LOGINThis book is officially over. I can't believe I finished it. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I did at some point, but for some reason, I always found the energy to push through. I want to thank everyone who gave this book a chance. Without you, this book wouldn't be as successful as it
“Nikolai, I- ouch” She takes a step towards me and then stops, her face twisting into a grimace. I'm at her side in an instant, my hands around her shoulder, steadying her, “What's wrong?” I ask, my gaze scanning her carefully. My eyes land on the thin ragged line on her knee. The edges are raw, a
To be honest I wouldn't blame her if she did. She’d just seen me torture information out of a man. A man who deserves every bit of pain I dished out to him and more but still. Ava wasn’t used to this. She wasn’t used to seeing other people suffer. I was. I thought I could shield her from the darknes
Nikolai There's a solid second that follows after I see her, where the two of us just stare at each other, neither one of us willing to break contact first. Fuck. She wasn't supposed to be here. How the hell did she even find this place? "Ava, wait," Her eyes widened, a flicker of panic cross
I don’t. My pulse dips, and my heart rate spikes. The passageway is dark and the light seeping in from the library barely serves as an adequate lighting source. I whip out my phone and turn on the flashlight, barely containing the scream that threatens to erupt from my throat, when I see a roach s
The drawing is far from perfect, but it's perfect enough to make Kira smile, and that's enough for me. “Do you think Papa will like it?” I smile softly, brushing a strand of her dark hair away from her face. "I think your papa will love it.” Kira's smile brightens even more. The door to the
That night, his voice was sharper than usual, angrier. I could tell something was wrong, and even though I couldn't make out his words, I distinctively remember the word please making its way into the conversation once or twice. “I remember,” I whisper, horror wringing into my tone as my gaze flic
His gaze moves to Aaron. Behind him, Antonio groans, struggling to stay upright as blood seeps through his shirt, staining the concrete beneath him in slow, dark pools. "Take her to the car Aaron." "No," I immediately say, reaching for him. I won't let him do this alone. What if something happene
Ava Two things happen in that very instant. The first is that I scream. Loudly. I scream so loud that my eardrums rupture and the eardrums of others at least a thousand miles away do the same. I scream so loudly that my throat burns from the stretch, and my father —or should I say ex-father—and An
"You kill me and my father will make sure the Bratva pays for taking away his only heir." "Only heir?"I chuckle darkly, wiping the blood from my knuckles with the edge of his already ruined suit jacket. "As far as heirs go, Your father will be more than happy to have finally gotten rid of the stai







