Brandon sighed. “I'll return sir his money and then we both can start afresh somewhere far away,” said Brandon. Brooklyn didn’t answer, suddenly she felt her heart constricting at the thought of going somewhere far away. She had no idea why the thought caused her so much pain. It felt as if she was leaving someone very dear to her.
“What about Freddie Miller’s men? Wouldn’t they harass us?” Asked Brooklyn staring at her brother with scared eyes.
“When they realize that we really don’t have any money, they’ll leave us alone. I think the cops have arrested the whole lot of them already,” said Brandon. Brooklyn sighed. It was useless to make Brandon see any sense. He had always been stubborn and would do what he thought was best.
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Nikolas watched Brooklyn discreetly every now and then all throughout the flight. He didn’t want her to leave with Brandon. He had quickly wrapped up the formalities and returned back to Brandon’s room. Having heard most of their conversation, his restlessness started to grow. He thought of ways of holding Brooklyn back. Did she really have a crush on him? That was a question he seriously needed an answer to. Finally, they reached Napa Valley at around lunchtime. Bruce and his men had brought Nikolas’s car along with an ambulance for Brandon. After ensuring that Brandon was comfortable in the ambulance, Nikolas went to have a word with Bruce.Brooklyn buckled the seat belt on and waited for Nikolas in his car. Brandon had slept throughout the ride but she was eager to get home, fearing that she might have stained her clothes. It was her time of the month and she sat chiding herself for no
Nikolas’s body burned with a strange fire, his desire-fogged brain was blind with a se*ual hunger that he'd never experienced before. He grasped the back of her head to claim her mouth better, dominating her, controlling her mouth. He wanted to imprint the feel of her mouth in his brain. It was a heady, crazy feeling that sent his heart into overdrive.Brooklyn couldn’t respond at first but then her fingers slowly fisted into his silky hair and she kissed him back, slowly and sensually at first as if she was experimenting with her first kiss. Nikolas groaned with pleasure. He knew that he was in deep sh*t now. Her soft, languid, and er*tic response started a war between his rational mind and traitorous body. His tongue tasted every recess of her mouth like he had been dreaming of doing for the last few days. Soon the kiss turned fierce and although Nikolas knew that he shouldn’t hav
Nikolas was acutely aware of the way Brooklyn was staring at him but he dared not look into her eyes for fear of losing his shit. He carried her to her room and gently placed her down. “Thank you,” said Brooklyn wanting to just disappear into her washroom but he just stood there adding to her anxiety.“I need to go to the washroom,” she blurted out at last not knowing what he was standing and waiting for. He nodded, staring at her.“I’ll make dinner. Do you need bland food?” He asked, looking worried. Brooklyn smiled, seeing the agitated expression on his face.“No, I’m not sick at all,” she told him. He frowned at her and then turned on his heel and abruptly left the room. Brooklyn heaved a sigh of relief and quickly went to the washroom
In ten minutes Brooklyn was ready to go and see her twin. She sat in the reception room waiting for Nikolas. Although she knew where the outhouse was, she didn’t have the courage to go alone after Nikolas had warned her not to. After a few minutes, Nikolas walked out in his work outfit, and Brooklyn couldn’t help but check him out. His muscular frame was well covered in the black formal suit he wore and if she hadn’t seen him semi-naked, she would never have known how well endowed he really was! A deep blush stained her cheeks at the sinful thoughts that invaded her mind.“Ready?” he asked, coming to a halt in front of her, his piercing gaze hooked upon her. Brooklyn looked up into his eyes and found a strange expression reflected in them, the one she had seen before as well. It was gone in a split second before she could decipher what exactly it was.
Nikolas shut his laptop and strode out of the conference room. The ordeal was over and he was now free to go home to Brooklyn. After the threat that still loomed before them, Nikolas had called a meeting with his Administrative Staff to step up the security system around the estate. He had received a call from officer Warner that they had arrested three more of Freddie’s men who were trying to break into his Willamette Valley house. He was at his wit’s end. Did Freddie seriously feel that the money that Benjamin Davis hid was at his house? He called Shelburne to increase the security there as well.Tired, he drove home at last, with a frown on his face. Although he had promised Brooklyn that he would return in an hour, it had been over three hours already. He wondered whether she was missing him! Although he had been busy, the wish to wrap up his work at the earliest and go home to
Nikolas opened his eyes and looked at Brooklyn who was stirring in her sleep. His eyes went wide with the realization and he just got up with a start. He realized that she was about to wake up. Panicking, he walked towards the staircase and stealthily climbed up to his room. Locking the door, he released the breath that he was holding. He had never imagined that he would become this crazy for a woman that he would have to sneak into her bedroom at night. He somewhat felt ashamed of himself and decided to stay away from Brooklyn at all costs. She wasn’t good for his system. He needed to control his urges around her. She was here under his roof to stay protected, he couldn’t take advantage of her situation. She didn’t return his feelings and never would. It was best to control himself now.Sighing, he showered and walked over to his study to drown himself in work. Kathy hadn’t r
Brooklyn woke up with a start. The presence of someone in her room made her look up. “Nikolas?” She whispered, staring into a pair of hazel eyes that stared back at her wordlessly. Her heart somersaulted with joy and she blinked to focus better. She couldn’t believe that Nikolas had come back. Slowly opening her eyes she looked beside her but gasped with surprise. There was no one. Where did Nikolas go? Just a second back he was here! She looked around frantically but the whole room was quiet and it seemed that she was the only one present here. It seemed that Nikolas was just a figment of her imagination.Brooklyn sighed realizing that Nikolas wasn’t here in reality. She was hallucinating! But why was she missing Nikolas so much? He was only her boss, after all, a boss upon whom she had developed a mere crush. However, her heart told a different story. Was it just a mere crus
Nikolas sighed for the umpteenth time in the day. After being busy the whole day, he returned to his house in Yakima but was restless. He had received the money that Brandon owed him. It only meant that he would have to free Brooklyn now. His whole body protested against it. No, he wouldn’t free Brooklyn ever.‘She’s mine!’ his mind chanted like always.He lay on his bed and conjured up different plans to force Brooklyn to stay but nothing worked. Would he have to free her forever? But where would she go? Who would protect her? Deeply worried and desperately thinking of a way to stop Brooklyn, Nikolas lay awake all night, tossing and turning on his bed. He would wrap up his work and leave Yakima at the earliest. What if Brandon took her away from him?The next morning, on his way to wor