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She looked at him as if he had grown an extra head, then realised what he had said. “What?!” Devyn exclaimed, but all he did was chuckle and kiss her forehead. “Mass is coming over. I mean it will take a few hours but he’ll be here. Or don’t you want to meet him?” Kieran asks. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to meet him, although they had met before, it was more the fact that she would be meeting her brother… her flesh and blood. Her other half, so to say.
Devyn suddenly chuckles. “How crazy is it that we both gravitated towards you?” she says and looks up at him with a smile. Her mind goes back to what he had said earlier about Dimitri’s wife. “You mentioned that someone wanted to meet me?” She asks and Kieran nods, “Amaranthe Baranova. A few years ago she was kidnapped and tortured. I was told that if they had gotten to her half an hour later, she would ha
KieranHe steps outside the hospital room with Dimitri and looks at the Pakhan. “I’m guessing this was all Amaranthe’s idea.” He remarks and Dimitri nods while crossing his arms in front of his chest. “Amaranthe feels a kinship with your Devyn. I have never seen her be so adamant about something before. She truly wishes to help and give back. Something she didn’t have while recovering.” Dimitri says and Kieran sighs. “Might as well become fucking Bratva since I am in so deep with debts to you.” He says, running his fingers through his hair, but as he looks up at Dimitri, he sees the Pakhan shake his head. “One blood debt, Teague.” was all he said, and Kieran blanched.Fuck. A blood debt, that’s even worse. “Collect anytime,” Kieran says with a nod. and knew that Dimitri would definitely collect on this one day, and he dreaded the day it would come. A blood debt to a Bra
DevynA knock sounds at the door and her head whips up. She looks towards Kieran and sees a smile spreading on his face, “It’s Mass,” he says and she feels her heart still for a second. It’s her brother. She would be meeting her brother. Nodding, she tells him it’s okay to come in and braces herself for the meeting. Would things be different between them now?He walks in with the air of confidence all Teagues seem to possess and looks at Devyn, a small smile on his face. “Hey, sis,” he says with a chuckle and Devyn finds herself giggling. “Just skipping over the bullshit, hey?” she says and Massimo shrugs while walking towards them. “How else do you know me?”Kieran gets up from his seat and locks Massimo’s head in his arms, “So, not only are you my brother, but you’ll be my brother in law soon, fucker.” He says and the two have a mini wrestle as Devyn trie
DevynKieran pulls up outside a massive estate and pulls out his cell phone. “We’re outside,” he says and kills the call before the vast gates swing open to let them in. Devyn looks around in awe, “Wow,” she remarks silently and hears Kieran scoff. “Don’t be impressed by blood money, love. The Bratva built their world on it. All of us did.” He says before coming to a stop in front of a pair of double stairs leading to the mansion. Devyn couldn’t help but pick up the acid behind his tone. What was up with Kieran today? She picked up on his foul mood as soon as he picked her up from the hospital this morning.He moved to exit the car, but she caught him by the arm. “Kieran, what’s going on?” She finally musters up the nerve to ask him. Looking down at her, he sighs and shakes his head. “I didn’t want to speak to you about it here or now, but I know I have to tell you, eve
KieranHe opens the door to the Bratva leader’s study without knocking and, in return, receives a scowl. Kieran knew how to piss Dimitri off without even doing much, and seeing Devyn’s amazement at the luxurious mansion; he was even more pissed off. Was she that easily impressed by his blood money? “Fucking knock before you come into my office, asshole. Common courtesy.” Dimitri says as she shakes Kieran’s hand, and they both take their respective seats. “Apologies, your wife did say you were expecting me.” He replies with a shrug and hears Dimitri scoff at his words. “Now then, back to the business at hand. I have soldiers stationed outside the new leaders’ mansion in California. He happens to be Suarez’ eldest son, who did not agree with the way his father ran things. We have a meeting with him, and depending on our agreement and his mood, we can do this with minimal to no bloodshed.”
KieranKieran lived his life not trusting anyone but his family, and it turned out his own brother was plotting to overthrow him. He trusted Danielle and Mass, but that’s about it. Of course, he trusted Devyn too, but that was to be expected since she was basically the love of his life. But knowing that Dimitri saw him as family now… he didn’t quite know how to deal with it. A year ago, he saw Dimitri as one of his biggest enemies. Now the man saw him as family and was willing to betray others to keep Kieran’s family safe. Should he put his faith in a man who he didn’t fully trust? His training taught him not to trust anyone but family, but that has gone out the window since Conor betrayed him twice. He wasn’t quite sure if he should believe Dimitri’s words, but his actions as they met with the Cartel leader proved otherwise. They were seated in Suarez's son's office, with four guards each. One didn’t t
DevynIt’s been about four days, and they haven’t heard a thing from the men at all. Amaranthe told her not to worry since this was normal, but Devyn couldn’t help it. She’s been separated from Kieran long enough, and these past few days have been nothing but torture. Breathing out a sigh, she kicks off the blankets and lays a hand on her swollen belly. Things will be different now. She can no longer be selfish and has to think about two little souls who will depend on her. But as she thinks back to her childhood, she wonders if she has what it takes to be a good mother. She falls asleep with the feeling that things will be different when Kieran returns.A warm hand slipping underneath her silk camisole wakes her, coupled with the stubbled kisses in the nape of her neck. She knew these kisses, and she recognised this touch and the way he breathed her name in reverence. Kieran has returned, and he is starved.Devyn
DevynA lazy smile forms on her face when she stirs awake and feels the effects of Kieran’s assault on her body. Gosh, she missed this, missed how he worshipped her body and made her feel like she’s the most beautiful woman in existence. She stretches and feels his arms tighten around her as he groans into her neck. “Hmm, good morning, beautiful,” he thrums, snuggling his stubbled face deeper into the nape of her neck. “I did, thanks to you,” she says, squirming at the feeling of his beard on her sensitive skin and turning around to face him. It is only then that she gets a proper look at him; bags under his eyes, gaunt face, and it looks like he hasn’t slept in days. Did she cause him to look like this by running away?He opens his eyes, then closes them again and smiles, still looking incredibly tired. “Like what you see?’ he says in that cocky voice, but Devyn only huffs in disapproval. &
Devyn“What’s wrong, love? You’ve been deathly quiet since we’ve entered Manhattan.” Kieran asks her when they enter the penthouse underground parking and takes her hand in his. She sighs and looks at him, shrugging. “I have to be honest with Clarissa about what happened to me and who I really am. I can’t keep this from her because she’s my best friend, but I can’t help but wonder if she will even accept me.” Devyn admits as a tear drops from her cheek. She hears Kieran sigh and looks up at him. “Should I tell Ian to take her home? They’re waiting for us the penthouse; I thought it might be a lovely surprise-”Devyn wraps her arms around him and sobs into his neck. Of course, he would think of coming up with a surprise like this. She shakes her head. “No, please don’t send them away; I want to see her.” Kieran holds her closer and breathes out a sigh