The next day she goes to work as usual after Nail dropped her off at her office basement.
But hours later she couldn't take it anymore and decided to snoop on her neighbor. She hated the fact that she was easily lied to by her supposedly geeky architect neighbor.
And that was why she was on her way back to her apartment on her lunch break. She knows Yegor was busy with his deal with the Kuznetsova.
The man had told her about his scheduled lunch meeting with them, then, later on, he was going to meet up with the rest of his cartel members then Nail would pick her up again after her office hour.
Darko would be busy that day, she knows she could easily get around Nail and she realized she had to do it fast before Yegor suspects anything about her devious act.
"What the...."
"Hey there neighbor," he wrapped his arm around her body, and his other hand silenced her mouth when he
"You want to tell me what happened at the office?" Yegor asked as they were having their breakfast in the dining room overlooking the pool.He hadn't touched the matter knowing she was upset about it, but he was hopeful that when morning came she would be willing to talk to him.She was already dressed for work and he couldn't stop looking, admiring her beautiful posture in her simple working suit ensemble."Same bad stuff as always," she backed away from her meal as if his question make her lost her appetite."Okay."He didn't push forward, but he listens when she started her words."My stupid boss enrolled me in a cross-training agency program.""So?""Without my approval, nope...he didn't ask me if I wanted to go if I have someone that I would be leaving behind."Yegor smiled at her, thinking that she was considering hi
Darko went straight to the Kuznetsova to deliver the five cases of forty-year-old whiskey from abroad that Yegor promised Nestor, as per their conversation a couple of days ago.The underboss didn't meet the old man upon arrival since he had called him earlier telling him that he was still at another meeting and that his men would take the cases from him. Darko didn't ask any question and let his men handle the bottles, while he texted Zasha, asking her whereabouts.He knows he should not even get in touch with her, but he was breaking his own rules when it comes to the beautiful mob heiress. He texted her and told her that he was at her house. He smiled and move further away from the men that were still unloading the cases from his car."Come up to my room, I've missed you!" she whined adorably making him smile from the other line."I imagined you missed any kind of male companion, I heard you haven't left the mansion since your last ou
"Who's in the house?""Karla, I know you heard me already. Zasha arrived with Darko this afternoon, she's been caught kissing Darko by her dad. Look, I'll explain to you later when you get home. I think the two lovebirds are still in Darko's room.""And you're not jealous?"Yegor smirked when he heard that she sounded a bit jealous when she raised her voice from the other line.It was around two in the afternoon when she called him telling him that she was bored when some of her workloads were being transferred already by her boss. And that was when he decided to tell her about Darko and his new girlfriend.Karla was listening in on his words when Yegor told her that he loves her and was simply letting Darko sort out Zasha's issues with her dad. The agent was asking about his marriage arrangement with the Kuznetsova heiress and he was simply telling her the same thing, that he was going to
"He's your brother too?"Karla had just arrived and was greeted by her furry buddy, Gus when he slithered his tail to her calf and purred louder asking for her attention."Yeah, from my dad and Luka from my mom, so..." he replied while still browsing on his laptop.She came up to him and kissed his temple softly while caressing his short thick strands. She tried to take a peek at his laptop but he gives her the look and she shrugged, silently saying at least she tried."You're lucky to have another sibling, this one you actually like. He has been your best friend since you were kids right?" Karla recalls Margot's stories of Yegor's childhood when his old nanny told her at the vineyard as Karla was trying to dig some dirt on her favorite mob boss."I am and yeah we're best buds."Karla took Gus in her embrace and cuddled him as if he's a baby. Yegor looked at her and just s
It was just after lunch hour when she received a call from an anonymous source wanting a meet."I have everything you need to take down the Sokolov cartel.""Right, this is the first time I've heard of this breaking news," she was not swayed to tips from some ex-girlfriend of the mob boys or some lowlife errand boy who was on the run and trying to get out then decided to contact her for immunity on their life."So, you're going to ignore me when I go above your head and inform your boss that you're sleeping with the enemy?""And you know this how?""Kuznetsova."She cursed on the inside knowing that the bomb was ticking louder, she has few choices and had thought about what she should do if and when her relationship issue surfaces."An hour from now, public library second floor read a red book. I'll find you." She hangs up on him and quickly sends his number to Luka, she knows it was probably a burner phone but
"It has been three days, almost four! I don't fucking care Darko, gather our men. We've tried everything, looked everywhere. One of them must be a snitch." Yegor stands up and runs his fingers through his hair in frustration.He has been slowly breaking apart since the first day they found out she was missing. That day Nail called when he kept on waiting for her at the parking lot after her office hour. Somehow he knows that she had been taken, it was all too quiet. He didn't know how, but he knew.And he was right.All kinds of scenarios were playing in his mind, honestly, he didn't want to know how she has been surviving to that day. He knows she's an agent, he knows she's tough, and it scares him even more.The things that Nestor can do to her, he couldn't even start to imagine."They would send her remains if she's dead, I know she's still alive." He groaned stressing out more, wanting
"Roan, check on the activities on our warehouse for the gun shipment. And get more guys to handle the liquors on the borders, make sure all the authorities are bought off. I don't want anyone tipping our info to The Sokolov Cartel."Ardian, the Albanian mob boss was getting back on his feet trying to get back into the business. After his last setbacks because of the bust tipped by Yegor, he had made precautions and was moving forward with his gun shipments. He was starting small, quietly smuggling handguns and illegal expensive liquor.He was so mad with the Sokolov cartel that he was moving in towards one of his businesses that he knows was making him money, sixty percent of it. And Ardian wanted Yegor's cartel to hurt, he knows once he sells low and takes all of his buyers, he will be known and they will talk to other potential buyers."It's all taken care of, we're moving as scheduled. Esad is communicating with our guys, he's listening in on chatters and watching the feeds as we sp
He thought that he would be relieved when he had her back in his arms, but he was feeling rage instead. He knows he would strain the life out of the old man once he found Nestor.Karla was not showing any emotion, she just stood there in front of him and let him strip her naked. Yegor put her clothes and the dirty blanket in the wastebasket.At least he was glad that her clothes were still intact, and that she didn't have any trauma when he took them off. Though he did see bruising on her stomach as if she was punched real hard. And the knowledge had just elevated his rage and made his blood boil, shimmering just above the surface.Darko had offered to have her checked by their doctor, but Yegor was not letting anyone touch her. At least not until the next day. He had made sure that she didn't have any life-threatening wound.He joins her in the hot shower, stripped to his boxer shorts, and helps her clean
Five years later"Karla! you fucking shot me!! and this is my favorite shirt!""It's your fault! and I hated that shirt!"Karla looked at him furiously but carefully put the gun back inside the secret compartment by the kitchen counter."I should've hidden all the guns when we're going normal." He muttered in annoyance."Pfft... there won't be any normalcy for us. Come on help me up! I'm as big as an elephant."Gus the older ball of fur confirmed her words by getting up from his cat bed and slipped through the cat door. He knows for sure that his human couple was far from normal.Yegor was still bleeding on his arm, but he managed to deal with the pain and help his beautiful wife. She was having trouble getting up from her chair because of the contractions when he told her that he was going out for a meeting with Darko.On the day that she was scheduled for her cesarean."One more child, you say. We're done after this one, this is the last one..." Karla grumbled while she gets a clean
Bonus ChapterMeanwhile, in the upscale urban area of the town, The Albanian boss had just arrived back at his house. He had been patched up by Yegor's doctor, but he couldn't wait to be tended by his personal doctor, Valentina."Ardian, you looked a bit pale, how are you feeling?""Valentina," he caressed her beautiful face and lay a kiss on her lips. He had no idea why in the past couple of days he seemed to missed her more. He hated that he was going soft on her, he wanted nothing but to be distant from his sexy doctor.He tried to take his mind off Valentina by flirting with Karla, but that didn't end well and he got shot on his stomach because of it. Luckily they were both drunk and Yegor missed his vital organs, while he managed to plant a bullet on Yegor's right thigh."Roan called earlier telling me to check up on you, he said you've been shot? Ardian?"
"She has been having nightmares, Yegor, she needs you."Margot was reporting to Yegor when he called. She checks in with him every day but he kept on stalling to go to her."Karla is a strong woman, I'll be there as soon as I can." He retorted wanting nothing more than to take her back to his mansion.The older woman has been talking to him about Karla, how she kept on having nightmares about her ex-husband who's still in prison. Yegor had called Luka and he confirmed the nightmares, telling him that if he could sneak into the prison and kill the bastard he would do exactly that."She's getting thinner, she's pregnant Yegor. She's too stressed out...it's for the baby.""Right, just hang on a couple of more days. I'm finishing up everything here then I'll come and get her. I'll carry her out of the apartment if I have to."Margot smiled hearing his words, he would do the ri
"Why do you have a burner phone on your bag?" Yegor demanded, showing her the phone that Ardian gave her for emergencies."Why are you snooping at my stuff?""And I called the only number there, guess who picked it up?" Yegor asked looking pissed at her.Karla was finishing up on her work email, it was her last day, and the transition has been nothing but smooth, too smooth for her taste. And just out of curiosity she asked Luka to infiltrate her data and check if there was a correlation between her training overseas, her supervisor, and obviously Yegor.What she found out hours later shocked her enough that she was silent. The former agent was still thinking about how she's going to handle the news until Yegor crossed the line."Right, and when I asked Luka to check about my training abroad, do you know what he found out?"Yegor was silent to the question, Luka had made h
"Maybe we should find you another doctor? I don't like seeing you like this." Yegor was holding her hair while she was puking out her breakfast."I'll be okay,""Karla...""Look, I said I'm fine. I'm just tired, can we go back home now?"He smiled when she referred we and home in the same sentence."Of course, I'll get my men to set up our departure. We'll leave in a couple of hours."Karla had emailed her boss yesterday and Yegor was right. Her superior called her hours later and discuss about her resignation, the talk was minimal as if he had been expecting her to resign from her job, the job that she had devoted her adult life to. It didn't sit well with her, but she decided to let it go, thinking she was being too emotional about it.Yegor helped with Gus' carrier once they arrived at his mansion. Margot greeted her and welcomed both of them with a romantic poolside dinner spread. The older woman took Gus with he
"It doesn't look like it's coming off, Karla! you gotta help me, baby, seriously I have glitter on my tats!"The scary mob boss was groaning in irritation, while Karla kept on laughing hugging her stomach trying to stop and failed miserably."You're going to be a wonderful dad someday," Karla was to his side the moment she got her breathing under control. She was in front of the bathroom counter and pick out her strongest makeup remover and a pack of facial cotton."Come here, open your shirt and let me see that colorful tats."Yegor was still trying to wash them off with soap and sighed when she was to his front. He seated her to the bathroom counter and let her do her magic."...and Luka was not helping, those two lovebirds went missing at their kids' birthday party. I swear they're probably doing it while their little nuggets were decorating me with markers and glitters..."
Karla barely opens her eyes when she smiles and wakes up inhaling his familiar scent. She tried to grab his pillow but reached for his hair instead."Yegor?"He groaned when she tugged him awake unexpectedly."I don't want to ask who else are you expecting to sleep next to, this early in the morning."She was about to answer him when her morning sickness hit her hard. She almost fell from her bed when she hurriedly goes to the bathroom.Her mob baby daddy gets up and follows her, he has never seen anyone having morning sickness but he thought it looked very uncomfortable.The agent was pale when he helped her get up from the floor after she's finished throwing up."Maybe we should go to the doctor again?""No, it's okay... she gave me anti-nausea pills and I've bought some yogurt to lessen the feel."Last night, they ended
It was three days later, Karla was browsing the pretty dolls section when his nickname appeared on her phone. She smiled at the initials bf and slide to pick up his call."Kiska...you're not back to your apartment. What are you doing in a mall?"She lets out a soft laugh to his possessive tone and fiddled with her ring finger. Karla knows he had planted a tracker on the diamond ring and she knows it drives him crazy every time he finds out she's not where she was supposed to be.And sometimes she likes to mess with his head then smile when it only takes less than half an hour for him to call and check up on her."It's the twins' birthday tomorrow, I'm trying to find their gifts..." she paused when she saw a baby doll and her hand unconsciously touched her flat belly."Right, is that it?"She was still entranced at the baby human look-alike doll wh
It was six weeks later when Karla arrived at Luka's hometown for her scheduled overseas training program from the agency.She reached the apartment late in the afternoon, the place was suggested by Luka and she smiled when she was liking the space and the view of the apartment."Hey, so...I'm at the apartment," Karla was calling her fiance mob boss.Yegor was still upset with her departure, but the Albanians were keeping him busy with their new venture."I don't like being away from you."She smiled hearing that he was pissed with the situation, she knows that he didn't want her to go and it was making her feel things."I missed you too.""Come home..."She bites her lip knowing anywhere with him is home, but she needed her work and at that moment she was following instructions."I'll be home before you know it, and you ca