~Alexandra’s Point of View~
RING RING RING
Unknown number. Hmm. I hovered my finger over the ignore button before I let my curiosity get the best of me.
“Hello,” I said as dryly as possible.
“Hey Alexandra, it’s Pavel,” a voice said.
I found myself sitting up straight and puckering my lips for no good reason.
“Oh hello,” I said, trying to act uninterested.
I couldn’t sound eager. Fuck if I had a dollar for every time I secretly wished he’d call me. He’d ask me out. Hell that he’d pay any attention to me at all.
“I got a call from Emmy yesterday that you were ope
~Emilia’s Point of View~ Our car was pulling up to the restaurant where we would be meeting Bohai Zhang and that was the only name I knew. Apparently he didn’t allow many lower level men to participate in meetings, at least not this one. They might be present but I would only be speaking to the boss it seemed. “Keep your posture up and your head high. He’s just a human, boss or not. Aleksey mentioned he wasn’t thrilled about meeting with women. Well, we’re not inviting him to the house so it’s this or nothing,” Sofia said, touching my hand. “Well Lorenzo and his goober didn’t care that we were females, it was just a chance for them to flirt shamelessly. But this guy is married, probably has mistresses on the side anyhow,” I said, taking in the outside of the place.
~Aleksey’s Point of View~“That’s crazy, does mother even have that kind of pull with the owners of the country club,” I laughed, hearing my mate tell me about her night.“How would I know? But probably, I have no idea. I mean hell she knows all of the richest women in Chicago,” Emilia said, throwing a pillow at me.“Hmm. Bohai is extremely astute. He’s been boss since the early 90’s so he should be. I’ll talk to Mickey about it. He probably has five Roberts on his payroll, he probably knows everything,” I said, feeling a bit worried.“Well he gave me the willies for sure. There were a few tense moments but I thought it still went okay. I hate to think how it would have been if no
~Alexandra’s Point of View~“This guy’s actually pretty good,” Pavel whispered in my ear during the show.I nodded. I wasn’t even remotely paying attention to the magician. I was glued to Pavel’s every move, every mannerism. I even tried to be a bit flirty to ensure he’d be relaxed.Well, fuck if I knew how to flirt. Everytime I said something, even with a glimmer of a come-on, I wanted to smack myself. I should have taken acting classes, I was just horrible at this! What teenage girl didn’t know how to tease a male??The show ended and everyone applauded, Pavel shot to his feet with appreciation and I followed suit, plastering on my best smile until it died down.
~Emilia’s Point of View~ RING RING RING RING I shot up in bed, and immediately noticed Aleksey wasn’t there. I grabbed my ringing phone and saw it was only 11:22pm, he was probably still working with Mickey. I didn’t recognize the number. “Hello,” I said, yawning. “Emmy? I need your help, I’m out with Alex and she kind of passed out,” Pavel said. I threw the covers off and moved my legs over the side of the bed. “She passed out?? Did she hit her head or otherwise hurt herself? Is she drunk?? Where are you,” I demanded, trying to get my nightgown on. “We’re okay. We’re at the country club. We were just
~Robert’s Point of View~I stared down at the pale beauty in my arms, she was so young, so completely off limits. But fuck did I want her, and so did my wolf, Kade. I’d always thought she was beautiful, but she’s been a pup this whole time, I couldn’t look at her as a proper she-wolf. She had also been the daughter of the most feared mob boss in the states. But moreover, she was my best friend’s little sister. Aleksey was now fully the boss, but he was so much more than that to me.As soon as I’d had to start helping her find a mate I began to feel it. Complete rage, all the damn time. It was exhausting as fuck to have to hide it and act normal. When I found out she was going out with Pavel tonight I just saw red. I took Kade out and ran him for three hours until we had nothing left. I knew Alex had always liked
~Alexandra’s Point of View~*What the hell is happening, why does it feel like you’re trying to tear me apart,* I whined to Sasha.I was sweating everywhere and my body was on fire, all I could think about was Robert and having him inside me. Having his big hands all over me. Having my belly round with his pup inside me. FUCK!*What makes you think I’m doing anything,* she replied, clearly amused.*Look asshole--*I was panting and barely able to hold a real thought in my mind. My hands wandered my body, it wasn’t enough. I needed him, desperately. There was no other male that existed in the world right now, and he had left me!*I
~Aleksey’s Point of View~ “Alexandra you’ve been at Robert’s for three damn days, I am ordering you to come home. Bring him with you, I’ll have some fucking words with him while I’m at it,” I barked into the phone. They were taking advantage of the fact that I couldn’t leave the house and it pissed me off to no end. “This is NOT up for discussion! Do you want me to send people to bring you here? Yeah? Well if you are not standing in front of me in thirty minutes I will send a team to get you, period,” I said, hanging up. “Will you really,” Mickey laughed. “Yeah, I’m about fucking to that point,” I said, pissed off. Emilia told me she thought someth
~Emilia’s Point of View~I made my way into the diner where I was meeting Pavel. I was angry I had to be the messenger, but I understood I was the best choice. He wouldn’t punch out the pregnant mate of Aleksey Reznikov, I didn’t think anyhow.His face lit up when he saw me and he waved for me to come over. I plopped down in the booth across from him and a waitress suddenly appeared. I noticed he already had a drink.“What can I get ya hon,” she said, noticeably reeking of salt and grease. I wiggled my nose at the offense.“Could I have a chocolate milk please,” I asked.“So? What the hell is going on, I’ve been freaking out thinking I fucked something
~Eight months later~~Aleksey’s Point of View~“Cheers,” everyone yelled as they hit their champagne flutes together.The music was pumping through the packed floor and everyone was dressed to kill, or to get drunk and dance all night depending on how you looked at it.“There’s the man of the hour,” Robert yelled as Mickey stepped into the VIP lounge.I immediately got to my feet and we had a little three way bro hug, congratulating Mickey on the opening night of Club Rez.“I couldn’t have done it alone, it happened so fast thanks to everyone. To family,” Mickey said, beaming
~Emilia’s Point of View~“You can’t keep me in here and not charge me with anything,” I yelled, from behind the bars.I’d been in this damn holding cell for hours, I was hungry as hell, my boobs hurt and were leaking.“I want my lawyer, I want him now,” I yelled.At least a dozen officers walked by here and there but not a single one looked at me. Assholes!!“I’m a mother to a newborn and I need to pump my breast milk,” I yelled.My right boob was killing me and if I was getting a clogged duct I’d kill someone. I sat down on the metal bed and massaged it, milk dripped out and soaked my bra
~Aleksey’s Point of View~Best laid fucking plans, I thought as I crouched behind a wrecked car. The pain in my thigh was searing and it was too great for me to put my weight on it. Damn bullet didn’t come out.*Kill them all! They will fucking suffer,* Felix seethed.*Yeah keep yelling, no one can hear you,* I said, annoyed.The last thing I needed right now was him shouting at me, but that’s what happens when you share your brain with an animal.There were at least four shooters left that I could make out, these assholes must have hired some locals to give them better numbers. I raised my gun and emptied my clip, not hitting anyone. I growled and dropped it into my lap, reloading.
~Emilia’s Point of View~ “So how’d she take it,” I quickly asked once Mickey came back. They reeked of sex and Veronica had a freshly fucked look about her. I was jealous. Also curious if we could get the bed changed out before we’d need to use it again. “Uhm … yeah,” he said, looking guilty. “Are you fucking serious? How could you not tell her,” Alexandra whispered, clearly annoyed. “I’m waiting for the right time,” he said, defensively. “You’re a dumbass,” Alex said, throwing up her hands. Aleksey looked at him like he was crazy and Robert shook his head.
~Robert’s Point of View~ “Who do we know with connections at Interpol,” I asked. I had Ivan in my ear but Mickey and Aleksey were closely seated on either side of me, staring at this asshole’s picture. “Honestly? Gabe, but I can’t contact him directly. Let me see what I can do. Send me the picture,” Ivan said. “I gotta order food. I’m sure the females want something,” Mickey said. “Do you just always eat,” I said, knowing full well I was hungry too. “You’re one to talk,” he said, slapping my stomach. I slapped him back. RING RING RING
~Aleksey’s Point of View~“You can’t just ignore me forever,” Emilia said, while laying in bed and nursing our pup.I licked my lips at the sight. Fuck she’s just so damn … irresistable. And she knows it. I never imagined I’d have a female capable of dragging me around by my cock, totally whipped. But … for Emilia I wanted her to, she owned me. I would always be at her mercy. Those eyes, those lips, fuck.“I’ll speak when I have something to say,” I said, looking away.It was damn near impossibly to stay mad at her when every fiber of my being wanted to hold her, comfort her and fuck her senseless all at once.“Tell me what’s really
~Mickey’s Point of View~ What the hell was I doing? Oh fuck if I knew. I ran my hand through my hair and looked around the plane. This was supposed to be a quick day trip but suddenly everyone wanted to come along. Now it seemed like it was something so much bigger than it should be. As of last night, Aleksey and Emilia weren’t speaking, Alex and Robert were strained. Sofia didn’t want to leave her room which told me she wanted time with her “friend.” I made it clear to Melody that I was only going to try and talk some sense into both our fathers. She should have some more flexibility in who she got to choose and my father should butt the fuck out of my life. We both knew we weren’t compatible, it was no one’s fault you just can’t help these things if they’re not meant to be.
~Alexandria’s Point of View~ “This is just not how things are done,” I said, scolding Emilia. She held Alexander and stroked his face, not giving a damn about what I was saying. Aleksey and mother were beyond furious, they couldn’t even look at her. Sergei was on his way to New York and Robert was filling in for Mickey checking in on the streets so I was left to … to what exactly? I sighed. Part of me was glad Pavel got a quick death, I had to admit it. I never cared before what the family did to traitors. But I hadn’t ever known one personally. Spent half my life in love with one. Part of me just … agreed with her actions on a deep level. Memories suddenly flooded me. The Pavel I grew up playing in the snow with, having food fights with an
~Mickey’s Point of View~ I never got nervous, and certainly not for a female. A female I already decided I wasn’t going to care about no less. But here I was, about to knock on her hotel room door and my heart was racing. However, I wasn’t praying for this to go well. I wanted to see her just to confirm there was nothing there and move on to more important shit. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK The door opened and there stood the female from the picture, she looked exactly the same. “Hey, thanks for coming,” she said, grinning. “Sure,” I simply said, as a wave of relief fell over me. I felt … absolutely nothing just as I knew I would. My wolf … was totally silent. He c