All Chapters of Reckless Hearts: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Figuring Holly had fallen asleep on him, Andrei ended the call and softly padded to his home office. He hooked his phone to the charger and accessed the safe behind one of Eden's paintings framing the room. He had a ton of her artworks in his home in Linksfield, and he had a feeling he'd be adding to his collection soon if Holly was also a fan. Pulling out a stack of accounting journals, Andrei took them back to his desk, and within minutes, he was thoroughly engrossed in the family's books. The extent of his cousin's theft became more apparent with each passing second as he sifted through countless transactions, comparing inventory records against their profits. Two hours in, Andrei felt utterly overwhelmed as he moved on to his sixth, maybe seventh, journal. He'd lost count. And the longer he stared at the pages, trying to make sense of the numbers, the more he resented their archaic record keeping. As much as his father had embraced technology, one thing he refused to do was

"Why did you invite him here?" Andrei asked, feeling all of Aleksei's emotions—from his hurt to his bewilderment—as if they were his own. Despite the years of separation and tumultuous relationship, their emotional bond was still as strong as ever. And it pissed Andrei off because disliking Aleksei and treating him like an enemy was far easier than loving him, only to be hurt and disappointed over and over. "You know we are nothing but chess pieces to him," Andrei continued, his voice breaking slightly. "Why did you think this would turn out differently?" "I thought he would have forgiven me by now," Aleksei replied, leaning against the wall. "Besides, I was hoping he'd agree to speak with the parole board." "You don't need him for that." "Yes, I do. I need a family member." "And you've got me." "You mean?" Aleksei said, his words faltering as if he dared not hope Andrei would agree to speak on his behalf. "I'll do it," Andrei assured him, surprising even himself with the offe

While Andrei was wheeling and dealing at a prison fifty kilometres away from Rock Castle, Holly was still stuck at the hospital and very close to climbing the walls. She'd only spent a night here, but she was already so damn tired of the place. She was sick of the coddling from the nurses. Sick of the food. Sick of feeling like a prisoner in her own ward because of the constant presence of her brother's security team. So when the attending doctor finally strolled in just before lunchtime with Holly's latest test results and announced she was being discharged, Holly was so overcome with joy she almost hugged her. Something that was totally out of character for her. She wasn't big on physical contact unless, of course, said contact came from a certain sexy Russian. The mere thought of her future husband filled her with giddy excitement, and she couldn't believe that in exactly two days, they'd be husband and wife. Since the proposal, she had lost track of the number of times she'd t

Holly was on her fifth dress, admiring the mermaid silhouette in the mirror, when a man, whom she assumed was a delivery guy, strolled in. "The office is that way," she said, pointing in the opposite direction. "I'm not looking for the office, Miss Anderson." In the middle of adjusting the veil on her head, Holly froze, her spidey sense going up as the man slowly approached her. "Who are you, and how do you know my name?" she asked, unable to keep the panic from her voice. Maybe it was the surgical mask covering half his face or the gigantic bouquet of flowers in his hands, but something about him made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. When he lowered his mask, though, revealing a rugged face that belonged on the glossy pages of GQ Magazine, and a smile that could melt the biggest iceberg, Holly let down her guard, mentally shaking herself for being so damn paranoid. She cocked her head to the side as she stared at him, convinced she'd seen him before. But for the lif

Taken aback by Andrei's directness, Detective Moss fell silent for the moment, leaving his partner to get their show on the road. Detective Earl opened the interview with a relatively straightforward line of questioning, inquiring about Andrei's presence at The Empress Monday night. With nothing to hide, Andrei answered truthfully, taking them through the dinner with his father and the Petrovs. For several minutes, the detectives hung on his words as he corroborated Holly's account of the incident at The Empress, their reactions flitting from bewilderment to disbelief. By the time Andrei was done with his side of the story, neither detective could hide his disgust. "All this because of an arranged marriage?" said Detective Moss. "Eleven people died yesterday, and six of them were innocent bystanders!" added Detective Earl, his face flushed with anger. "You people are insufferable!" "You people?" Andrei snorted, aghast at the remark and the implication that he was 'less than' in