LOGINALEKSANDRSomeone moans. Loudly. A woman by the sound of it. The moan is quickly followed by rapid slaps of flesh against flesh, followed by more moans and grunts. Hearing these sounds at the House of Silk isn’t new. This is how it normally sounds for the most part of the day, everyday. Anything other than that is strange. The sultry music floating from the speakers mixes with the cries of ecstasy, creating a heady atmosphere. Sex permeates the air and clouds my head until my cock rages like a motherfucker where I sit. The pleasure house is owned by one of my acquaintances and I visit it a lot whenever I’m here. It’s designed to cater to people who need quick releases without having to bother with small talk or anything afterward.All guests wear masks that preserve their anonymity, either full masks or half masks depending on their preference. Mine lies on the table near me. Fully covered ones for me always.I’ve arranged my chair so that it gives me a direct view of the door.
ALEKSANDRI make it all of thirty hours before I stab my legs into the first pants I get my hands on, snatch the keys to one of my rarely used cars off my dresser and stalk out of my room. Sienna intercepts me before I can reach the staircase, blocking my path. Just last week, Natalya stood in this same hallway, slowly sinking her claws inside me with that seductive smile and her smart ass mouth. I’d almost kissed her in the balcony just a few feet away, but by some insane restraint, I’d been able to stop myself. I have no idea where that restraint is right now. If I had to guess, it’s in shreds six feet under. Does it make any fucking sense that I miss her so much?You’d think it’s been a year. The thought of how weak she’s made me only pisses me off even more. So much that when I level my eyes on the woman in front of me, I can barely make out her features through the haze of red forking out into my vision.“Get out of my way, Sienna.”She doesn’t. It’s as if my words hit a wal
NATALIAEnzo lifts a brow, throwing a pointed glance at Aleks, whose jaw clenches. “I wasn’t aware Volkov had such fine tastes in women.”His lover.This drop dead gorgeous woman is his lover.This entire time, he’s had someone. That explains why he’s been so hesitant to touch me even when I’m the one asking for it. Why he always looks guilty after we get intimate.And, I realize, my throat suddenly tight, why he went ice cold out of nowhere again today.Because he knew she’d be coming. This show might very well be for my benefit, to make me believe he didn’t know she was coming when he in fact knew.Although assuming he’d put up an act like this purely for my benefit is giving myself too much credit.“Oh, he does.” Sienna’s smile stretches at the praise, her accent thick and seductive. “I am proof of it.”With a sly smile, she turns to Aleks, who stares at her hard, his eyes flashing with annoyance. Sienna’s throat bobs with a swallow, trepidation flashing across her features at the
NATALIAI’m stuffing my face with pizza when I get that familiar feeling of being watched.The skin at the back of my neck prickles, the hair sticking straight up with awareness. Pausing with my teeth digging into a new slice, I lift my eyes, finding Aleks watching me through those piercing blue eyes.His facial muscles do not shift or change but I can literally feel his amusement at how much I’m eating. I shrug.After the scary day I’ve had, I’m pretty sure I’m allowed to eat however I want.He’s been locked in conversation with my brothers while they come up with a plan on how to join forces to take down their one common enemy.It’s straight up mind-blowing to me that someone has been using the Bratva’s own men to fight them. Add that to the fact that Aleks claims he can’t find this person and it almost seems unreal. Could a person really be that powerful and sneaky enough to get away with playing not only in the Bratva’s face but the Cosa Nostra as well?Dmitri abruptly leaves the
ALEKSANDRNarrowing my eyes on Dmitri, I wonder whether he’s fucking with me or not.If he is, then I swear to God I’m going to have his ass on the next flight to Russia because now is not the fucking time for him to play one of his stupid fucking games.“You’ve met Mason Knox?”He nods at the Moretti brothers in greeting. “I believe so.”I don’t miss how he seems to skip over Natalia, lifting a brow at Paolo’s bruised jaw which is now turning a faint shade of purple. Yuri’s not the only one who’s confused about my son’s lack of interest in her because I am just as puzzled.Does he not find her attractive?That’s simply not possible. I could gouge my own eyes out and still get a semi whenever she opens her mouth. Everything about her is painfully attractive.Considering Dmitri’s history with women, I expect him to be all over her. That he hasn’t tried to get her in his bed even once is simply unbelievable.There has to be something else.“When?”“We happened to be in the same bar,” he
ALEKSANDRI don’t wait for my door to be opened before I step down from the car when Robert throws it into park.Paolo must have realized something is off from our entrance because he rushes toward the vehicle, yanking the backdoor open. His face is a mask of horror as he assists a trembling Natalia out. His lips move but I don’t catch the words.I can’t hear anything past the ringing in my ears.Forcing my eyes away from Natalia even though my attention remains on her, I inspect my men. “Is anyone injured?”“I got hit in the arm,” one says. The sleeve of his shirt is plastered to his body from the blood gushing out of his wound. The blood he’s struggling to contain by pressing his palm against it.“Keep pressure on it.” Then to Stefan, I order, “Get Alan.”Alan is the doctor I keep on payroll. It’s less risky and less suspicious than having to explain our questionable wounds at the hospital every other day someone gets injured.There are a good number of feds in my pocket but some of







