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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alek walked up to her and pried the bags from her hand, leaving her with just the lunch. He retrieved something from his pocket and directed it to the trunk. The car beeped, and the trunk popped open. He dumped the shopping bags inside and returned to take her hand. His smile was deceptive. She didn’t trust it one bit.
“What are you doing here?” she muttered.
Alek led her to the backseat and opened the door, but she didn’t enter. His eyes narrowed in warning, and he pointed at the door. She couldn’t get her feet to move.
“Where’s Yaro?” Camilla whispered.
“I’m taking you home.”
A sound caught in Camilla’s throat, and she struggled to force out her words. For some reasons, she imagined the worse had happened. That he was punishing Yaro for the text when it had nothing to do with him. Why did she send him that message?
“Alek, please,” Ca
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The Mafia’s Temporary Bride 55: Kiss her (I)
The place was crowded. Camilla thought it was a private party. She inched closer to Alek, and he placed a kiss on her temple. Something changed between them in his office. Plus, she had the best sleep of her life after that mind-numbing orgasm. It was so good she had forgiven all his misgivings, though he didn’t use the words she wanted to hear. Besides, he made efforts. He was really sorry, right?“Stay with me,” Alek said. “By my side.”Camilla looked up with a smile, and the tiniest smile touched her husband’s lips. Another thing she had noticed was that he barely smiled around other people. But with her, she had caught him smiling a few times. They were both wearing black. She had a sequin black dress that matched his all-black suit. The man was a lover of black things, and tonight, she appreciated it. They blended too well with the crowd. No one had noticed them enter.“Ready?” Alek asked.“I think so.&rd
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If Maksim wasn’t going to listen to Doris at all, the use of his full name had grabbed his attention. She had never called him that. That being said, she stormed out of his sight. Baby? Camilla was pregnant? She wasn’t one to keep secrets from him. Not ones as huge as this. Think, Mak. Think.Wait. She promised to give him a surprise when they reunited. Was that it? No. No!Rage penetrated Maksim’s frame. On his feet, he went to their room. All plans to wait for Dmitri’s reveal dissipated into thin air as the housekeeper’s words danced in his head.Baby.Their baby.He lied to her.He promised to protect her, and he didn’t.In their room, Maksim grabbed two guns and attached silencers to them. For every of Papa’s man he met on the way to his office, he put a bullet in the centre of their forehead. Bodies fell around him. He had the element of surprise and silence for the attack. By the time he arrived at Pa
