로그인I was frozen in shock.My girlfriend, the woman I loved, had the mark of the most feared Russian Bratva tattooed on her wrist. I could only watch in horror as my friends laid into her, and I did nothing. It was even more horrific when she defended herself, her justifiable anger spitting out over their heads. I could feel their shame as her truth hit them square in the face. A five-year-old child, held down and tattooed against her will, she must have been in so much pain, and then physically abused by men who should have known better, only to be betrayed by the one man she should have been able to trust. My poor, poor beauty had been through so much, and I just sat there and let her deal with it on her own. When I finally jumped to my feet, they were all quick to apologise, telling me to bring her back and they would make it up to her. I shoved them away from me and snarled.'As if she would ever be stupid enough to come here again. I mean, thanks, guys, we are so fucking done. Don'
I knew my nationality would become a problem. 'How could it not be?'I thought miserably as Maxime's words sank in. 'I was a Russian, and he was a member of the American Air Force; we were natural enemies. It did not matter that I had been born and bred in the USA, or that I had never been to the Motherland. No one would care that I was more American Eagle than Russian Bear because, thanks to my father, stamped on my birth certificate was Bratva Principessa. I was condemned before I even understood why. Leon had been coming back from his girlfriend's when I literally ran into him. He caught me before I could face plant the driveway, and thankfully took one look at my tear-stained face and turned around to take me home. He did not ask me any questions, just dropped me off at my penthouse and told m
I have never been in love. I thought I had, at least a couple of times, when I was younger, but I knew now that what I had felt back then was only infatuation. As I watched Tavisha walking out of her class with my kid brother, Leon, their heads together, debating a point made in class, it hit me hard. 'I was really falling for this beautiful young woman.'Leon had no designs on her other than as a friend; they had both made that clear, and to their surprise, they had found they actually liked each other, as friends. Now they went to school together, did their homework together and argued good-naturedly the way siblings did. He looked out for her, as I would have expected him to do as my brother. I smiled as they continued to argue, and he suddenly stopped in front of her and swung her over his shoulder, making her shriek with laughter. Whenever he was losing the argument, he resorted to behaving like a neanderthal and dropping her into my lap. It must have been genetic, because whenev
When the car door slams shut behind me, I instantly spin around and try to open the door. Of course, the child locks are on, and I bang my fists on the glass in frustration. Before I register that I am not alone, strong hands clasp me around the waist, and I am lifted onto Maxime's lap, and my arms are pinned at my sides. I try to struggle free, much to his amusement, and if the monster poking my ass is anything to go by, it is arousing him too.'You keep this up, beautiful, and I am going to pin you down and fuck you right here.'He smirks, and I freeze my chest heaving as I pant against him. I hear him groan, and then, before I know what is happening, he is kissing me, hard and possessively. To my chagrin, I resist him for about three seconds, and then my hands are around his neck, and I am tugging him closer, kissing him back hungrily. He breaks the kiss, chuckling as he whispers in my ear.'I fully intend to kiss every part of your delectable body, little tigress, but first you owe
'I'm going to fucking kill him.'I roared, hurling the burner cell phone across my office to smash against the wall.'Pres, Pres, what the fuck?'Liam came running, skidding to a stop when he saw the shattered phone.'I should have known he would betray me like this.'I snarled and pointed to the legal papers on my desk.'She wants a divorce, says she was never allowed to be 'herself' and wants to be allowed to choose her own way from now on, and that fucking traitor is helping her.'Cormack, Keane and Sean follow Liam into my office and close the door behind them.'He had set her up for this, I knew it, the Prospects tell me his oldest son has been sniffing around her, so he wants me out of the picture.''Liam, you are my Enforcer, bring that traitorous bastard in. I want him in my dungeons by the weekend. I want him alive so he can learn what a painful lesson betraying me is.''Pres, hang on, Jameson is a powerful man with a lot of sway over the people of this town. If we bring him
'What the hell had I just done?'I was sitting in my place at the table, looking at plate after plate of delicious gourmet food and barely tasting any of it. I had just allowed the gorgeous stranger sitting next to me to fuck me in his parents' restroom.'What the fuck had I been thinking?'I had never been this reckless, ever in my life. Not only was I still technically married to Killian, even though I was trying to extricate myself from that, because I wanted to regain my own autonomy. Instead, like a lovesick teenager, I had given myself to the first hot guy I had met.Keeping my eyes down, I was mortified by my behaviour, especially as he had the nerve to come and sit down as if nothing had happened. Turning to charm the older woman, who was a friend of his mother, making her blush with his flattery. 'I had to get out of here.'I thought, blinking away the tears that gathered behind my eyes.I was so ashamed of my behaviour. When the woman asked Maxime to show her where the res
I need to leave. I know this: if I stay much longer, they will find me.My eyes stray to the sleeping woman guiltily; she was going to help me before she passed out. Not out of any sympathy for my predicament, she wanted Killian O'Hara for herself. Although I would be shocked if a man as gorgeous
We did not find her!!My men searched every nook and cranny, but she appeared to have disappeared into thin air.'Must have had help, Pres.'Liam pulls up alongside me, followed by Cormack.'Someone is hiding her. There's no way she got away from us this quickly.'He adds, frowning as his eyes cont
The jump from the balcony was steep and scary, but I did not hesitate. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and leapt into the darkness. Landing badly, I winced when I tried to stand, then gritted my teeth and raced for the tree line. Pushing the pain away, I shoved through the shrubs and roots,
The alarm going off dragged me from my sleep, and I was dressed and running for the security room in seconds, arriving at the same time as Cormack and Liam.'What the fuck is going on?'I demanded as the alarm blared and the compound's grounds were flooded with bright white search lights.Keane and







