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27: Less Of An Outsider II
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Kings Of The Bratva 28: Irresistible Heat
AriaI barely had time to enter the house before Roman's lips were firmly on mine, back pressed against the wall.Melting into his touch as his fingers worked my hair elastic undone so he could run them through my tresses, I forgot about how strange he had been. The chilly distance between us dissipated at once, and all I wanted was more of him.Roman had an incredible power that rendered me useless from mere touch alone, leaving me wanting and frantic. It was no different from the first time as our mouths collided, melding like we were made for each other.It was impossible to breathe, but I didn't care. Air didn't feel necessary while his lips brushed against mine feverishly, pouring his own desire into the kiss.His other hand slipped down to my waist where he squeezed, drawing out a soft breath from me. He smiled into the kiss and pulled me impossibly close.There was no returning from the kiss without getting what we both wanted, that was abundantly clear.In a whirl of frantic
Last Updated : 2025-04-08Kings Of The Bratva 29: Irresistible Heat II
AriaStunned by what sounded like a promise, I only nodded, dumbstruck."Good," he murmured, gripping my chin in his hand as his lips crashed onto mine again.I saw nothing but darkness and stars as my lashes fluttered closed, too needy for him to care how it happened. His lips demanded all of my attention, and I had no mind to think about anything else.His tongue swiped against my lower lip, to which I complied, and he deepened the kiss so sinfully that even the devil himself would clutch his pearls.Instinctively, I spread my legs as his hand dropped to my thigh, reaching beneath my dress for those lace panties he had spied earlier.A shiver ran down my spine as he brushed against my pussy, already soaked for him. When he added more pressure, my back arched, silently begging for more."God, you feel so good," he groaned against my lips, his voice low and filled with need. "So fucking perfect."I couldn't stop the way my body reacted, but the heat in my chest flared. “You really thi
Last Updated : 2025-04-08Kings Of The Bratva 30: This Can't Be Happening
RomanWe were both spent and satisfied, but after I crawled back into bed and brought her against my chest, something moved through Aria’s eyes.We sat in silence for a while as I ran a hand up and down her arm, wondering why she was being uncharacteristically quiet. She felt so still—almost frozen. Something didn’t feel right.Intuitively, I had the feeling there was something she needed to say. Cocking a brow at her, I murmured, “Is everything all right?”That made her tense, and immediately, my concern flared. There was definitely something wrong.Aria let go of a deep, yet uncertain breath. She pushed herself up to look me in the eyes, gaze full of both guilt and fear.“What’s wrong?” I asked again, bringing a thumb up to caress her cheek.She closed her eyes and leaned into the touch, sighing. “There’s something I’ve been keeping from you because I’ve been too much of a coward to tell you.”My brows furrowed, not knowing what to expect.Immediately, my mind went to the worst plac
Last Updated : 2025-04-09Kings Of The Bratva 31: I Want Them Dead
RomanDeflating, I put my face in my hands. I did know. I heard it. I saw it in her face.When I didn’t say anything, he scoffed. “I can’t believe you.”“She knew for weeks and didn’t tell me until tonight. How else was I supposed to take it?!” I snapped back, still trying to navigate the mess of my emotions. “I felt blindsided.”“That was weeks of her being scared, then. Alone with that knowledge.”“I know she was, she told me herself,” I admitted, taking another swig.The disappointment on Nikolai’s face was immeasurable. “And you ran, leaving her alone at your house. This isn’t how the Lanstovs do things, Roman.”“I suppose not,” I muttered, shaking my head. “And what if there’s some sort of marriage pact you’d like me to comply to? I can’t do that with another woman’s child running around.”“That child is yours. A Lantsov. Your heir. Why on earth would I need you to fulfill a pact when your child is already growing?” he questioned, looking shocked at my reluctance to accept this.
Last Updated : 2025-04-09Kings Of The Bratva 32: My Captive
AriaMy head spun as my eyes peeled open, feeling like I had the worst hangover in the world.Everything was stiff and I wanted nothing more than to stretch, but I couldn’t. Restraints kept my hands from coming apart, along with my feet.Where was I?As the room began to filter in around me, flickers of memories sparked within my mind.I had been crying after Roman left, wondering what I was going to do. Then there were gunshots. I thought there was an accident on the street until the door was kicked in. There were too many men at once, all reaching for me.I screamed, but it didn’t matter. I must’ve fell unconscious since I couldn’t remember anything after that.The thoughts were fragmented and difficult to remember, but it was enough for me to know I wasn’t with the Lantsovs.I had no idea where I was or who had taken me. The thick rope was scratchy against my wrists and ankles. My dress had ridden uncomfortably high up my thighs, but I couldn’t do much to fix it. I felt exposed an
Last Updated : 2025-04-11Kings Of The Bratva 33: Refusing To Break
Aria That irritation flared inside my chest again, accompanied by my reoccurring anxiousness. If only my hands weren’t bound, I’d punch him in his rich face.“I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that your kidnapper boyfriend would want to take my sister for no reason. You can play stupid all you want, but I know that you know something. Just spit it out before I get bored of you.”There was a venom of warning in his tone, but I wasn’t scared enough to speak. In my mind, I had nothing to say to him.After another moment of silence from me, Marco rolled his eyes and exclaimed as if it was the biggest inconvenience he had ever experienced.“You’re killing me!” Marco cried out, returning that smug glare to me. “Spit it out, sweetheart. It’s a miracle the Lantsovs didn’t throw you out just for boring them.”“I don’t know anything,” I spat, gritting my teeth at him. “You’re wasting your time.”“While I do agree that my time is being wasted, I have the feeling you’re trying
Last Updated : 2025-04-11Kings Of The Bratva 34: Rage And Rescue
- RomanMy knuckles strained white against the steering wheel as I pushed the engine as hard as it would go, not caring how fast I went.The city was a blur around me while I drove, at my wit's ends. I stopped at every place I thought she might be, suspicious of any warehouses not owned by my family.Aria had been taken and she was surely held somewhere nearby. They would want us to locate her eventually, as it would give them full access to us, hoping to trap us. But we would be ready.Our numbers outdid that of nearly every other family in the city, and with a cause, we wouldn't stop until we got what we wanted.I had been driving for hours, nerves fraying while I glanced out the window, silently begging that I would find her soon.Unfortunately, New York was a big city, and there were plenty of places to hide someone. It was a matter of us getting the right coordinates and ambushing them before they had the chance to do the same to us.The regret and guilt sat heavily in my chest,
Last Updated : 2025-04-13Kings Of The Bratva 35: Rage And Rescue II
RomanAs quietly as I could, I opened the back gate, careful not to let it squeak. The two of us slipped through, moving silently through the elaborate backyard. Even if he was facing us, the guard likely wouldn't have caught sight of us through everything in the garden and the decorations.Blending in with the darkness around us, we split apart, and Dimitri got himself in range while I kept going toward the back deck.One small pop took the guard out as he slumped in his chair, blood streaking down his head and neck. Dimitri joined me at the back door, sliding through the gap he had left open.Entering the house was disorienting. We didn't have a floor plan on hand, and it was up to us to sneak around without being caught.The silent main floor allowed us the chance to breathe and make a decision. We could either cover the whole level then move upstairs, or assume Aria was up there to begin with. That seemed unlikely, but starting from the top seemed to make more sense.We crept thro
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Kings Of The Bratva 6. Poker Night IV
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Kings Of The Bratva 5. Poker Night III
- DimitriLooking into Maria Esposito’s face felt like a double-edged sword. It offered me the chance to analyze her expression and figure her moves out before she could make them. As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I also didn’t mind staring into those hazel eyes.Yet, I couldn’t let it trip me up. Knowing we were there for our own reasons, letting our schemes play out with the hope of coming out of the game at an advantage, was the downside. There was nothing lighthearted about it, even if Maria didn’t want to say that outright.Despite not knowing it, she had willingly proved what I had been chasing all along. From her own admittance, she was working with another family. While I had known that already, I’d needed her confirmation, and she handed it to me more willingly than I had anticipated.With that tidbit of information, all I needed was their name, and what this apparent upper hand was Maria and this other family thought they had over us. In time, I hoped to trick her into
Kings Of The Bratva 4. Poker Night II
Maria "Mhm," I hummed in return, not interested in becoming buddy-buddy with him. I returned my gaze to Dimitri and put out the remainder of my cigarette on the ashtray. "No brothers tonight?"Dimitri sucked his teeth and dropped into the chair next to mine nonchalantly. His cold blue eyes held mine without wavering. "They couldn't make it. Unfortunately, it's just us and whoever else decides to show up."My stomach turned at the prospect, but I held myself together. "Oh boo. Maybe next time."His brows shot up. "Already planning on next time?""I'm sure you'd love that."Dimitri shrugged as the private room started filling with a handful of others to whom I had extended an invite. While I wasn't exactly interested in befriending them, it didn't hurt to have potential partners, or witnesses at the very least.Before long, the same employee, who would end up being our dealer for the game, returned and he ensured everyone had their drinks before beginning.I greeted the others with as
Kings Of The Bratva 3. Poker Night
- Maria"Get your shit together."Nera's domineering tone came through the cell and made my nerves fray even more from the backseat of the SUV. Looking out the window as the city passed by, I pulled in a strained breath."What are you talking about?" I asked, hoping my voice didn't show my bluff. "I'm fine.""I can practically hear your heart racing from here," she began, using that smooth, almost cat-like voice that often came through when she had a vested interest in something. When she was worried I would fumble and wanted to rope me back in. "You need to keep your wits about you, Maria. You're going up against the Lanstovs. This is a make-or-break moment.""I know that," I mumbled, more annoyed by the knot winding itself tighter in my stomach than how she seemed to be hovering closer than I expected. While it should've gotten under my skin, having her in my ear was a relief. It was enough of a distraction to keep me from going off the deep end."If that's the case, then why can I
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Kings Of The Bratva 2. Mentor Duty
DimitriI deadpanned at my eldest brother, searching for any kind of sign that he didn’t mean the words that had left his mouth.When Nikolai said nothing in return, I pressed even further. “You can’t be serious.”“I’m completely serious,” he began, giving me that stern look he often gave us. “You’ll be mentoring Viktor to give him a better idea of what you do, and how you command our manpower.”Our cousin, Vik, stood next to Nikolai awkwardly, just as sheepish as I expected him to be. I didn’t have anything against him necessarily, but having a hitchhiker shadow my every move was not what I had in mind today.I blinked back at Nikolai in disbelief, choosing to ignore Vik and the naïve light in his eyes. “What about his brother? Why can’t Yaro mentor him?”Nikolai sighed and leaned against the table. “Yaro has already shown him the rundown from his perspective, but he should see the business from another angle. To see how everything is managed, and what we will expect of him. Besides,
Kings Of The Bratva 1. Revenge
- MariaThe bitter cold moved past me like a specter, trying to chill me through my wool coat and scarf. My breath left in small wisps as I sighed, staring at the headstones of the only family I had left. There was still something unfamiliar about those graves. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get used to the feeling.Months had passed since the Lanstovs stomped all over us, and it still wasn’t easier to stomach. Each day passed like before, but my life had changed.I had no idea Marco and Dad were going up against the Lanstov brothers. I didn’t know much at all. I never paid attention to the family business—Marco was the eldest, Dad’s only son. He was to inherit everything, not me.Then a few trigger pulls and two bullets changed it all.Now it all belonged to me—the men, the dealings, the money—even if I didn’t know where to begin. My world expanded more than I ever imagined, and the underbelly of the crime world wasn’t something I could run from. My father had been a significant figure, eve
Kings Of The Bratva ~Book 4: The Bratva's Wildcard~
When a ruthless Bratva king wins a poker game with more than just money on the table, he walks away with a living, breathing trophy—a girl too young, too defiant, and far too tempting to let go.She wanted revenge. He gave her captivity.Now, locked in his estate with no escape and no allies, she’s forced to play a new kind of game, one where the stakes are her freedom, her body, and the very heart she swore she’d never give away.He says she’s unripe. Untouched. That he’ll mold her into the perfect Bratva wife. She hates his arrogance, his icy control, his ability to make her tremble with just a look.But hate is a dangerous game to play...especially when desire blurs the lines.He owns her now. The question is—will she break free, or beg to stay?
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Hey my loves!I’m beyond grateful for each of you who came along for this ride with Roman and Aria! But don’t get too comfortable, because Book Four is coming up fast and it’s going to be amazing! I can’t wait for you to dive back in!Please let me know what you think so far–I’m always excited to hear your thoughts!💕
