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Eighty

MariaDominika appears with my food. The silver tray is loaded with food—a bowl of vegetable soup, a toasted artisan roll, and a generous portion of roasted chicken on a plate surrounded by grilled vegetables.The smell of hot soup fills the room, followed by the aroma of garlic and rosemary from the chicken. My stomach gurgles as the delicious aroma invades my nose. I'm so hungry, and even if I wasn't, the baby needs something. I stare at the tempting tray, and my stomach gurgles loudly as I stand up.A glass of chilled white wine accompanies the meal.I stare at Dominika. She knows my secret, so why did she make that mistake?"Can I have tea?" I ask her. "And I would prefer to eat in my room.""No," Mikhail tells Dominika as she reaches for the tray. "I want to make sure she eats it."Dominika picks up the tray. "I will sit with her."I don't say anything. I don't tell Mikhail that I don't think I can stomach a whole meal with him in the room."Fine." Mikhail scowls at me as if I'm
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Eighty-One

Mikhail"Is your phone on?"Maria looks up from her breakfast but doesn't answer me. Her expression is hesitant, with a dash of resentment, as her spoon hovers over her cereal. I frown at the glutinous mess of oatmeal clinging to it, and her gaze shifts down before she quickly shoves it in her mouth."How's your stomach feeling?" I ask, checking my watch as if the time is more important than her. Maria has on the simple white dress the staff wears, and I wonder if she's trying to make a statement that I treat her more like them than as an equal."Why?" She watches me with her big hazel eyes. Despite everything, that innocence hasn't completely left her yet, but it will. After her father dies, she'll have to learn how to survive on her own.I learned, and she will too."You had a rough night." I act uncaring and shrug my shoulders.Maria glares at me as she loads up another spoonful. "Dominika made this for me. It's overnight oats with chia seeds. She says I'll need my strength if I'm
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Eighty-Two

MikhailSilence dominates the stuffy room as concrete trucks barrel past the double-hung windows, heading toward the long, towering chutes. We watch from the window as the truck is lined up beneath the chute before the concrete is poured. The large barrel spins methodically, taking a little sting out of my building anger.I shake my head, clenching my teeth. "You spoke before I arrived."Alexander holds his palms up as if to calm me down. The condescending gesture only makes me angrier. "We could hardly ignore a pakhan while we waited," he replies.I fix him with a blistering look. "You've had plenty of practice ignoring your own."Gunsyn steps forward. "Mikhail Ivanov, we were only discussing the present situation while we waited. All facts you already know."I raise my finger to silence him. "Funny how we all found out at the same time, but you arrived here first."Alexander sighs. "We heard a rumor that led us to Twin Rivers. We didn't want to spread lies until we knew it was true.
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Eighty-Three

MikhailI shut the office door, staring at the envelope as I walk to my desk. The tape is too thick for my silver letter opener, so I have to open it with a box cutter. A burner phone falls on the desk, and I press the button on the side.There's only one number in the contacts.A voice answers as soon as I call it. "Mikhail Ivanov?""Yes," I recognize the voice, but I want him to confirm it. "Who's speaking?"Laughter erupts as the man throws back his head. "Luigi Bianchi, your old friend."I smirk. "Not dead yet?""I guess you'll have to do it yourself," he replies smoothly. "My boss, Christian Genovesi, sends a message.""Not in person?" I ask."I like the rest of my fingers," he says. "And my orders are to kill you the next time I see you. So, you can see how that presents some ... difficulties." He sighs. "But to business. The woman you're holding matters a great deal to Genovesi. You've made him very angry. And the threats you made ... made him even angrier." Bianchi laughs. "So
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Eighty-Four

MariaI was told to wear a pretty dress, not by him, but by Dominika.She tried to make it sound like something fun that every woman would be thrilled to do, dressing up for my pakhan. But my life isn't a game. Not when it's being controlled by people who are in the business of murder.So, I'm determined to spite Mikhail and chose a bright red evening dress with a deep, plunging neckline that leaves nothing to the imagination. The color clashes with my hair, but I don't care. I swirl in front of the triple mirrors on the closet wall. I look like a she-devil sent to torture him. I stop moving around and frown at my reflection. It looks more like a Halloween costume than an avenging dark angel.Mikhail has made it clear that we're to take meals together. It's his way of checking on me and not delegating it like last time. So, when he returns home from trying to murder people, we sit down together in his office for a meal. I flush every time I see the desk and think of all the things I s
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Eighty-Five

Mikhail"What do you want?" My teeth grit into a scowl as Gunsyn grins at the scene he abruptly interrupted. Maria takes an instinctive step back at the sight of him leering at us— at her. But her expression isn't fearful. Her wary gaze is alert, and her hands are clenched in fists.She's changed. She's no longer so easily intimidated by dangerous men around her.Instinctively, I wrap my hand around her upper arm, guiding her past Gunsyn and toward the open door. Putting distance between them is necessary for her protection. I give him a look to convey my thought—you better not try to take her again. Holding onto Maria tight, I scan the living room for Alexander, then coax her out the door when I see he's not around."Go," I tell her a little too harshly, as if Gunsyn being here is her fault. A gentle push toward the stairs earns me a nasty glare from Maria.Gunsyn steps toward the open door, and his crude gaze flicks up and down Maria's body. He knows better than to touch her, but he
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Eighty-Six

MikhailA dark thought flits across my mind—one that ends with my hands wrapped around her delicate throat and squeezing until the light in her golden hazel eyes is blotted out.My hands tremble at the thought. My heart races.Can I?"Mikhail." Maria's voice breaks through my thoughts, and she's standing in the doorway—still in that tantalizing red dress. She takes a few steps forward, and her gaze locks on mine. "What did Gunsyn want?" she asks quietly. "What did he tell you?"I sit up in my chair and glare at Maria as if my blood has been replaced with venom. "I told you to go."Maria swallows hard as a frail courage makes her stand firm. "Did he say anything about my father?"I stand, moving toward her, my mind screaming at me to stop. "Go."Maria backs away. "If you talked to my father ... I promise?—""Promise? You?" I snap, grabbing her by the shoulders and squeezing tight. "It doesn't bother you that your father is a traitor to the Bratva, a traitor who's responsible for my bro
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Eighty-Seven

MikhailI stand in the dark bedroom, watching Maria asleep in her bed. The moonlight creeps through a gap in the voluminous net curtains that descend from the ceiling. The weak light casts a pale glow on her face, emphasizing her serene expression.All while the rage builds inside of me.The only sound is her breathing—soft, gentle, and vulnerable. A wave of temptation seizes me.I imagine her eyes snapping open in a panic, searching mine for forgiveness as she struggles, unable to break my grip. I imagine her pleading for her life but refusing to show her mercy. I recall the feeling of my fingers on her throat earlier as I fucked her mouth. And I once again imagine the life draining from her body until nothing is left but an empty shell.I struggle with the hostile emotions that clash in my mind. My nails dig into my palms as if to anchor me to some semblance of sanity. What I know taunts me as I stand over Maria's sleeping figure.My heart races like an AK punching bullet holes in t
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Eighty-Eight

MariaI jolt awake, disoriented by a change in the room. I blink until I can make out the shapes in the dark. The soreness in my throat and between my legs is a reminder of what we just did.I am alone, yet a part of me wishes that Mikhail was sleeping next to me with his arm draped over my waist. I stare at the door for a moment, wondering if he were here with me, might I be tempted into doing something daring and possibly very foolish?He'd have no way of defending himself in that state. He'd be entirely at my mercy.You're not a killer, Maria, I tell myself.And with that, I fall back into the pillow and feel myself fade back into a deep sleep.Each day, I can feel the distance widening between us until days later, we act like strangers who mutually ignore each other. I spend more time downstairs in the living room, if only to eavesdrop, but Mikhail is careful to keep the office door firmly shut. I eye him as he walks out of the office with Pavel, and memories of that night surge b
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Eighty-Nine

MariaThe kitchen isn't what I expected. I thought it would be a room where people congregate, but it looks more like the back end of a restaurant with its long line of steel tables, stoves, wide sinks, and metal cupboards. On the counters are ceramic bowls, plates, and copper pots. The air is heavy with the smell of garlic and herbs, smoke from the stoves, and the heat of the ovens.Nonetheless, there's an enormous table off to the side for staff to eat. Sitting there eating a sandwich, Anton takes up one whole side. He's the biggest man I've ever seen, but his startled, doe-eyed expression makes him resemble a teddy bear, not a grizzly."Anton, are you picking at the pots again?" Dominika asks. "Your dirty fingers don't belong in the food."He shakes his head as if he's been caught in the act. "No, I brought a sandwich from the take-out."Dominika hugs him, wrapping her arms around him from behind, and though she's been kind to me, I'm shocked by her maternal affection toward Anton.
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