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AXEL Vasilisa's gaze moved from my face to my hand resting on Kat's waist, then to Kat's hand on my arm and the other on my bicep, her fingers brushing lightly and unmistakably against my shirt."Axel," she greeted me, her smile still in place, but her words cutting. "You came.""Surprised? I thought you would like that." I replied with a grin."Actually, yes, I am surprised. I thought you wouldn't be able to make it." She responded tightly.I could read the message between the lines. She wished I hadn't come at all."I changed my mind," I responded, keeping the grin in place.Her eyes shifted to Kat again."And who is this? Another whore?"Kat only smiled sweetly."Hello, Vasilisa."Vasilisa stared at her for a moment before returning her attention to me."Why is she here? And what the hell is she doing? Tell her to take her hands off you right now."I raised an eyebrow."You know exactly who Kat is.""Of course I know your little club Manager," Vasilisa said, her smile tightening.

AXEL Damien led the way out of the ballroom and down the hallway Corridors.The farther we went, the tighter Kat's hand gripped mine. She kept looking around, but there was no one else in sight. It was just the five of us, with Damien leading the way, Kat and me in the middle, and his two men following behind us.We turned a corner, and he finally stopped in front of a room. Damien opened the door and walked inside. I knew this place belonged to him, even if the ownership wasn't officially in his name. I also knew he did most of his business here, so I wasn't surprised. I'd expected something like this, although I hadn't thought he'd bring us into his office.Kat and I walked in together, still holding hands. Damien walked around the table, made himself comfortable in his seat, and looked at us. Kat and I remained standing. I was a gentleman, and I knew basic etiquette. You didn't just take a seat in someone else's office without being invited to do so.Damien looked at us once, then

AXEL Damien Morozov watched his daughter with a strange expression, one that told me he was as surprised by her performance as I was. But the surprise quickly faded, replaced by irritation.“Vasilisa,” he said sharply. “What are you doing here?”She pulled away from me just enough to turn toward him, but she kept one hand gripping the front of my jacket, as if she was afraid letting go would end me.“Dad, please! You can't do this!” Her voice trembled as she looked between us. “You can't threaten Axel just because you're angry with him. I know he's made mistakes, but I love him. I don't want anything to happen to him.”I almost laughed. Almost.This woman had spent the last several days behaving as though she held all the cards to our relationship while I followed around doing her bidding. She had shown up at my house uninvited, interrupted a private moment between Hazel and me, and then demanded that I attend this ridiculous party, acting all high and mighty.Now she was standing in

AXEL They say there's nothing as ugly as a woman scorned. I had never paid much attention to the saying, but standing there with a gun pressed against my back, I was beginning to understand why it existed.I didn't turn around. I didn't make any sudden movements. I simply stood there, waiting to see what she would do next.Would she pull the trigger?Would she make some ridiculous demand and expect me to obey?Or had she finally lost whatever little sense she had left?I had no idea. So I stayed still and let her decide what came next."Don't move!"Vasilisa's voice sounded different now. There was no sweetness in it, no desperate attempt to convince me that she would make a good wife. The woman who had been begging me to marry her a few minutes ago had disappeared, replaced by someone who seemed perfectly willing to put a bullet in my back.Kat had gone completely silent beside me. I could feel the tension radiating from her, and I knew she was trying to figure out what to do withou