LOGINGiannaIâve been awake since his phone rang, and from how he hid to take the call, whispering like I wasnât meant to hear, I knew it was serious.I just didnât expect it to be about me.âGo on, tell me,â I press, but Dmitry just stands there like a deer in headlights.The guilt on his face cracks the tiny bit of trust Iâve been building toward him.âItâs⊠itâs a surprise.âDoes he think Iâm stupid? A surprise? Yeah rightâlike I was born last week.âGet out.âHe pauses like I just asked him to do something impossible, I watch as his face falls completely and then shifts to have disappointment and confusion. â...Youâre asking me to leave?â he repeats, hopeful he misheard. His brows pull together, a faint crease forming between them, I know he's waiting for me to take it back and I want to. But I genuinely can't, I'm scared to give him the benefit of doubt. Whoever called wants him back in Toronto, and that's the fear that bugs me. It's best to let him go now than wait for the momen
DmitryGianna is beautiful. Her eyes squint just so when she smiles, and a dimpleâone-sided, mischievousâpops out like itâs showing off. When she frowns from concentrating too hard, her eyes glisten, her forehead creasing in a way that makes me want to smooth it out myself.But right now⊠sheâs caught off guard. Surprised by the rawness of my words. Thatâs a different kind of pretty entirely. An ethereal beauty that seizes my breath and ignites a protectiveness I didn't think I had, and maybe⊠claim her all over again.âI didnât say you were pretty,â she claims, brushing her hair off her flushed face.âBut you called me âpretty boy,â didnât you⊠Mummy?â I coo, and immediately realize my teasing mightâve backfiredâbecause yeah, my cock just betrayed me with a sudden, hard jerk in my pants.Talk about being auto-sexual.âM-Mummy?â she repeats, brow raised in pure disbelief.âYou donât get it yet, do you?â I murmur, leaning closer, letting the words sink in. âIâm a gone man for you. I l
GiannaMy teeth sink into my bottom lip as I chew on it, trying to figure out how the hell Iâm supposed to answer that question.Do I tell him the truth?That I got jealous of his relationship with Rhonda?God. Even thinking it sounds ridiculous.âI needed space,â I say instead.It isnât entirely a lie.âSpace for what, Gianna?â he asks, exhaling slowly, frustration twisting his features. âYou told me you love me.ââAnd I do,â I reply quietly. âBut I also love Kevin.âThe words feel heavy in my mouth.âAnd Iâm not willing to break up with him for you.âHe suddenly drops to his knees in front of me.The movement is so abrupt it steals the air from my lungs, and I immediately force my eyes away, unable to look at him like that.âIâm not asking you to break up with him,â he says quietly. âAnd Iâm not asking you to pause your life for me either.âHis voice softens, losing the sharp edge it carried earlier.âJust⊠donât shut me out completely.âA pause.âPlease, Gianna.ââI⊠IâŠâ The words
GiannaThe door is wide open, and the one person I never thought would find me is standing there in the doorway, his gaze burning straight into me while Iâm still wrapped in Braideâs arms.âWhat the fuck is going on here, Gianna?â Dmitry barks again.Instead of pulling away like any sane person probably would, panic surges through me and I instinctively press deeper into Braideâs embrace, my fingers clutching the fabric of his shirt like itâs the only thing keeping me from falling.Dmitry looks furious.His eyes are blazing, jaw tight, the anger radiating off him that makes the air in the room feel heavy and suffocating.âIt isnât what it looks like,â Braide starts, his voice careful.But Dmitry cuts him off before he can even finish.âIâm not talking to you.âThe words come out sharp and cold, his eyes never leaving mine for even a second.âIâm talking to my ward,â he grits out, the last word sounding like it physically pains him to say it.Then his gaze finally flickers toward Braid
Gianna Shit. Shit. Iâm screwed. I step out of the bathroom and nearly jump out of my skin when I come face to face with my intruder. âWhat the fuck are you doing here!?â I shriek, my voice bouncing off the hotel walls as heat rushes to my face. Braide stares at me like Iâve suddenly grown eight heads. âWhat do you mean?â he says slowly. âI came to apologize.â My heart is still racing from the call, the phone warm in my hand. âOkay,â I snap. âApologize and leave.â His eyes narrow slightly as he studies me. Then his gaze drifts past my shoulder⊠to the bed. Where my open laptop sat. âWho were you talking to?â Panic crawls up my spine. Braide already knows too much about my life, and this particular secret is one Iâd rather he never discover. âNo one,â I say quickly, moving toward the bed and reaching for my laptop. Before I can close it, Braide follows behind me like a freaking shadow. He's close, too fucking close. I can feel the heat of his body behi
Dmitry âWhat the fuck do you mean sheâs gone?â I bark, my voice echoing through the hallway as my eyes bore into Donny. The guardâs head hangs low. âBoss⊠she left this morning. Some guy picked her up.â My fists clench at my sides. What the fuck happened? She was just in my bed. She was justâ Frustration claws through my veins like acid. Only Gianna Ramirez is capable of pushing me to the point where I completely lose my senses. âYou let her leave without asking me first?â I ask slowly. Donny opens his mouth, then closes it again like he realizes thereâs no answer that wonât get him killed. âI thought you knew,â he says carefully. âShe said you were aware sheâd be heading over to her place for a while.â Her place. I nod once, dismissing him with a sharp wave of my hand before storming up the stairs two at a time. What the hell changed in three hours? I shove her bedroom door open, searching for any clue but there's nothing. The room is almost untouched, her bed still
Gianna Dinner is painfully awkward, which itself is strange. I thought the whole eat dinner together rule was just another way for him to get under my skin. Some sick ploy to make me remember our past. But if silence is his weapon of choice, then bravo, Dmitry. Itâs working. The one time I actua
DmitryShe giggles softly, popping the lollipop out of her mouth. âOkay, show me you're serious to tame this kitten, kittentamer.âI don't hesitate, I open my cash app and input her camgirl tag sending 25k without any hesitation. Me: sent a quarter of your pay.Me: you can go ahead to check it, bu
Gianna This is stupid. Really freaking stupid, I think to myself as I slip into the red lacy thong that Kitten Tamer âgiftedâ me. What if it has some sort of disease in it? Yeah, Diane said it was crossâchecked for tracking devices and sperm, and it came out clear, but what about STIs? I groan a
Dmitry Good grief. Thatâs the only thing I feel. Not anger. Maybe a flicker of jealousy. But mostly a low, almost embarrassing sense of pity for Giannaâs little poster boyfriend. The boy looks like he might piss himself just from standing in front of me. Not like last night, when heâs bold enough







