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Part Seventy-Three
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Hunter hadn’t said anything to Lev’s comment about liking feisty women. He would realize soon enough that she was well equipped to deal with any situation as it arose. She was good at reading people, something she shared with Gage.Lev didn’t seem like the typical Russian mafia man either. His eyes spoke of intelligence, the same intelligence she’d seen in that proposal he’d given Dominic. This man knew what he wanted and how to get it.The door to Lev’s office opened again and Nikita stepped inside. He had a bandage over his nose where the skin had been broken and he had the tell-tale raccoon eyes of someone who’s nose had been broken.“Nikita, I’d like to formally introduce you to Hunter Vittori.”Nikita looked at Hunter where she now stood in front of the large windows. She smiled at him and he gritted his teeth. Never before in his life had a woman taken him down, it took three of Lev’s men to take him to the floor when they trained and she’d done it in seconds.“I apologize for m
Bound by Blood Part Seventy-Five
Dominic regarded Lev with interest. He hadn’t objected to Gage taking his cousin so he must have seen something in Gage’s eyes that settled him. Neither Faro nor Eris were equipped to deal with that girl’s trauma. As hard and cold as Gage was, his protectiveness over people he cared about was on another level. That girl would be safest with him because he’d see her as his.“My sister is now under your protection. Our families share the same values. My sister is not to be touched before the alliance contract is signed. Once you have pledged your family to ours on paper, you may touch her, not before. I’m not too worried about you hurting her, she can look after herself,” Dominic said.“Then we will exchange women when we sign the alliance contract. I know your family is big on virginity so I have to admit that Anya is not one,” Lev said.Dominic had already ascertained that the woman had been touched, hurt, and most probably brutalized. Gage was taking on a fuck load of responsibility b
Bound by Blood Part Seventy-Six
“This could’ve gone very wrong for you, Hunter.”Dominic’s fist clenched on his leg as Cooper drove them back to his apartment building. What she’d done was risky in the first place but also ingenious. She’d done what neither Lev nor Dominic could do and brought them together peacefully.“I’m not stupid, Dominic. He would have either listened or sent me on my way. He listened, you’re welcome,” Hunter said.Dominic grinned but it wasn’t a friendly grin. “You forced me into a situation.”“Oh, please, you would’ve done the exact same thing. This is what we need and you’re just pissed off because it’s me that brought it to the table.” Hunter’s voice had risen at the end.“You placed yourself in danger, Hunter. You went inside their territory and called out their boss! You broke his man’s nose! What the fuck were you thinking of going alone?” Dominic was only slightly pissed off with her, but he respected her courage more. She was a true Vittori.“I knew he wouldn’t hurt me.” Hunter’s voice
Bound by Blood Part Seventy-Seven
Inara watched Agron drive away through her dorm window and she closed the blinds before she opened her suitcase. How the hell had everything turned to shit so quickly? She’d known that Rocco was her biological father since she was sixteen.She hadn’t cared then and she certainly didn’t care now. He was nothing to her, not even an uncle. She’d always wondered why her brothers didn’t like him, but now she knew. He was a snake and he was pawning her off!She’d never told anyone because Conrad had asked her not to say a word, that she was still his daughter and that biology didn’t change anything. Inara wondered now if she should have just told Dominic the truth.She hadn’t known her mother, didn’t know details of her death either, only that she’d died but once or twice throughout her life, she’d heard Dominic talking. Rocco had been exiled for a few years and now he was back to take his revenge.She didn’t want Dominic to go to war for her and she knew he would, they all would. Her broth
Bound by Blood Part Seventy-Eight
Gage sat in the dark living room, watching the view of the city across the horizon. Darkness had always been his friend. It had to be. He’d made the darkness a part of himself, just like Dominic had.Gage didn’t fear the darkness, he welcomed it. He’d been young when he realized that the darkness could be his friend rather than his enemy. It hadn’t really been a choice, it had happened naturally and Gage had found his place in this world, in the darkness.** The hallway always seemed so long but that day it was the odd noises that drew him out of his room. He’d always been a light sleeper and even at the age of three, he’d moved stealthily. The door was ajar and the light was on.“No! Don’t touch me!”The slap across her face was so forceful that she turned and fell on the bed. He was on top of her in an instant, pulling her nightdress up her back. The sound of his zipper being pulled down seemed too loud but it was her sobs that would stay with him forever.The grunts came later and
Bound by Blood Part Seventy-Nine
Gage’s penthouse apartment was one of minimalist luxury. He hadn’t thought of a woman in his space when he’d bought and decorated it and now as he looked around he wondered what Anya would think.It wasn’t really a question of whether he would like her, he had to like her. He was going to sign a contract where he vowed to protect her, care for her, and spend his life with her. Every such contract had a few clauses, an heir being one of them. It cemented the ties of family between the two parties and Gage had no objection to fucking his wife, even if he had no idea what she looked like.He would come to care for her, he knew he would. He’d been raised with the knowledge that he’d never marry for love but for alliances and it made it easier. This way he knew they were in the exact same position. She wouldn’t like him for his status, money, or looks. It was just a business deal with sex thrown in as a bonus.He’d met up with Lev the previous night and they’d sat in his office above Pulse
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“What do you mean there’s a change of plan?” Dominic asked Hunter as they stood in his living room in his city penthouse.“I mean exactly what I’m saying. Call Lev and tell him that there will be no handing me over later today,” Hunter said and crossed her arms over her chest.“Fuck, Hunter. Did something happen? Did he do or say something to piss you off? I know how emotional you get, so fucking tell me why!”“Are you done?” Hunter asked him.“Hunter …” His tone was warning her and she smiled before sitting down in the chair in front of his desk.“I’ve already organized everything. Lev will meet us at the courthouse this afternoon where we’ll be getting married. The sooner we are the fewer chances there are of Rocco interfering with your plans. Since he has not been voted in as godfather yet and our father is rotting in his grave, I went off on my own and married Lev Volkov, since we’re so obviously in love and have been seeing each other secretly for months,” Hunter said.Dominic lo
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“I will give you a good life, Hunter,” Lev said as they sat side by side.“And in return, I will be a good wife,” she replied.“We have our own private suite at the compound where all my men live as well. We are one big family and nobody lives outside of the compound. Nikita will shadow you and escort you wherever you need to go. My office will always be open to you and you never need to make an appointment to see me,” Lev said as he studied her.“You already know I’ll never be the meek little wife at home. I intend to work beside you and get involved in what you do but I will follow your lead. I know how it works and I will never question or belittle you in front of others. Don’t disrespect me, cheat on me, hit me, or treat me like I don’t matter and I will always make sure that you’re cared for,” Hunter said.“I would expect nothing less of you, Hunter.”“Good. Take me home, Lev,” she said and Lev smiled at her words.They drove for an hour and the compound Lev had spoken about was
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