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Hamish and Alexsei followed as if this were a spectacle sport.
“Can’t you two go somewhere else?” I said and they both crossed their arms, shaking their heads.
“No way. Why would I want to miss out on watching Leo put you on your ass?” Hamish said with a grin.
I felt my eye twitch. Fuck that man. I hated how easy it was for him to get under my skin and after yesterday’s bathroom incident, I was torn between giving in and fucking his brains out or stabbing him.
“Get over here and I’ll show you just what I can do with a knife,” I said sweetly and Hamish just grinned wider.
“Come on. I want to start from behind again. Your biggest challenge is not freezing when attacked from behind. We need to overcome that response.” Leo explained before his arms were around me, dragging me backward.
My breath hitched as I fought the panic and then practiced what he taught me, ripping his finger back before I elbowed him in the rib and spun around to lash out at his throat.
We repeated the process over and over until I was okay, anticipating his touch, and damn my brain, the more he touched me, the more my mind went to just how amazing his fingers were at getting me to scream.
“Okay. We need to stop. You are anticipating me too much now.” He said and I nodded.
“Good. We are done now, yes?” I said, my voice a little hoarse and dry.
“No. I want you to do it with someone else. If you don’t react to them, then we are done. I think Alexsei should do it since heis the biggest of us, his presence should be enough to jolt your mind into a response.” He said and Alexsei pushed off the wall as he nodded at Leo then looked at me.
“Are you okay with this?” He asked softly and I nodded.
I wasn’t going to admit that I was also a little nervous too. Alexsei was a big man, strong too and I knew what he could do with a flick of the wrist.
I was still on rocky ground with him, regardless of his intentions toward me.
I turned away from him, my breath hitching a little as the nerves became more intense.
I tried to listen for his movement, to anticipate him but he was silent. There was a reason he was often sent in before anyone else on a takedown. He was quick, efficient, silent, and deadly.
Before I knew what was happening, his arms came around me, pinning mine to my body.
It was different than Leo. Leo was closer to my height, leaner, and smelt different. I was used to his scent, his warmth, and his touch but Alexsei felt different.
He tightened his grip on me, and I grunted, trying to fumble with his fingers and failing as he started to drag me back.
Panic began to set in even as I knew I was safe; my body didn’t think so. I whimpered a little as I tried to calm my mind and focus on the next thing to try but nothing came to me.
A sob started to build in the back of my throat as my mind went back to that night. The night someone did exactly this. The man had been a little smaller than Alexsei but just as strong and silent.
This wasn’t then.
This was Alexsei, not someone trying to kidnap me or kill me.
I took a gasping breath, and a strangled sound came out before I could stop it, my body reacting on instinct now as I twisted and turned, trying to escape.
“Katerina…” Alexsei said but I was gone. I was too deep in that fear, the memory that plagued me, the reason I was here.
He let me go and I spun around, reaching on instinct for the knife on my thigh and sank it deep into his thigh.
He grunted but didn’t back away as he gently took my shoulders.
“Katerina. It’s me. It’s Alexsei.” he said softly as I stood there, sucking in deep breaths.
“That’s it. Take another breath for mePchelka. You’re safe. It’s okay.” He continued as my vision narrowed to his face.
His eyes were a startling ice blue, a color I hadn’t really paid attention to before, and his thick dark brows, furrowed with worry right now, were a stark contrast to the blue.
