I lost it all and halted pounding in her for a moment.Rhea was mine. She knew it and I knew it.But did she know that I was also hers? That I would do anything for her if only she asked. I would help her even if it meant money.It was such a sudden realization that it knocked me off. Rhea didn't look like someone who wanted to depend on me and I didn't want to force her. Her saying that she belonged to me was enough. For now. I let go of her hair and smashed my lips again on her lips. This time, I tried to be tender with her. I wanted her to feel the things I couldn't say. Even my thrusts slowed down, moving deep with purpose. I was filling her in the only way I knew how to show her I cared.Rhea bit my bottom lip, and when I opened my mouth, she drove her tongue against mine, wrestling and making the kiss utterly filthy. When she pulled back, I saw the string of drool connecting our tongues, and she went in for more without breathing.Then her manicured nails were scraped my scal
"Well since it's just the two of us here with nothing to do. I suppose I could do the right thing and help you get back to sleep", Aleksander's hand around my waist wandered until when I felt his palm on my hip. Then his fingers delicately skimmed over the curve of my hip and down my thigh under the blanket."Help me get back to sleep?", I asked out of breath, just from a few simple touches."Yes baby, Come here take a deep breath and relax", One of his hands slipped under my head then cradled me against his chest. The other hand continued trailing over my bare thigh.It was dark but I could feel how close his face was. His breath fanned my cheek and i turned my head to admire the outline of his face in the pitch black room. With his roaming hand, my legs spread in accomodation of what was coming. I didn't need him to tell me, because I could read it in his body language and hear it in his tone.Under a heavy blanket and pressed against his warm skin, my body trembled like there was
"Mmh", it was hard to speak while my body was singing and our lips were searching for each other in the darkness.His hand fell on my hip, holding me still as he pushed his cock against me."Speak up baby, tell me what you want", Aleksander's hand moved to my ass. He groped my flesh and pulled so hard that I felt my pussy spread and my arousal peaked from my folds onto my thighs."I want you ,Aleksander", I took the lead. I slipped my hand between our bodies and pushed the front of his boxers down. "I want you to fuck me", I whispered running my finger over the tip of his cock."Gladly", He growled, then suddenly, his grasp on my hip was flipping me over. With my back now pressed into his chest, I felt his dick pulsing against the curve of my ass. His arm that had been cradling my head now wrapped up around my chest, one hand cupping my breast.Aleksander shoved one of his knees between my legs and spread them apart. His free hand went to his shaft and I felt him guiding the head of h
ALEKSANDER'S POV.The constant clicking of my pen was the only sound echoing through my office. I stared off at the thick, charcoal grey clouds drifting low in the sky and squeezed the pen in my hand so hard that the plastic snapped.~All of you , Aleksander. I need all of you~I dropped the broken pen on the table and leaned my head back in the chair. A frustrated groan left my lips as I rubbed my face as if that could push away the thoughts of Rhea dancing rampantly through my head.No woman in my life had ever squeezed her way into my mind like this before. And Rhea wasn't even trying to. It was effortless. It was just one taste and she slipped in my mind then left her mark.Rhea Martinez was a gentle, curious and passionate woman. Her heart was full of the type of kindness, I didn't think I would ever be capable of. But there was sadness in her eyes, sometimes that slipped through. In moments where she was vulnerable and opening herself to me, I always saw it , she had something
"Of course. You obviously like her, a great deal. Why wouldn't we all go to support her?", Annika pressed."I know. But I mean. It's not like we will be together forever .....", I trailed off when I recalled my conversation with Nikolai, the afternoon I took Rhea at his house for dinner. We agreed I would tell Annika a break up story when the contract was over and Rhea left me. Annika didn't need to know that I was with Rhea because of the contract."Fignya", Annika cursed and dramatically rolled her eyes at me. "Anyone with eyes can see that you adore the girl, and she is completely smitten with you","Tetya, I don't think......."Net," Just as I began, she instantly cut me off."You and your tupoy contract. You can't convince me that what you have with that lovely girl is nothing more than a transaction",My body immediately froze to ice when I heard her words. "How do you know about the contract?", I asked completely startled."You think you and your uncle are so clever?. Did you t
"We don't really talk about that, the end of the contract that is it. I can't Tetya, not without thinking of her leaving and....", I cut myself off and looked down at my curled fist, white knuckled at the force of how tight it was.There was a hollowness in my chest thinking about the end and the rage at the thought of Rhea moving on with someone else while knowing she hated the need for those illicit contracts.~Oh! God I don't want her to go~~How can I let her go when I'm the one who clearly needs her~A deafening silence fell over me as Annika sat back in her chair, simply watching me and the thousands of thoughts flickering behind my eyes. I swallowed past a dry lump in my throat and ran my hand over my face."Is she the one?", My eyes locked on Annika, waiting patiently for me to answer.At this point, I didn't need to dig deep to respond. It was a simple question, and the answer was clear to both of us. Rhea was the woman I once told Annika about, that I loved her. "I didn't e
"Alright, everyone! That's a wrap on practice today", Luke clapped his hands while shouting over the studio. "Everyone performing in the show tonight, go eat dinner and be back early. Not on time! Because on time is late!", He added loudly then walked out."Are you sure, you don't want to grab a bite with me, Rhea?", Ricky asked when we made it to the lockers."It would be nice, but I'm going to the hospital for a bit. Thanks for offering, though", I changed out of my practice clothes and into something warm and casual to wear on the street."You always welcome to join me, girl. You know that", Ricky slipped on an oversized hoodie before leaning in to nudge my shoulder with his. "How is grand pa doing!","About as he good as he can be. It might be the best hospital in New York, but there's only so much the doctors can do. I think he's been stable lately", I retorted to him "That's something at least", Ricky smiled trying to make me feel better when he heard me sigh."Better than noth
Gasping in a deep breath of cold air, I tried to untangle the turmoil burning inside of me. Those emotions I locked away for the interaction were trying to claw their way out.How dare Luke talk to me like that. As if he isn't the man who preys on the ballerinas and introduces them to Dax. I was nothing more than a dancer not until when he overheard me talking about money concerns after Grandpa falling sick.He was a brilliant choreography but he was a terrible asshole. I knew he profited from the contracts with Dax, but he didn't suffer like the dancers he coerced into the contracts did. Luke's inappropriate comments to me didn't start until after I took my first contract. His eyes had always wandered more than they should have during practice, and it seemed like he thought had a chance to have a one night with me.I don't think Luke could fathom that my standards weren't suddenly in the gutter because I was desperate to help my grandpa. If he wasn't paying for my time, he would neve
EPILOGUE RHEA'S POV Three wonderful years came and went. Each one became a new chapter in my life that I'd never forget. I couldn't when I had otherworldly love pouring through me every day. More than I ever thought I'd experience in my life.Trudging through the grief of losing so much family ate a hole in my heart. Aleksander came along and slowly threaded the chasm together, healing me with each delicate touch and sensual kiss. An unlikely love formed from that illicit contract, and through turmoil and pain, we forged our story.Glowing, floating on top of the world, I swept into the kitchen. A delightful buzz from champagne left a rosy flush across my cheeks. I poured myself a glass of water, listening to precious laughter drifting from upstairs as I did."Rhea!" Annika's excited coo made me whirl around from the sink. I came face to face with her, waving her red nails, gesturing for a hug. I stepped into her arms. Annika shimmied against me. "How did the event go?""It was great
The technician broke the silence first. "Your chart says that you're estimated to be about eighteen weeks along. Is that correct?""Yes," Rhea swiftly answered. Her smile widened. "The size of a bell pepper this week.""That's right," the technician chortled. She glanced between the three Makalovs in the dimly lit room. One hand clicked a button on the ultrasound keyboard and the monitor flickered on. With the probe hovering over Rhea's navel, she asked, "Are you interested in knowing the gender?"Rhea's throat bobbed. Her fingers twitched in mine. Simultaneously, we locked gazes. It was an important question, and one we hadn't discussed nearly enough."I'm going to love them, regardless." Her bottom lip trembled as she studied my face. "As long as they're healthy.""Do you want it to be a surprise?" I whispered in my wife's ears alone. Leaning closer, I nuzzled into the side of her face. "Whatever you want, baby. Just say the word."Despite her nerves, Rhea giggled. She turned her he
ALEKSANDER'S POV A month passed, and we returned home.Keeping my promise to Rhea, I relinquished the reins over to Nikolai to close the loose ends with the Genovese crime family.My aunt and uncle understood and approved of my wish to keep my hands clean for my wife's sake. Nikolai didn't bat an eye when he proclaimed the Genovese would accept a deal and leave our family alone if we did the same.Antonio recovered from his injuries from the car accident. After two weeks in bed, he returned with renewed vigor. The incidents of that day wounded his honor, and he stated he needed to make up for it. As much as I argued, he needed to take time away. He continued showing up in uniform.Rhea had a checkup with her doctor. That was an appointment I wouldn't miss for the world. I held her hand through the follow-up tests, using her as my lifeline through the stress. I'm sure I was the same for her.The thumping sound of a heartbeat lifted a weight off my chest. Rhea cried from the sweet tast
Keeping one hand on his cheek, our lips a hair's breadth apart, I hooked my other arm around his neck. Chest to chest except for his hand on my breast, I breathed my promise into him. "I love you, Aleksander. Forever."A relieved shudder rushed through his body from head to toe. The stuttered sigh past his lips tickled my mouth. I repeated my vow to him, again and again, accompanied by each primal thrust of his hips. "I love you. I love you. I love you."Lush warmth blossomed in the center of my being. It rose from a taut coil in the depths of my core. All at once the carnal pleasure of Aleksander making love to me exploded through my body, rushing in waves from between my thighs to each of my limbs.Quaking against him with searing pleasure wracking my body, Aleksander couldn't hold back. My pulsing cunt forced him into the throes of his climax, following the heels of mine. He painted me from within, claiming me in the salacious way that I enjoyed.He caught my cries on his tongue, s
He seized me in his hands, tenderly stroking them over my fevered flesh. I didn't notice when the gloves came off, but I savored the sensation of his skin on mine. Aleksander explored every dip and curve of my body as if discovering me for the first time.His scruff tickled my throat as his lips tasted me from my chin to my collarbone. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and Aleksander grabbed my hips. In one swift motion, he lifted me off the floor. My legs curled around his waist.The stiffness of his growing erection slipped against the wet center of me. A groan escaped from his mouth into mine. We shared a brief moan at the sweet moment of friction.Aleksander's lips clashed with mine in a passionate frenzy. He moved forward, marching us under the hot spray of the shower. We didn't stop until my back met the tile, crushed between the shower wall and Aleksander's perfectly sculpted frame.I grasped the back of his hair in one hand, tugging slightly as Aleksander's teeth nipped at my
RHEA'S POV Every ounce of my consciousness slipped from my grasp the moment Aleksander freed me. While all the world moved around me, my thoughts stayed still within the pit of darkness consuming my mind. My awareness stayed on my pulsing veins, coursing with cold blood and the rough pounding of my heart throbbing through my limbs.Each breath cleaved through my lungs, strained and burning. Only the heat of Aleksander's hand on my arms kept me on my feet. He was my anchor to reality during a turbulent car ride, and as he swept me through the blinding lights of a semi crowded lobby.A hotel, I thought, somewhere downtown. My eyes couldn't focus on anything, from the onlooking strangers in the shadows to the overly bright glow of opulent lighting. Aleksander and Nikolai's hushed voices brushed against something inside my head. I knew they were with me, but I moved on autopilot.My body floated on a cloud. Up an elevator. Several turns down hallways that felt like a damn never-ending ma
Men screamed. Blood and brains splattered the walls and floors as they went down.A figure popped out around a corner. I fired one shot at his head, and he descended to the ground like an axed tree falling in a forest.Another came behind him. Too close to shoot from afar. My left arm shot out and blocked his. I used the momentum to force his aim up. My opponent shot and missed, bullets lodging in the ceiling. With my left hand, I pointed the gun at his stomach and fired two rounds.The last shot went into the side of his skull as he stumbled to his knees. Then he dropped like a stone on the filthy concrete.An arm emerged at the end of the corridor I passed through. I pulled the trigger, yet nothing left the chamber.Regardless of my unloaded pistol, I grabbed the arm in front of me. One twist of the wrist forced his weapon from his hand. The gun clattered away on the floor.The man grunted. When I jammed the butt of my gun into his face, breaking his nose, he screamed. As he fell, I
ALEKSANDER'S POV Nikolai burst from the front doors of the Makalov mansion. I followed hot on his heels, rushing toward the line of awaiting cars parked around the massive fountain at the end of the driveway.The very last thing Nikolai and I expected was to receive a call from an anonymous contact who worked for the Genovese. Someone in their organization vehemently opposed a potential war. Enough to give away Luca's location.Rhea was the one thing in this world I wanted more desperately than my body needed air. Luca Genovese stole her from me. Now betrayed by his own, I would take his life.The fiery glow of dusk settled itself over the horizon. A brisk wind whipped up the edges of my coat. My fingers twitched, itching for a cigarette to relieve my bristling nerves.Leaving Annika safe at the mansion, I joined my uncle in the backseat of the first car. Personal guards accompanied us. All well-trained and armed with the same pistol I carried.Savage anger writhed like a serpentine
"I'll handle it." The snarky response pulled me from my thoughts. Then the door at my back pushed open with a grating creak of metal on metal. I slammed back into reality, where I sat handcuffed to a chair in some semi-abandoned building.Every breath I took burned my chest. My body tensed with the fear running in my blood. As Luca's shadow rose ominously over the opposite wall, I couldn't breathe. I couldn't move a muscle as each sinister thump of his shoes carried him closer.Luca appeared in front of me with an eerie aura. His disturbing grin slashed wider upon finding me alert.I tried maintaining my gaze at first. He lasciviously ogled every inch of me with a malicious sneer, twisting his features. The threatening glint in his eyes forced my gaze down to his expensive leather loafers crunching on bits of broken glass beneath us."You're finally awake," Luca announced, cocking his head to the side. "The accident was unfortunate, but I didn't think your driver knew any defensive ma