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He fell quiet and released a short grunt, unsure of my decision. “You must have your reasons,” he noted. “However, if you do change your mind, you know how to reach me.”
I nodded, agreeing with anMmsound.
“Da svidania [goodbye].”
He hung up and I put the phone on the table. He was right; I did have my reasons. Selfish ones at that. Considering Mike fled without saying a word or bothering to contact his daughter, which meant she belonged to me now. I didn’t need to give her back because it was clear he wanted nothing to do with her.
A grin formed on my lips. She wasminenow. It was unarguable and unequivocal. I possessed all of her now; I could have her whenever, wherever, and however I wanted. The thought sent a thrill straight to my cock.
It emerged again like bubbling fountains of water rushing out of the spout. Memories of the previous night. That fucking romper. Her scent. Her soft hair wound around my fist. Those sweet lips on mine. And her body... So perfect... so fucking perfect. I wanted every inch of her; every dip and curve belonged to me.
There was something about that woman. Something that made me lose my mind and control every damn time she drew near. Something that made me crave her more than I’d craved anything else. She was like a drug, an addictive drug.
I woke up this morning and she wasn’t there. It felt strange, empty... like a blanket had been ripped off me in the winter. I didn’t get the chance to stop by her room either. I didn’t want to. Not until I figured out why her presence screwed with my head.
Even now when she was so far away.
Restless, I glanced at the silver watch on my wrist. Three-fifty. The casino opened by seven and I had a few meetings scheduled with a few associates and theShestyorka [underlings]. I tapped my foot on the soft rug.Tap. Tap. Tap.
I snatched my phone and car keys and rose from my seat when Pavel opened the door.
Behind him stood four men dressed in dark suits, with straight lines, and slicked-back hair. Pavel came in and urged them forward with a nudge of his hand. “They’re here, boss.”
I returned my phone and car keys to the table and straightened up. With a deep frown, I motioned toward the inner conference room.
“Let’s begin, shall we?”
****
The drive back to the house was fast. Fueled by the sizzling desire to have her again in my arms, with my cock buried deep inside her. Just thinking about her sent blood flowing fast between my legs. I zoomed past buildings, with hunched trees and sunrays reflecting on the windscreen.
I stole a glimpse at the rearview mirror. Pavel pulled up behind me and the gates swung close behind us. But something else seemed off. The guards were more jittery than usual. Their eyes shifted and they seemedsurprisinglyuneager to greet me. I sensed something. Danger? Intruder alert? I wasn’t sure. But whatever it was, I was going to find out.
Cautiously, and with one hand on the grip of my silver gun tucked between my belt, I stepped out of the car and shut the door. I turned my head, scanning. More men patrolled the compound than I’d assigned.
Just then, I spotted a lanky blonde-haired lad skulking around the entrance. Our eyes met, much to his dismay. He froze, all wide-eyed, like a doe caught in headlights, and I barked, “Come here, now!” commanding his presence in an instant.
His steps were calculated....fearful.I eyeballed him. “What the hell is going on, Arseni?”
“Boss...” he visibly paled and fell on his knees. He lowered his eyes to the floor and allowed his dagger to clatter to the ground. I looked from his bowed head to the dagger, and back again.
Defeat. Surrender. Resignation. It only happened after a coward lost a battle or failed an assignment.No. Fucking. Way.
My nose flared and my chest heaved. My blood ran cold, and boiled at the same time, for all thewrongreasons. All the reasons that made me sniff blood in the air and see red. I pulled out my gun and pressed it to his temple.
“Where the fuck is she?”
“Boss, the girl...,” he released a deep sigh. “She disappeared.”
“Disappeared,” I repeated and laughed. It was deep, hollow, and sounded like the echo of a bell before an execution. Motion around us seized. Even Pavel looked skeptical. Would I really kill one of ours, over her?
The gun moved to his shoulder and my finger hovered over the trigger. I flicked a sweat bead off my eyelids and put one arm behind my back. “Well, isn’t that fantastic?”
Bang.
The sound of a bullet sinking into flesh sliced through the air and muffled in fabric. Red splattered and soaked his white dress shirt. He fell backward and wiggled away with one hand clasping his bleeding shoulder.
I aimed at his forehead, ignoring the smeared blood on his hands and tears in his eyes.
