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Reckless Hearts 148|Ghost Of A Man
It took Austin a little while to get his wife to calm down, and when she finally did, she sent him the source of all her despair—an email with multiple image attachments. "You were right," Austin said, holding up his phone and showing off a photo of Orlando and Adeline in their school uniforms, looking petrified and confused, each holding a black rose. "I don't have all the details, but it looks like that psychopath went to my daughter's school! He went to their school, took photos of them, and sent them to Marybeth's work email. Fucking hell!" Andrei quickly grabbed Austin, holding him in place before he could fall apart. "Listen to me; you have to stay calm. We'll find him," Andrei said, afraid of what Austin would do if he let him go. "He went to my kids' school! He took pictures of Orly and Addy. He made them hold those dreadful flowers!" Austin ranted over and over. All Andrei could do was assure him he totally understood his rage. After all, just a few hours ago, he was in
Reckless Hearts 147| The Uncertainty Of Not Knowing
"This is bad," Austin said, his tone suddenly heavy, their conversation taking a darker turn as he lightly rapped his fist on the glass. "We have to work on the assumption he's been watching you for a while.""You're right; that son of a bitch has been watching me," Andrei said, finally giving in to the urge to smoke as he pulled out his cigarettes. "Turns out he's connected to the shitshow on Church Street.""Yesterday's shooting?"Andrei nodded and filled him in on everything—Veronika stalking Holly, finding the wilting black rose at the crime scene, his visit to the morgue, and Jaco's chilling message he'd sent through Holly."You went to the crime scene?" Austin said, scratching his head. "Why?""I was curious," Andrei replied, picking up his glass. He downed his drink in one long gulp, enjoying the sting of the bitter liquid as it hit the back of his throat and scalded his chest. He chased up the high with a dash of nicotine, and by the time he was finished with his cigarette, he
Reckless Hearts 146|Humbled
"Ivanov!" Austin pulled Andrei away from the window, shutting the door behind him. "The ladies were just fulfilling a customer request, that's all. I won't tolerate you putting hands on them—""But they can put their hands on me?" Andrei retorted as he sat down and poured himself a drink. "It's fucking sexual harassment!""Really? You want to go there?""Well, what the hell do you call someone jumping all over your dick when you didn't ask for a fucking lap dance?""Look, I get it," Austin said calmly. "But they were just doing their job. Your friends—""They are not my friends!" Andrei quickly set the record straight. "They are fucking psychopaths, and I'm starting to think they are stalking me.""Who are they?""The Petrov brothers.""As in your future in-laws?""I'm not marrying into that family. But yes, they are Veronika's brothers, the same woman…""Who killed Iris," Austin finished off the rest of Andrei's sentence, his features darkening with a fury Andrei hadn't seen in him i
Reckless Hearts 145|Nine Lives
Holly wasn't the only one grappling with an uncertain future. The longer Andrei obsessed over the wedding that should have been, the more he worried that sooner or later, he'd have to start entertaining the idea of Veronika being his wife. The thought terrified him to such a point that he broke out in cold sweat, his knuckles turning a sickly colour as he clenched his fists on his lap.Sensing the visit with Holly had gone to shit, Igor was smart enough to not ask any questions or make wisecrack comments, leaving Andrei to wallow in misery and self-pity for the entire ride to Crush."You're coming in?" Andrei asked when they pulled up at the club. Igor shook his head, informing him he had to chase up a few leads. "One of Juan's guys called earlier and sent us a few locations Mikhail and David might be using as their base," he said, pulling out his cigarettes from the glove compartment. "And it's none of the three on our list?"Igor shook his head and lit a cigarette, dragging on i
Reckless Hearts 144|I See You
The announcement hit Holly with the brute force of a blow to her stomach, knocking her breath out of her."I don't understand," she murmured when she'd found her voice again. "You held a gun to Veronika's head, for God's sake! How can your father still expect you to marry her? How is she okay with all of this?""She wants this marriage," Andrei replied simply. "She wants me. I am her payment, and it's time to collect.""Payment for what?" Holly asked, dread welling up in her heart."For killing Iris."Holly didn't know a lot about Andrei's life. Hell, she didn't even know what he did with his time, how he spent his days. But his response…those three words—'For killing Iris'—suddenly brought all the rot in his world, buried beneath the glamour of shiny skyscrapers and tailored suits, into sharp focus."And your father promised you to her?" she said, her voice trembling as violently as her body. If it weren't for Andrei's powerful arms around her, Holly was so sure she would have shatte
Reckless Hearts 143|Choose Her Pain
Holly didn't notice her phone had fallen out of her hands. She couldn't even hear Andrei speak, or the worry seeping into his voice the longer she remained silent. All she could focus on was her mom. Her poor mom. "She's gone." Holly didn't realise she'd spoken her thoughts out loud and uttered the words that had been haunting her since her call with Liam until Andrei asked, "Who? Who's gone?" Holly blinked at him, shaking her head in denial as she replied, "Aunt Agnes." "Who's Aunt Agnes?" "My mom's sister," Holly replied. "Okay," Andrei nodded, clearly baffled as he scratched his head. "So where exactly did she go?" "She's dead," Holly said, closing her eyes as she took a long, shaky breath and held it for as long as she could before releasing it. It was a little coping mechanism she'd learned at some point between therapist #3 and therapist #5. Breathing exercises were supposed to get rid of the urge to cut herself to ribbons and to help her take control of her emotion
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