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“Yes.”
“How was his relationship with her?”
“Like yours and Jeremy’s, without the singing and dancing.”
“He missed out.” I grin, then soften my voice. “What about him and his mother?”
“Not good. She only ever used him against his father.”
“And his father allowed that?”
“Not when he was around, but he couldn’t stop her when he wasn’t.”
“At least his relationship with his father was good.”
“Not exactly. The late Mr. Volkov had…many expectations of Boss when he was just a boy.”
“I can’t believe how cruel his parents were. But I guess that’s what shaped him into who he is today.”
“Yes. Since his mother’s death, Boss has been an adult trapped in a child’s body, and he’s kept closing off more the older he’s gotten.” The harsh lines around her eyes soften for the first time since I met her. “Until you.”
“M-me?”
“He went out of his way to do things for you. Before you came along, he never even had meals at regular times, no matter how much Kolya and I nagged about it. Then he asked me to prepare lunch boxes so he could take them to you. After that, he at least started eating dinner. And ever since he married you, he makes the time to eat breakfast and lunch with you, too.”
“I didn’t know that.”
“There are a lot of things that you’ve changed about him.”
I inch closer, hungry for more. “Such as?”
“Feelings. He used to make it his mission to smother them, but you bring them out. At one point, most of them were anger, though.”
“Well, he made me mad, too.”
Her lips move in what resembles a smile, but it doesn’t quite go there. “I’m sure he did.”
“Thank you, Ogla.”
“Whatever for?”
“Being there for this family. For him.”
“I’m the one who’s supposed to thank you for saving his life, even if there will be a price to pay.”
“A price to pay?”
“Sergei and Lazlo won’t let this slide. Surely you know this.”
I do. That’s why I have to do something about it before they do.
Offense is the best defense.
Getting Adrian on board is going to be the hardest thing about this plan, though.
But then again, I have my wifely charms to use. Adrian’s guard is down slightly when he’s inside me or after he’s fucked me, and I’m not above using that to my advantage.
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