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30: Her Mother
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Kings Of The Bratva 31: So Sorry
NIKOLAIEnora threw her head back and gazed at the stars. She seemed lost in them and she looked so beautiful as the moonlight shone on her face.Then, as if she remembered who she was and where she was, she withdrew her gaze. “The stars, really?” She crossed her hand over her chest. “You want me to gaze at the stars after you treated me like a can of worms you would easily throw into the ocean to catch fish?”“I’d cut anyone’s throat before they got to treat you like a can of worms.”She pulled her gaze to me. “Is that so? Kill yourself then.”“Would it really make you happy if I did?”She held back her answer and started to look at the stars again.“Did my mother ever stand in this spot where I’m standing?”“Yes,” I replied. “She probably stood in every spot here. She loved the way her footprints remained in the sand whenever she walked on it.”“What was she like before my papa?”I sighed. Isabella was a topic I had never mentioned since she died and that was mainly because no one c
Last Updated : 2025-01-08Kings Of The Bratva 32: A Cozy Morning
ENORA I woke up with my face to the sunset and the splashing of beach water on the ocean bank. I’d fallen asleep outside on the beach sand last night, leaning on Nikolai’s chest and listening to his heartbeat while we talked about my mother and watched the stars.He must’ve carried me inside because I woke up on the bed this morning inside the glass house, wearing his T-shirt.After the stunt he pulled, trying to use me as bait, I was certain I would never be able to forgive or trust him.But something about the way he spoke to me, the sincerity in his voice, and how much he seemed to genuinely care about my mother made my heart flutter.Nikolai was not the monster my papa had made him out to be. He was dark, cruel, and twisted, but definitely not a monster.His dark eyes brightened whenever he was around his brothers, and they sparkled when he spoke of my mother. My mother, it felt so unreal to say.Before now, I’d never included her whenever I talked or even in my thoughts, but now
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Kings Of The Bratva 33: A Normal Family..?
ENORANikolai sighed, looking reluctant to tell me but knowing he had no choice but to tell me anyway. I wasn’t going to leave him alone till I got the answer I needed. And I wasn’t asking just to feed my curiosity, I sincerely needed to know.“A family,” he muttered with a strain in his voice. “I think I would’ve wanted a family of my own. I wonder what it would be like to have a wife and daughters who had her eyes.”“You have a wife.” I had no idea why I said that. I just said it. “And you can still have a family. We can have our own little family if you want.”That was possible at least. It didn’t matter how we felt for each other. What mattered was how much we respected each other. And I’d come to like Nikolai a lot so I wouldn’t mind having his children.“How about you, Enora? Have you ever thought of having your own family?”I shook my head. “I didn’t have the time to think or dream of things like that,” I said. “I envied other girls who could have such dreams, but I didn’t dare
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NIKOLAI Enora did not belong in this darkness with me. I could see it no matter how well she hid it. She wasn’t like Carlos or me.She was like Isabella.She loved the sunshine and the view of the water. Her eyes squinted when she smiled, and she longed for an escape from this world even more than she thought.And I was going to give her that. I wanted her to be happy and it didn’t matter if it meant I needed to give her up.We’d left the beach house an hour after I received Mikhail’s call. Apparently, Mika Amigo, the son of one of the old farts I’d killed, trailed his way to my warehouse this morning and he’d demanded answers on his father’s disappearance.Mika Amigo was the head of the Mexican drug lords. Fucker had overthrown his father because he’d thought he was too old for the business, and he wasn’t entirely wrong.I wasn’t sure what Mika’s relationship with his father was, but I hoped we could negotiate sweetly and easily. If that wasn’t an option, I’d regret how much I had
Last Updated : 2025-01-11Kings Of The Bratva 35: Captured
ENORA I could hear whistles, distant hums, and muffled voices. The smell of cigarettes and diesel filled the air and there was soreness all over my body that made it hard for me to move.The last memory I had was sitting in the car with Nikolai and I didn’t recall anything else happening after that. What happened and where was I now?My hands were tied and I felt warm liquid drip down my face. I opened my eyes slowly. There was darkness all around me, but it was bright enough for me to make out the feet walking toward me.Two large feet in what looked like a pair of black cowboy boots edged toward me slowly and calculatedly. I managed to raise my head, blinking up at his silhouette in front of me. He was wearing a cowboy hat and I quickly thought of the Mexican Nikolai had told me about.I couldn’t recall his name; I guess I was in really bad shape.“Look who’s awake,” he said as he grabbed a chair from the side, moved it in front of me, and sat on it. “Hola, muchacha!” He gave me a
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NIKOLAI “Where is Enora?”Mika laughed, his golden teeth glittering. After the car crash—which the son of a bitch planned, by the way—some of his men attacked us.Enora was passed out and I was still in pain from hitting my head and greatly outnumbered. He'd put a gun to Enora’s head and threatened to kill her if I tried to resist. I had no choice but to give up and go along with him.I’d felt so helpless watching them take Enora and allowing this idiot to handcuff me to this pole in his office. I was certain hundreds of girls had grinded their bare asses on it for his sick entertainment.“Where the hell is Enora?”“Easy, mi amigo,” he said sardonically. “We don’t want your handsome face all wrinkled now, do we?” He trailed his finger on my face and I decided that would be the first part of him I’d separate from his body once I got out of here. If I got out of here.Last night, we’d killed the heads of most of the crime families in New York, not just the Mexicans, so it would take a
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ENORA It’d been exactly five weeks and three days since I became Nikolai’s prisoner and wife. I was starting to feel like this was now my home.For the first time, someone wanted me as much as I wanted him. It may have been only for sex but then we started to like each other. Maybe I had more than a likeness for Nikolai, but he probably didn’t feel the same way.He only liked me, and I didn’t mind anyway, it was my best bet at happiness compared to living with my papa.Nikolai had been out of town for a week now, and I had to admit it, even with Valentin who came around sometimes and Maria to talk with—although I suspected she couldn’t make more than one sentence in a conversation—the house still felt empty without Nikolai’s dark aura to spice things up.And I’d missed fucking him.Sometimes I forgot he wasn’t there, and I looked around to see him. I missed how his grumpy face usually eased into a smile whenever his gaze locked with mine. I’d slowly gotten addicted to his presence w
Last Updated : 2025-01-13Kings Of The Bratva 38: Dead
ENORA“I do not see how what Nikolai does with me should concern you.” I shifted my weight to one leg. “Don’t meddle in other people’s business or I may really have to cut your tongue off.”“I’d love to see you try.” Camilla sneered at me, crossing her arms over her chest and tapping her feet. “What? Don’t have the guts to do it now that Nikolai isn’t here?”“Maybe I’m just giving you the final chance to move out of my way,” I said. Truth is, I wasn’t sure Nikolai would be pleased with me attacking Camilla, especially if she was the woman he talked about that morning. But lord, the thought that she was the woman who had Nikolai’s heart made me burn.“This is not your home…whore, and I’m not moving out of your way.” She threw the hair running down her shoulders back. “If you really want to pass, then I’m afraid you’ll have to crawl.”From the looks of it, Camilla was really here for trouble, and I was damned if I did and damned if I didn’t. “I think you missed one more thing.”She narr
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Kings Of The Bratva 29: Please Believe Me
Lyra The house they brought me to was a different one I hadn’t seen before.It was in an ideal neighborhood with neatly manicured lawns, pools in every backyard, and serenely quiet. The house was even more exquisite, with lavish furnishings and the most expensive décor I think I had ever seen.As we walked through the halls, I found pictures of Nikolai and Enora, as well as some with Liliya. So, it was his house.It made Valentin’s condo look like a hostel.To my dismay, the beautiful house was ripped away from me the moment I was led down a set of stairs to a basement.A chill ran down my spine as we marched down, the guard making me go first. I hadn’t struggled until the moment I reached the cement floor, and the light was switched on.The basement was lit up at once, and panic clenched my chest.The room was huge, with doors leading to other rooms, but the most damning part was the plastic sheets on the floor, along with a single chair.They’re going to kill me.Close to hypervent
Kings Of The Bratva 28: Be Brave, Lyra
LyraA few days passed since I returned to my father, and that passage of time only got harder to endure.When I gave in to the boredom, I started reading the stack of books in the bedroom without paying all that much attention to them. It didn’t take long for me to finish them, leaving me with nothing at all.A knock at the door early morning on the fourth day tore me from my empty thoughts, sitting up in bed.Dad poked his head inside again, carrying a tray of food for me. He had the chef make me an omelet with toast and berries on the side. It smelled good, but my stomach had been in knots since I arrived home.An unreadable expression moved across his face while he placed the food on my nightstand. “You’re being returned to the Lantsovs today, my dear.”My heart stopped immediately, and everything around me seemed to still. I blinked through my astonishment, murmuring weakly, “What?”He nodded, handing me the glass of orange juice.I was being handed back over to them. While that
Kings Of The Bratva 27: Completely Betrayed
ValentinThe war between us Lantsovs and the Romanos was raging, and we had been horribly ignorant of how big their numbers truly were. We had blind faith in ourselves without ever seeing the bigger picture.We were fortunate to have the Chesters as backup, even if that was a sore spot. Lyra’s betrayal put Barnes’ interest and loyalty into question, but he swore up and down that he had nothing to do with it. He never even knew they were communicating.Something in the way she had been so secretive about it helped me believe he didn’t know anything.Gritting back my anger, I looked down at the casino floor, fists clenched.Likely thanks to Lyra, the Romano men had grown immensely since they managed to intercept multiple dealings. With all the money and resources they snagged from us, they multiplied their numbers and reached beneath our noses.We were forced to up our guards since then, especially around me and the casino. We weren’t taking any chances, not after what had happened.I
Kings Of The Bratva 26: The Pact
LyraCarefully, Dad crossed the room and sat against the edge of the bed, offering me my space still. “For making you choose such a difficult decision at your age without asking for the full picture. And for wagering your hand to advance my position in New York. This isn’t an excuse, but I did it for our family.“I know it only drove a wedge between us, and it hurt me every day to know you were out there on your own because of me, just as it was when I married you off to Valentin. You are right. It was all because of me, but I only hope you can see things from my perspective too.”“It hurt when you wanted me to abort my child,” I managed to say through the tears. “I needed your support, and you tore it away from me. I was prepared to never forgive you for it.”Dad nodded, cloaked by his own sadness that surprised me. “You have every reason to be angry with me. You don’t owe me forgiveness, but I hope one day I may earn it again.”The thought of simply letting go of everything that had
Kings Of The Bratva 25: Locked Away
LyraI never thought I’d ever see the inside of my childhood bedroom again, but it turned into my makeshift prison.Valentin said he wasn’t my jailor, but he gave that responsibility to my father instead.The driver brought me back to Philly and handed me back to my dad as if I had never been married to Valentin in the first place. Beyond unworthy of even my apparent husband’s presence. They were worried I was still a threat to their empire, keeping me as far away from it as possible, thanks to my apparent betLyral.It made me worry he was working toward getting a divorce.Worst of all, I was kept away from Charlie. No matter how I shouted and screamed, nobody would bring my baby to me.Being separated from my son was the hardest part. It tore me up inside, leaving my cheeks stained and eyes dry from crying so much. Even if my marriage was ruined, I just wanted my boy. I had never been away from him for so long, and it was killing me.If everything else was lost, I at least wanted to
Kings Of The Bratva 24: Deemed A Traitor
LyraPacing the length of the living room, I debated texting Valentin then and there. I had to warn him before anything happened—before he could be injured or killed. The thought gripped the back of my neck like an icy hand, and regret flooded my chest.Even if I hated him for what he did and for agreeing to the marriage pact, I never would’ve wanted that for him at his worst. He didn’t deserve to be hunted down by someone I didn’t even know.He was the father of my child, and we had gotten so far with our unorthodox relationship. Everything had been perfect, except for my inability to tell him about the unknown number. We had started to trust one another again, and I was sure I had ruined it immediately.Our time together had reignited those old feelings I had for Valentin, and I had to fix things before they got worse.Unable to handle the thought of waiting any longer, my hand shook as I pulled out my cell phone and pressed his contact.Before I could type anything, the door slamme
Kings Of The Bratva 23: Your Wife's Fault
Valentin More disbelief flooded my system at that, wondering what he could possibly be on about. Things between me and Lyra had been perfect. We found a mutual understanding, and I had been working to fix things between us.Our sex life had been mind-blowing, and it felt like we were taking steps in the right direction.There was no way she had been texting anyone behind my back. I would’ve known. She wouldn’t dare.“That’s impossible,” I grumbled beneath my breath, aware of the dread that loomed above me, waiting to strike. I fished my phone out of my pocket and clicked through my apps.“What are you doing?” Nikolai asked in a hushed tone, glancing at my phone.“Making sure this rat isn’t telling the truth, or else he’ll be wearing a bullet in his head.”“It is the truth,” Enzo added, eyes filling with concern. “I have no reason to say otherwise.”“Shut up,” Dimitri growled, slapping the captive with the butt of his gun.The man yelped in pain, shoulders slumped as he breathed deepl
Kings Of The Bratva 22: Interrogation
ValentinTensions were high in the warehouse. Our captive from the ambush was bound to his chair in the middle of the room, blood dripping from his broken nose. His breath shallowed, glancing between us lazily.Nikolai and Dimitri stood before him, with the latter’s knuckles already stained crimson. He flexed his fingers, unbothered by the hits he had already given him.“What’s your name?” Nikolai asked, looking at him with a neutral expression.The man hesitated, then grit through his teeth, “Enzo.”“Well, Enzo, consider yourself lucky that you might just be useful to us,” he murmured, pacing in front of him slowly. “But the moment that stops, we won’t hesitate to send a message.”All it took was a glance in Dimitri’s direction, and he swung, hitting his face with a sickening sound.Enzo recoiled in his chair, taking full force without any other choice. He grunted from the impact, chest heaving. Blood seeped into his mouth, and he spat to the side, breathing hoarsely through the pain
Kings Of The Bratva 21: Betrothed?
LyraI was surprised by how smoothly life had been ever since Valentin explained himself.The weeks had gone by, and we were doing better than we ever had. We were in a good place, co-parenting Charlie and working on understanding one another better. I was glad, and we were happy.I even noticed a difference in our son since his father came into our lives. He had always been a good kid, but his excitement and joy were contagious. Whenever he had the chance, Valentin spent time with him and took him places, always looking to expose him to new experiences.He seemed to flourish, and I enjoyed watching them interact with one another. Seeing his effort first-hand was everything I had hoped for.Padding down the hall and into the kitchen, I saw it was nine in the morning, and the condo was suspiciously quiet.A sticky note on the counter caught my attention, and I reached for it.It was from Valentin, letting me know that Charlie was with Enora and Liliya for the day. He was at work, and
