MasukNATALIA My fate was written on paper decades before I left my mother’s womb. Many might envy the Cosa Nostra princess, but what they don’t know is that I am no more than a transaction to my family. A means to an end. I have always been the obedient little sister—keeping my head down and doing exactly what I’m told. That is, until I meet him. No man has ever made me want to throw caution to the wind and dive headfirst into disaster before, but then again, no man has ever made me feel the way he does. I am betrothed to his son. I definitely shouldn’t be sneaking into his bed when no one’s watching. But for once, I’m doing what I want and it feels too good to stop. ALEKSANDR The rule is simple. Handle business, attend my son’s wedding, and leave. But then I meet his bride and she looks like the angel that has been sent to slay me. The right thing would be to walk away from this madness before I get in too deep. There’s war coming and she’s too much of a distraction to keep around. Except that I’ve never been one to do the right thing, and I’m determined to keep her—even if it means burning down the whole world.
Lihat lebih banyakNATALIA
PROLOGUE
“Is this what you wanted, kotyonok?”
The words are no more than a harsh whisper against my skin in the dimly lit room, his husky voice heavy with the desire that holds us captive.
“Tell me,” he orders, and although the room is not properly illuminated enough for me to make out much, I can tell he’s staring at my face because his eyes are a hot brand on my skin. “Does it please you to see a man as powerful as myself driven to his knees for a little thing like you?”
My intimate walls flutter around his thick fingers, my back arching off the wall.
Perhaps I would be able to string enough words together to answer his question if he wasn’t wrecking me from the inside out with his magical fingers.
“If my son were to walk into this room right this moment, would you run into his arms?” He demands in a voice filled with anger and jealousy. “Or would you keep riding my fingers like my perfect little slut?”
He twists his fingers inside me and curls them at an angle that has stars bursting behind my eyelids as my orgasm slams into me. A muffled cry falls from my lips, my hips rolling into his hand unashamedly as I ride the wave.
My father in law’s eyes blaze with dark possessiveness as he watches me unravel, and I may be his son’s on paper but in our stolen moments, there’s no denying I’m wholly his.
His favorite plaything.
His forbidden obsession.
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Lick, toss, gasp.
The clink of our glasses connecting with the table top is muffled by the deafening music blasting through the club’s speakers.
“Natalia, we’ve done four already. I don’t think we should do any more,” Neomi, ever the voice of reason chokes out, her eyes watering almost as badly as mine.
“I hate to agree with Neomi but I think so too.” Bianca gasps. “I swear these things have an extra burn to them.”
They aren’t wrong.
My lungs are on fire. It feels like a volcano is about to erupt inside my chest and I’m beginning to wonder if tossing back shot after shot was a smart idea.
“Why are you both staring at me like it was my idea to get drunk when it was Bianca’s?” I scowl, lightly dabbing the sides of my eyes and hoping it doesn’t ruin my makeup.
After making a bold decision to to do something selfish before my life officially became tied to the Bratva, I and my friends decided to hit the club with every intention of drinking to stupor and dancing our asses off until my bleak future as a housewife to a man I have absolutely no idea how he takes his coffee--probably black--became nothing but a faraway thought in my head.
We ditched security, left in Bianca’s car and didn’t inform anyone we were heading out. This truly is the most audacious we’ve ever been.
But so far, we’ve only been able to tick one item off our list.
“Fine,” Bianca huffs, flipping her red hair over her shoulder. “I agree it was my idea but now I’ve got an even better one. Let’s not drink anymore. Let’s play a game instead.”
Neomi’s eyes grow wide. “Uh-oh. It’s probably going to be Truth or Dare.”
Bianca smirks. “Just dares. No truths.”
I lift a brow. When my best friend smirks like that, I know she’s got something up her sleeves, and tonight I’m unhinged enough to throw caution to the wind and dive right in.
“Nat, we’re gonna start with you because you’re the reason we’re here,” she says and I shrug in a move that translates to ‘bring it on’. “For your last act of rebellion before you get married, I want you to do something bold. Something you’ll look back on years later when your husband’s fucking you boring old missionary and thank me for.”
Neomi chokes on her own saliva while I laugh because you just have to love Bianca.
“Are you going to dare me to pick a man here and ride him in front of everyone?”
Bianca’s eyes gleam with delight. “I like the way you think, but no. All you have to do is walk up to him and get his number. Whether you fuck him or not afterwards is entirely up to you,” she informs me and I roll my eyes. As if. “And I’m going to be doing the picking; not you.”
Mulling her words over in my head, I carefully think this through.
What if whomever she picks happens to recognize me as the Cosa Nostra princess?
I mean the chances of that happening are low but not entirely zero.
I’d be in deep fucking shit. Not only would I be blowing our low profile tonight, I’d also be inviting the wrath of my brother and my soon to be husband.
But then I realize that only by thinking about how they’re going to take it, I’m letting them win.
Tonight is mine. Not anyone else’s.
Folding my hands across my chest, I lean back against the booth. “So who’s the lucky man?”
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the club shifts.
The crowd parts at the entrance which my seat gives me a direct view of, everyone stepping out of the way as if on cue. And that’s when I see him.
The man who will live rent-free in my mind beginning from that day.
He looks to be in his late forties, walking in like he owns the place and instantly making the room feel ten times smaller with him inside it. He dwarfs everyone else in the vicinity, his shoulders wide enough that I know he works out. A lot.
His inky black hair flops back on his forehead, his narrowed eyes scanning the corners of the club almost imperceptibly as if he’s looking for someone but doesn’t want to be obvious about it. There’s a scowl etched on his ruggedly handsome face, his sinfully shaped lips pressed into a flat line that suggests he’s unimpressed by his surroundings.
There is a certain dangerous air that hovers around him, warning me to look away.
Yet I can’t seem to get my eyes to co-operate.
“That one,” Bianca decides, her voice drawing my attention back to the conversation at the table.
Wait, what are we talking about again?
Oh, she was just about to dare me.
I follow her extended index finger only to realize with bated breath that she’s pointing at the gorgeous man who just walked in. The one that looks like a Greek god come to life.
“Him?” I gape.
She nods, her lips twisting wryly. “Not your type?”
I damn near roll my eyes at the question. Both my friends are well aware I have a thing for older men, which only makes my upcoming wedding even more depressing.
“He looks like he would chew me and spit me out.”
“He looks dangerous.” Neomi agrees, appraising our target, if I can call him that. He looks too predatory to be regarded as anything other than.
Bianca scoffs. “Neomi, darling, we are the danger.” Then she turns to me. “One last act, Nat. Are you taking the dare?”
Should I or should I not?
My gaze follows him as he shoulders his way through the crowd with a confident gait that makes him look extra intimidating… and so unbearably hot.
We’re not the only ones who have noticed him. He’s drawn the eyes of every other woman and even some men in the vicinity. A surge of possessiveness boils up inside me. It’s insane, but so is my reaction to him.
Screw it. I’m doing it.
Tossing back another shot for liquid courage, I flip my long black hair over my shoulder and push to my feet. “Hold my purse.” Neomi wastes no time taking it from me. “And wish me luck.”
“Girl, you don’t need luck when you look like that,” Bianca hollers after me and it’s a huge confidence boost that comes at the perfect moment, considering I’m about to do something very fucking crazy.
ALEKSANDRI stay back for a whole five minutes after Natalia leaves, pacing back and forth. Is she really serious about going on that date? She might have been taunting me when she said she’d send a picture but she’d sounded serious enough about everything else.Which means she’s not the only one who has a date tomorrow. There’s no way I’m letting some other man fuck her. I’d rather die than sit back and let that happen. I promised her that I wouldn’t kill anyone else because of her, so it’s rather unfortunate that I’ll be forced to break my first promise to her. But then again, it’s not like I have much of a choice on the matter. When I’m certain enough time has passed since Natalia left that it won’t be suspicious if I show up now, I rake my hand through my hair, putting the strands in order before leaving my office. Coincidentally, Sienna decides to come out of her room at the exact same moment. She’s kept well out of my way ever since I made it clear I’m not interested in her
ALEKSANDRHeaven. I’ve had a taste of heaven and there are no limits to what I’d do just to take another bite. And another. Natalia wraps her legs around my waist, holding me closer and tighter to her as she flicks her tongue against mine. Releasing in my pants would be beyond embarrassing, and it is that thought that somehow prevents me from doing so. “We need to stop,” I pant, barely recognizing my own voice. She nods in agreement, yet she cups my cock and strokes me through my pants. I hiss out in pleasure, my hips bucking uncontrollably. “Natalia…”My cock wants so desperately to join in on the action and at this point, it’s threatening to rip out of my pants just to get to her. But there’s no time.Else I’d be buried deep inside her right now, fucking her so hard, she’d barely be able to walk out of here, much less go on a date with some fucker. Whoever that guy is, he’s a dead man walking. “This has to hurt,” Natalia says in a hushed whisper, trailing her lips down my c
NATALIAAs it appears, I was wrong. The child doesn’t belong to Aleks, after all. The wave of relief that slams into me on hearing him correct my assumption is beyond embarrassing. An invisible weight that’s been pressing down on my chest disappears, along with the tension in my shoulders.“You’re so quick to believe the worst about me, Natalia,” he murmurs, his eyes narrowed on mine. “Tell me why that is.”I lick my lips, pushing my hair behind my ear. “You’re not exactly the most trustworthy person, are you?”“I’ve never lied to you.”That has me lifting a brow. “Never?”His head slowly moves from side to side and his eyes never leave mine. “Never.”My stomach flips. Okay, shit. I’m so attracted to this man, it should be bordering on dangerous. The expression on my face must convey everything I’m thinking because Aleks’s eyes darken. He cups my backside and lifts me onto his desk. His hands don’t leave their position, however. He grabs an ass cheek in each hand, digging his fin
NATALIA The woman’s eyes bounce between mine and the door, a heavy frown settling on her face. “Are you lost?”I’m so shocked by the discovery, it take me longer than it should have for me to process her words. “Yes,” I whisper, my voice hoarse. I can’t stop staring at the child, my mind racing. Does this explain why Sienna showed up out of the blue?Why Aleks couldn’t turn her away even if he would have wanted to, because she’s the mother of his child?My throat draws up tight and I know I should turn around right now and leave, but for whatever reason, I remain rooted to the spot, my legs refusing to co-operate. The woman stares at me like she’s beginning to wonder if I’m a head case. I can’t say I blame her when I’m probably acting like one. “Who are you?” There’s a wary edge to her voice and she pulls the baby protectively against her chest. My eyes dart to the side. This could go very badly if I don’t handle it right. She knows I shouldn’t be up here and the wrong answer






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