All Chapters of CAPTIVE - Sweet Darkness #1: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Klaus observed the infant with a heavy feeling in his chest. Although he had sworn to retrieve Viktoria and reunite her with her mother, he had never really considered what being a father would entail. Shit, he didn't even know how to change a diaper. His only example of parenting was his own father, and the idea of allowing Mikhail near his son made his stomach twist. He thought of Edgar and how the man seemed willing to help with Viktoria. He had been too preoccupied and irritated to analyze the man's motives, and he still had to ask the right questions about what had happened with his brother. But the images before him made him doubt everything he knew even more. He had finally gathered the courage to view the contents of his sister's USB drive. All previous attempts had only skimmed a part of the files. The content was curious. Most of the documents were reports on his father's business, photographic content, and images that could even be compromising. Too much information that co

Anika closed her eyes, her nails digging into Klaus's shoulders as the devastating orgasm tore through her, his words echoing through the room and in her chest, her heart pounding as she tried to take in what had just happened. "I love you, too" Klaus whispered back, sending a shiver down her chest, the man kissed her gently, sliding gently off her. "It's not fair," she finally whispered, trying to ignore the sweet sensation of his touch. "I never said it would be," he replied, sitting up enough to look into her eyes. "Do you regret it?" he asked, Anika took a deep breath, but finally let her breath go. "No" she admitted reddening "I…love you" the words although strange after so long, they felt right, Klaus smiled softly, looking like a contented child, which made his heart clench again "I love you" she repeated forcefully , finally assimilating the words as a fact, it would be ridiculous not to admit it after so much, too much had happened since their first meeting, to deny that t

"Her name is Mrs. Joy," Viktoria informed Anika, looking at her with pride as she showed off her stuffed giraffe. It was Friday morning, and she had finally found a way to meet with Adeline Wagner on her own terms. The woman had contacted Anika, just as Viktoria had planned in the beginning. Sonya and Peter had kept their promises, and although her new friend had initially been unsure of her motives, seeing the little girl and her obvious resemblance to Anika and Klaus had convinced her to go along with it. The meeting was taking place at the boutique, with both women using it as an excuse to distract themselves. Sonya had arranged for them to have a private room and would occasionally bring samples of clothing for the little girl, which was just an excuse to keep an eye on Anika. Adeline, on the other hand, seemed willing to do anything to prevent Anika from giving her daughter a gift. "She's very pretty," Anika said, smiling at the little girl. She truly adored the way Adeline took

Anika felt ansious and a little bit sick, Klaus was takin her to met his family, and it wasn't precisely a family meeting, it was in fact, a legitimate talk about business, and the most recent issue that everyone seemed to have been deciding to ignore, her and her relationship with Nikolay, which until then, she had never considered as important enough for an entire house of mobsters to have to discuss. "Although it may not seem like it, the Bratva is a family, and since my father took control, the Petrovs have to appear strong, Nikolay's death was a hard blow," Klaus had explained to her, looking uneasy. "Tonight you'll hear a couple of unpleasant things." "Will your father be there?" Anika asked, swallowing hard. Klaus nodded. "He's the boss, tonight will be something interesting, but hopefully nothing violent, Ixander promised to behave." Anika paled slightly at the mention of Klaus's brother. "Ixander?" she asked nervously, feeling a chill run through her body, but Klaus had re

Klaus was angry, even though his plan to get his father's attention had worked, now Anika was mad at him, and his brother Ixander had definitely noticed. As usual, no one mentioned the bloodstain on his shirt or the wound on his forehead. Everyone knew what had happened. It wouldn't be the first or last time. A part of Klaus had really wanted to pull the trigger, but he knew that doing so would be more of a headache than it would be productive. Klaus and his brothers knew that doing something like that required more than just bravery. They had learned it the hard way."How's business with the Urich?" his father asked, looking at him from across the table."It's done. Constantine withdrew his men, but we still haven't found the stolen container," Klaus replied, taking a sip of his whiskey. Anika barely touched her food, playing with it while avoiding her brothers' gaze but still attentive to the conversation."We need a shipment for next week," Dmitri informed, clearing his throat. "I