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Chapter 15
My eyes dropped to where my hands were fidgeting with the front of my dress. She wasn’t wrong. I’d been living in this small bubble of a dream since this morning. That I wasn’t me, though. Thinking I was someone beautiful and felt like I was almost a normal mafia princess was a delusion. My three sister-in-laws, Marek, even Juri helped me forget for a little while. Sheena was just saying what everyone else was thinking.
What I didn’t expect was the resounding sound of a hard slap ripple through the air. Everyone went quiet and turned their attention to us. My eyes pulled back up to see Sheena clutching her cheek and Felicity with her hand up in the follow-through.
“Fe…what’s going on?” Juri stepped out of the circle the boys that had formed around Marek. Marek also came over, though I wish he hadn’t.
“Sheena, that’s enough. You keep your jealousy in check. I know your hormones are running high, b
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Cursing in Russian, she jumped and slammed the gauze on my arm, putting it in a vice grip as the blood poured out.“Suka, u tebya yest' zhelaniye umeret'?” Kamilia growled angrily at me.I looked up at Marek for a translation but he had fallen back a few steps, looking unsteady on his feet.“I’m fine. This isn’t the worst I’ve had. If anything, this is a normal Friday afternoon.” I kept my tone light but no one seemed to lighten up.“Kaz, please schedule a meeting with the Irish. I want them here in the next two days.”Kazmer stood to attention and nodded. “I’ll do it now.”He pulled Sachi along with him, probably feeling like he needed to keep her close in the wake of what happened. It seemed that Juri was doing the same. After Felicity had gotten me the towel, he tucked her into his side.“Marek, when Lev gets in, send him straight to my office.&r
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My arm woke me up. It wasn’t ridiculously painful but it didn’t feel great. Blinking a few times, I took stock of where I was and realized why. Somewhere in my sleep, I’d roll into Marek. Currently, I was curled up into his side. His arm was under my head as it wrapped around me, holding me protectively to him. He was so warm but even as I flushed with embarrassment, my body felt relaxed and mellow.There was no way I could get out of his hold on me and I wasn’t about to wake him up. My eyes landed on his peaceful face. It was so calm that couldn’t remember seeing his face look like that. This was Marek, the man behind the bratva. In his sleep, the sense of duty and need to exude confidence replaced by his features softening as he lightly snored.Closing my eyes, I nuzzled into his side further. If I was already here, I might as well enjoy it. He didn’t seem to mind as his arm also tried pulling me closer. My arm still hurt but it was easily forgotten as I tentatively placed my right h
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“What do you normally wear?”I shrugged. “The outfit you found me in was one the I liked the most. The jeans were from Target and the shirt was from Walmart.”His shocked face, mouth open just a little, made me want to laugh. It looked ridiculous on his face.“Target? Isn’t that a grocery store? Come to think of it, isn’t Walmart as well?”My eyebrow rose. “You’ve never been to a Target?”He countered. “You’ve been to a Target? You are a printsessa of the mafia. Your father isn’t stupid enough to just let his blood roam freely in the streets.”“I don’t think my father has seen me as human for a long time. He called me his pet but in all honesty I was his stray. On days that I could guarantee that he wouldn’t be back, I’d take a hundred out of the wad in his top office drawer and go out. Have a meal at the local diner and
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