Share

Irina

last update Last Updated: 2025-06-11 08:13:30

“I think he’s scared of me.” I picked up my coffee cup and took a large sip, looking around the busy café.

Roman snorted. “So maybe he isn’t as foolish as I thought he was.” He leaned back on his chair, studying me closely. He’d called early in the morning, asking to meet me. I knew he was worried about how Sean might choose to treat me. My big brother Roman, always the worry wort.

I cocked an eyebrow at him but didn’t say anything else. He was kind of right.

“So now what?” he asked, his big hand dwarfing the expresso cup he was holding.

I shrugged. “Well, the peace is holding so…”

“You ready to live like this for a whole year?” he gave me an incredulous look.

“Eh,” I shrugged again, “It’s not so bad. It’s not as if he’s beating me.”

Clouds gathered on Roman’s face. “If he tried that I’d kill him myself.”

I gave him a smug half smile. “I expect he knows that.”

He reached out and took my hand in his. “Distrustful husband aside, you good?”

I laughed. “It’s only been one day. Gimme some
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Locked Chapter

Latest chapter

  • The Queen's Gambit   Sean

    That Irina and I were sexually compatible wasn’t a shock to me. I had always had a thing for her, ever since I was a teenager and the auld Pakhan used to meet with my da. She had always been so intense. Her eyes used to bore into me even then – studying me. Noticing me.I preened under her attention even though I made sure never to let it show on my face. When her father killed mine, I was ashamed to feel the loss of that gaze – to know I’d never again feel it on my skin in the same way. When Vladimir died and Roman took over, I began to hope again.I didn’t just want her because my body wanted hers though. I needed answers and she could give them to me. If I was as much of a conniving bastard as Vladimir Petrov had been, I’d have found a way to coerce his daughter into telling me already.But I wanted her to tell me of her own accord. It could not be easy to admit such a truth but there was no way to have trust in this marriage if she didn’t.You should maybe have thought of that be

  • The Queen's Gambit   Irina

    I lay splayed on the bed, blinking up at the ceiling. My body felt like something new, a part of me, but separate. A thing that throbbed and pulsed in shock and awe, trying to recover from being plundered so thoroughly, and so well.I almost didn’t know what to do next.There had always been something about Sean I was drawn to even when he was younger. He always accompanied his father to meetings with mine, looking solemn and serious, like he knew that one day the fate of the rabbits would rest on his shoulders.Roman never deigned to notice him, but I did. It was why I followed him and his father into the garden that day. Why I overheard what they said and assumed the worst.Why I told my father.And now his father and sister were dead and I wasn’t sure I’d even gotten the conversation right.If I was any kind of honorable, I would tell Sean…right away. I would tell him it was my fault they were dead. I sat up, staring emptily at the blank wall.If I do that, it’ll be outright war; a

  • The Queen's Gambit   Sean

    The day seems to stretch out interminably, just going on and on, the one time, I’d prefer it to end. Of course, there’s no law that says I can’t just grab Irina and bed her at any time. She is my wife after all, but she’s currently doing beauty things with a very sturdy looking woman with a stern face who gave me a very incredulous look when I dared to open the door to Irina’s room, in order to see what she was up to.I decide to leave the house and leave them to it. I have things to do. We have a chain of laundromats all over the city that serve to clean our money but I’m always looking for new avenues.I drive down to the port where one of my ships is scheduled to land this afternoon. All those people shopping on Ali Express have made my life a lot easier. Enables me to sail through Asia picking up cargo all nice and legal.I go into the office, exchanging banter with the officers at customs. As far as they know, all my cargo is legitimate so it’s perfectly reasonable for me to be h

  • The Queen's Gambit   Irina

    Why did I make that deal?I’m not particularly bothered that Sean isn’t sleeping with me – it’s just that, I don’t know why he’s not and I like to keep my men predictable. If he married me, and doesn’t want to have sex with me…then what does he want?It’s a little terrifying to think about if I’m being honest. The leaders of Organized Crime – be it Italian or Irish, Russian or Black, are fucking psychos. You just never know what they might be thinking.Clearly Sean’s reticence doesn’t stem from lack of interest – he actually sounded worried when he was complaining about me going off without telling anyone. Almost as worried as Roman would sound if he knew. I’m not quite sure what to make of that.Now that Natasha doesn’t have to pretend to be a maid, she’s discarded the demure clothing and is back in combat gear, fully armed and assuming the military posture that was her wont before we came here.She definitely seems more relaxed in a weird kind of way, and so am I. I stand up, decidin

  • The Queen's Gambit   Sean

    The swirl of emotions I was feeling as I followed Irina on her motorbike had me very confused. As I had watched her speeding away from me, going so fast I was almost hard put to keep up, all I could think was if she hit something at that speed there was no way she could survive.The cold grue that filled my chest at the thought could only be attributed to fear. But what possible reason did I have to fear for Irina? I barely knew her.“What the fuck?” I said to myself as the Boston city skyline came into sight. “First of all, where the hell was she going? And who told her she could go crazy on a motorbike? Honestly Sasha spoiled her.”Great, now I was talking to myself. I don’t even know why I followed Irina this morning. She left so early, I was curious about where she was going on the morning after her wedding day. Seeing her have breakfast with Sasha wasn’t exactly a shock. She was probably giving her first report.Not that there was anything much she could tell him. Their conversat

  • The Queen's Gambit   Irina

    “I think he’s scared of me.” I picked up my coffee cup and took a large sip, looking around the busy café.Roman snorted. “So maybe he isn’t as foolish as I thought he was.” He leaned back on his chair, studying me closely. He’d called early in the morning, asking to meet me. I knew he was worried about how Sean might choose to treat me. My big brother Roman, always the worry wort.I cocked an eyebrow at him but didn’t say anything else. He was kind of right.“So now what?” he asked, his big hand dwarfing the expresso cup he was holding.I shrugged. “Well, the peace is holding so…”“You ready to live like this for a whole year?” he gave me an incredulous look.“Eh,” I shrugged again, “It’s not so bad. It’s not as if he’s beating me.”Clouds gathered on Roman’s face. “If he tried that I’d kill him myself.”I gave him a smug half smile. “I expect he knows that.”He reached out and took my hand in his. “Distrustful husband aside, you good?”I laughed. “It’s only been one day. Gimme some

More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status