He asked. I nodded my head and placed my hand in his.When the elevator doors opened ad I punched in the code, I saw men in my living room. There were guards everywhere and Esposito was sitting comfortably on my couch looking like the place belonged to him.Not to mention he had a whiskey in his hand. These men and my
“ Why are you suddenly so quiet? “ Romano asked.He took a gulp of his whiskey and went to pour himself another one. He looked back at me and then smiled. It was a sarcastic smile because what he was telling me was too serious to smile about.I didn’t have the answer to his questions. Before I could react, he threw the wine glass to my head and I ducked. It was seconds away from hitting me square in the face. It shattered on the floor, causing a mess.I brought my eyes to him with shock written all over my face. How could he do that? It would have sent me back to the hospital.“ I expect an answer, Brianna, “ he said before grabbing another glass and pouring himself a drink.I stayed quiet because all that was happening was shocking enough to leave me speechless.“ Are you going to finish that?” He asked while pointing to my whiskey glass because I had taken a very tiny sip.“ I’m pregnant, Romano, “I explained even though I didn’t want to put it out there. That was not the way I had