Lahat ng Kabanata ng Kiss Me, Bravta King: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

MaximThis time, when I woke up, I didn't get out of bed. After two mornings of not waking up with Anastasia snuggled next to me, I realized how much I wanted to spend the first moments of every day like this.With her, warm and relaxed, her soft, naked body pressed flush to mine. We'd showered after that bath, and then when we came back to bed, we had sex once more. I could tell she was too tired for anything more, so together, we fell asleep, wrapped up with each other.Her leg was draped over mine, like she wanted to cling to me in sleep. I ran my hand up and down her arm that covered my chest, and I gazed at her sleeping face so close to mine.She damn near cuddled me like a teddy bear, like a toy she needed for comfort, and I wanted to give it to her. I wanted to give her the whole fucking world.Back and again, I stroked my hand over her slender arm, reveling in the contrast between us. She was paler to my tanned complexion, but with the tattoos lining her skin, she looked even

MaximGetting ready to leave Cozumel didn't take us long. That was why I didn't feel guilty to fuck her before breakfast. The food and coffee did get cold, but Anastasia wasn't the kind of person to complain. A complaint was the last thing on her mind with that self-satisfied smile on her sexy face.She'd come so hard, I swore she'd pass out. I wasn't in much better condition, my breaths ragged as we came down from the high.It was fitting, though. Telling her that I chose her over fulfilling this job called for a celebration. And we'd accomplished that."Is that everything?" she asked me as I packed my things into my bag. I hadn't brought much with me, and she'd had all her things stolen."Yes." I took her hand as we exited the room. I didn't reach out for her like I used to. I didn't have to worry about her running. Unless it was to me. Like the way she'd jumped into my lap earlier.I threaded my fingers with hers because I enjoyed her touch. It was a physical reminder that she was

AnastasiaWhile Maxim spoke on the phone, I walked around the spacious penthouse.Out the window, I took in the sights of skyscrapers and the other structures of the city.From Jersey, to London, then Cozumel and Chicago.Next would be New York. With Maxim.I hugged myself, looking out at the city below.Behind me, Maxim spoke about hiding the evidence of something, and I knew it had to be something grisly and dark, whatever his men needed advice on. Still, I wasn't frightened. I'd never felt safer than when I was with Maxim.Yet, I didn't want to rely on him too much. I told him that I wouldn't cling. That I could entertain myself. In this limbo of waiting for my fiancé to be dealt with, I didn't know what to do. It was all happening so fast. My life was being shaken up so rapidly.I guess it won't matter if I don't graduate now.The thought depressed me. I would've been finishing up the last of exams by now with Zoe. Even though I didn't know what my life would be like as Maxim's gi

AnastasiaMy gag was a soggy, soaking mess of a rag. Erik jammed it in there so tight, my jaw ached. The knots tugged at my hair, and it took conscious effort to breathe steadily through my nose.I couldn't risk passing out. I had to stay alert and with it, to track where we were going. Whatever I could do to help the effort to get back to Maxim, I would do it.I refused to lose him. With this separation, I knew without a doubt that I belonged with that Mafia man. Doubts filled my head when we arrived at that penthouse, but now that I was violently whisked away, I yearned to be right back at his side.Erik hauled me out of the building in a cart. It looked like a housekeeper trolley, only heavier duty like something a maintenance man might use. Unceremoniously, he dropped me into a large bin like something to collect multiple bags of garbage. I beat at the container, but with the thick plastic walls, my hits were dulled.No one stopped him. And before I panicked that I'd run out of ai

MaximThe next morning, I shot straight up from the couch when my phone rang. It buzzed, pulling me out of the shitty couple of hours of sleep I'd managed. Since the moment Anastasia disappeared, I'd been doing all I could to look for her. My body crashed on me, but I was up now, instantly reaching for my phone.By the time I picked it up, the call was dropped."Fuck."If that was something about Anastasia...It rang again, long enough that a name showed on the screen.It was Zakh. I didn't hesitate to answer. He had to know by now that Anastasia was gone. I hadn't updated him personally yesterday. Each time I called, the reception sucked or he didn't pick up."Zakh?""Max—" Static cut him off, and I only got butchered syllables afterward. "—it then.""Zakh. You're breaking up."A faint click, then a buzz, sounded."What? You keep going in and out of audio," he replied.I ended the call and set my phone on the table. Staring at it, I gave in to the alarms blaring in my mind. There wer