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She steps closer, holding out her bleeding finger. “I hope there’s not much more of this.”
“Just the oath, then we’re done,” I reply, taking her finger and pressing it into the page. It leaves a lovely splotch of blood, a vibrant crimson on the off-white page. Everything about Lily is just so beautiful.
“Good girl,” I mutter, giving her finger back to her and closing the book. “Now, all I need is your verbal agreement to a few things. Are you ready?”
She nods.
“Verbal agreement, please.”
“Yes.”
“Okay, so to start with, I need you to understand that all oaths are taken for life. You can’t back out of them unless you’re officially relieved by me. I’m the only one who can break you from your oaths. Understand?”
She starts to nod, then remembers what I told her. “Yes, I understand.”
“Good. The first rules in the Bratva is that you must follow my command, no matter what it is. Failing to do so will result in severe punishment. In your case, I wouldn’t put you through anything physically harmful, but I can’t rule out other forms of punishment such as imprisonment and isolation,” I continue.
She cocks her head to the side. “Does that include personal things?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, like if you wanted me to do something… in the bedroom. Are those commands too?”
I’m tempted to say yes just so I can own her body forever, but I don’t need to manipulate her into sleeping with me. I want her to do so willingly, like she did before. That’s the only way I will enjoy it.
I put my hand on her shoulder, giving it a light squeeze. “Don’t worry, darling. Unless I tell you that it’s an official command, you can say no. I only use commands for Bratva related things.”
“Any examples?” she asks, clearly reluctant to agree unless she’s absolutely certain this won’t get her in trouble. That’s better than most people who join. I’ve had men sign their life away without even listening to what I was telling them.
I drum my fingers on my chin, thinking for a moment. “An example would be if we were attacked by the Red Hitters, and I told you to shoot one of them. You’d be obligated to do so.”
“Shit,” she mutters, looking at her feet. “I’ve never killed anyone before.”
“But you will. I can promise you that,” I tell her, not wanting her to discover the truth the hard way. Everyone in the Bratva kills. It’s part of the lifestyle.
“As… as long as they’re bad, I’m willing to do it,” she says, looking back up at me with determination in her eyes. “You told me Dimitri had done it many times before, and if he’s done it, then I don’t feel so bad about doing it either.”
My face is stone-cold serious, but inside, I’m glowing at her response. I knew she was a Bratva girl the moment I laid eyes on her. She wouldn’t be standing here now if she wasn’t capable of turning to the dark side.
Moreover, I think she actually likes it, though at this point she’s unwilling to admit it.
“Anyone who is not part of the Bratva is bad,” I tell her, keeping my voice low and serious. “We try our best to avoid civilian casualties, but I’d be lying if I said there haven’t been a few over the years. It’s unlikely you’ll ever be involved in something like that, though.”
She nods. “Yes, okay. I can deal with that.”
“Good,” I say, clapping my hands as the incense stick burns to the halfway point. I need to go a little faster so we don’t run out of time. “Let’s move on to the next point.”
Within five minutes, I’ve explained everything there is to explain to Lily, and she’s agreed to everything. I award her with the dagger, and tell her that tomorrow, we’ll start her firearms training.
But tonight, I’d like to do a little personal initiation, since she’ll be staying with me for the foreseeable future.
And that personal initiation involves my head between her soft thighs.
14
Lily
“We should use a condom this time,” I say as Ivan takes my hand and leads me from the dining room. I already know what he intends to do to me from the look in his eyes, and I can’t say I haven’t been thinking about it nonstop since the last time.
