MasukELVIS POV I was burning up, so distracted I missed Oleg’s hand sliding inside my shirt. His palm branded my skin like a live wire, igniting a dizzying heat in my belly. I sat helplessly, hyper-aware of the audience. I crossed my legs tightly. This is wrong. I felt like entertainment for the dying witness in front of us. "Oleg," I begged, gripping his wrist to stop him. "Please, not in front of them." I hushed the words out, terrified of drawing in the prisoners of his next move. But his hand was relentless. It slid lower, dipping into the waistband of my trousers. Terror gripped me. I stared down as I felt the blood rushing downwards, my body reacting against my will. I chewed on my lip so hard I drew blood, trying to stop the desire. His thumb circled my hip bone. What was meant to be a grip to push him away now felt like I was holding onto him. "Can we take this somewhere else?" I pleaded desperately He remained silent, amplifying the brutal awkwardness in the room. I was sweati
ELVIS POVThose shadowed hazel eyes bore into mine, his lips sealed in a grim line. His body hardened against me, an abrupt rigidity, unlike the man I knew.My eyelids fluttered erratically, a physical reaction to the bile rising in my throat. I ransacked my mind for the voice that had compelled me to confess, the instinct that had driven those words between Oleg and me. But I found only a void. It was gone, leaving me to face the sin I had spoken into existence.My hands scrabbled against the solid wall of his chest, the contact electric. "I touched you... Ole... Oleg," I stammered, the words tumbling out in a breathless rush.That seemed to snip the thread holding him together.Whatever glimmer of humanity had touched him was extinguished, leaving his eyes vacant once more. A barely there smile ghosted over his lips as he dipped his head, then slowly lifted his gaze to meet mine. His lids were heavy, sultry, and his breathing had turned shallow and jagged. It was a pant so quiet I w
ELVIS POV “Present time” “Give him wraps,” Oleg ordered coolly. That was the unnerving part about him. The deadlier his intentions became, the calmer he sounded. He stood across from me, arms folded over his chest. The black compression singlet hugged every carved line of muscle beneath it, the fabric tightening with each subtle shift of his body. It disappeared into dark cargo trousers, making him look less like a man and more like something military-trained, engineered to ruin lives. Which—fair. Because after my idiotic mouth had thrown out that fight challenge without consulting the last surviving brain cell I apparently owned, reality finally punched me in the face. Hard. As Oleg dragged me deeper into the gloom of the suite, for a solid thirty seconds, I genuinely believed I was being taken somewhere private to be executed. After all, testing the Bratva rarely ended well for anyone. And Oleg? Oleg was nothing if not unpredictable. But we didn't stop at the wall
ELVIS POV Oleg didn't yelp. Only looked surprised. Actually surprised. Guilt burned through me, threaded with fear. If I stayed one more second with him, I'd crumble and follow him anywhere. “You can skip class,” I said quickly, stepping back. “I can’t.” I turned on my heel and left. I could feel his stare on my back the entire time. ********* Throughout class, Oleg's face haunted me. Maybe I was too harsh. Harsh?? I'd been cruel. Then again— You don’t just drag someone around like that. Right. He wasn't used to defiance, I knew that. He was used to getting his way, to people bending, to me bending. It’s okay if he doesn't get it today or any day, I convinced myself. ********* During break, after my internal war, my legs carried me toward Oleg’s side of the school. Head down, I picked at my fingers, worried my lip between my teeth, barely noticing where I was going It was my first time here, and I had no idea where he even had lectures. Thud. My forehead collided wit
ELVIS POV Strong arms snatched me backward by the waist. “What the—put me down!” My legs kicked uselessly at the air. How could he be this strong? Taller by inches, yet still just a child like me, I spun in his grip, unable to gain leverage. He swept me toward the bed as if I were feather-light. “Oleg! Do you even realize I’m serious?! Let go of me!!” The urge to punch him screamed through my veins, but he had both my arms pinned, my body trapped against his ribs. A frustrated cry tore from my throat at the thought of Father barging into this— “The door, Oleg, stoppp—are you out of your mind?!” Then I was airborne. I landed heavily on the mattress, rebounding beneath me. Just as I scrambled upright, he was on me. My breath rattled, unevenly loud. Sweat beaded at my temples. “What the hell—stop right now!” The profanity left my mouth, and it barely fazed him. I swung at his face. Lightning fast, his hand trapped my wrists against the bed. Just as quickly, my other hand
ELVIS POV “You’re holding it like you want to strangle it.” “Easy for you to point fingers,” I shot back. “Pay attention.” He tossed the ball lightly and swung. The racket sang through the air, and the ball hurtled across the court, landing exactly where he'd intended. Sometimes I wonder if Oleg was a genius; he made everything look effortless, like breathing. He handed the racket back. “Try again.” I missed the first shot. Oleg moved behind me. I felt the warmth of his body aligning with mine, his chest pressing lightly against my back. His hands found my shoulders, adjusting my stance, his touch lingering a breath longer than necessary. Heat bloomed wherever he made contact, even through the fabric of my shirt. “Relax your wrist,” his breath raised goosebumps in its wake. His hand covered mine, guiding the swing, and together we sent the ball arcing through the air—vertical this time. As soon as he stepped back, the world seemed to shrink into stillness. Every glance fro
ELVIS POV“What? Disappointed?” he gravelled.Oleg pivoted toward me, his expression lighting up with a terrifying, childlike glee, as if he were on the verge of unwrapping a Christmas gift.I couldn’t answer. I just stared.My lungs refused to fill properly, each breath scraping in shallow, fractu
OLEG POVI slid into my usual place at the head of the table and watched Elvis stroll in with that sluggish, half-alive gait that grated on my tolerance even before we came into the dining room. He didn’t so much as glance at the seats near me, “not the second, not the third, not the fourth.”No, h
OLEG POVMy eyes plunged back down, fastening on the exposed skin. It was torture, considering the silver I could see felt like deliberate teasing. The impulse to yank him awake, to break the spell, grated against a darker, more possessive desire to let the view last. "Who the hell wears a tracksui
OLEG POVAfter the scalding spray of the shower stripped the last traces of the past hour from my skin, I slipped on a black singlet and loose black sweats over my steam-clinging body. I didn’t bother with my damp, unruly hair, letting it fall in a wild, careless mess.I moved through a few unfinis







