All Chapters of Tied to the Ruthless Three: Chapter 201 - Chapter 207

Vlad came in, his footsteps sharp with irritation. He dropped into the boss’s chair and let out a rough snort.“…make sure the shipment is settled tonight,” Vlad said clearly, his voice heavy and hoarse. He was on the phone.Gabriel’s body pressed fully against mine. There was no space between us. I could feel the steady beat of his heart against my chest. He lowered his head until his face was level with my neck.In a life-or-death situation like this, where one wrong move could get us executed, Gabriel chose to take advantage of it.The hand at my waist squeezed lightly, then slid down to my hips. I glared at Gabriel in the darkness behind the curtain, but he only gave me a thin grin. His lips moved without a sound, forming the words, “Don’t make a sound.”His breath brushed my neck, sending a shiver through me. Fear-soaked adrenaline mixed with a strange, unwelcome arousal. My body reacted to the closeness and to the danger only a few meters away.Vlad walked closer to the window.

The gunshot echoed, deafening, but it was not Alexei’s body that collapsed to the ground.The bullet tore through the chest of the guard standing beside Alexei. The man dropped instantly. I spun around at once, aiming the gun straight at Vlad.The brief silence was shattered into hysterical screams.“Traitor!” Vlad roared, his face flushing red with explosive rage.“You’re the traitor!” I screamed back. “You!”Vlad’s eyes bulged. “Kill Anastasia! Kill her now!”Some of the guests fled into the mansion. Several guards stepped forward, raising their guns. Before they could fire, two black shadows moved fast, knocking them aside.Tisha and Dimitri.“Sorry! We’re late!” Tisha shouted. A wild grin was carved across her face as she tossed me a pair of handcuff keys. God knows how she got them.As I unlocked Alexei’s restraints, the twins launched into action. They kicked and struck the guards with lethal precision. The four of them formed a natural barricade, shielding Alexei and me.The mo

Life at the Lancroft mansion had shifted into a strange, dangerous, intoxicating rhythm. Everything felt peaceful, even though tension never truly left the air. It was just that the tension now came from rivalry. A power game shared by three men… over me.I was standing behind the desk, reviewing documents Nathaniel had given me. He sat at the far end of the table, watching me intently, so intensely it made it hard for me to think straight.Because the way Nathaniel looked at me felt like he was stripping me bare, from head to toe.“You’re done, right?” Nathaniel asked.“Almost.”This time, his gaze turned impatient. Suddenly, he grabbed my wrist and pulled it away from the desk. I frowned at him.“I said almost,” I snapped.“No! I’m not waiting anymore!” His grip tightened.Nathaniel’s dominant aura washed over me. Outside this room, I was the ruler of the Lancroft corporation, where Nathaniel bowed to every decision I made. But when it was just the two of us, I was the submissive

I stepped into one of the bedrooms Alexei usually occupied in the Lancroft family mansion. The room was quiet, lit only by the soft glow of a bedside lamp.In the middle of the bed, Alexei sat against the headboard, calmly reading a book. He set it aside the moment he saw me.Alexei’s expression didn’t change—still flat, composed—as he took in the sight of me standing there in a robe, my hair half-wet. And somehow, it was from that calm that I sought my own peace.I wanted Alexei badly—tried to hunt him down, see him on the bed with his broad chest bare, with that look in his eyes. Alexei’s gaze was so steady, so tranquil, it soothed my heart instantly.If Nathaniel was fire, and Gabriel was a storm, then Alexei was a harbor with still waters—a place where I could finally dock.“Come here, krasivaya,” Alexei said, his baritone voice soothing.I opened my robe and let it fall to the floor. I let Alexei see me completely—the marks left by Nathaniel, and the remnants of Gabriel’s madness