Lahat ng Kabanata ng Blood And Betrayal : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

CHAPTER TWODimitri's POV Something was wrong with Irina.I noticed it the moment she entered my office that morning. She moved differently, and carefully. Like her body hurt. Like she was trying not to break.Her face was pale. Her eyes were red and swollen like she had been crying. And she would not look at me. Not directly. Not the way she usually did."Your tea, sir," she said quietly, placing the cup on my desk. Her hands shook. The cup rattled against the saucer.I frowned. "Irina.""Yes, sir?" She replied, still not looking at me."Are you well?" I asked."Yes, sir. I am fine." Her voice was flat and empty.She was lying.I leaned back in my chair and studied her. Four years I had known this girl. For four years I had watched her move through my space like light through water. I knew every expression on her face. Every tone in her voice. Every small thing that made her happy or sad or afraid.This was different. This was worse than afraid.She was broken."Did something happe

CHAPTER FOURDimitri's POV The word exploded from me like a gunshot."WHO?!"Irina flinched. She wrapped her arms around herself like that could protect her from my rage. Tears streamed down her face. Her whole body shook."Dimitri, please…" she whispered."Tell me." I stepped closer. My hands clenched into fists at my sides. Every muscle in my body was coiled tight. "Tell me who put their hands on you. Tell me who dared touch what was mine.""I... I cannot…""You will." My voice dropped to a deadly whisper. "You will tell me right now or I will tear this entire compound apart until I find them myself. I will line up every man and put a bullet in their head one by one until someone confesses.""I am sorry," she choked out through her sobs. "I am so sorry. I did not mean for this to happen. I did not want this. I thought…""You thought what?" I demanded. "You thought I would not find out? You thought you could hide a pregnancy from me?""I thought it was you!" The words burst out of h

Dimitri's POV “I cannot,” Irina whispered. “Please do not make me choose. I cannot.”“You have to,” Mikhail said firmly. “This is your life, your future, your child. You have to decide what is best for all of you.” His voice dropped. “You have seven days…”“No,” I interrupted. “She does not need to make a choice. She stays with me.” Every eye in the room turned to look at me.“Dimitri,” Mikhail started.“She stays with me,” I repeated. My voice was cold. “She is my maid. She lives in my house. She is under my protection. That doesn't change because my brother made a mistake.”“A mistake that resulted in a child,” Alexei’s voice was dangerous. It was the tone he used right before he killed someone. “She has my child. That makes her mine.”I took a step towards him. “She is not yours. She will never be yours.”“The baby inside her says differently.” He shot at me, his green eyes glistening with rage.“The baby that should have been mine.” I shot back. “The baby that only exists because

Dimitri's POV “Kill him.”The words left my mouth before I could think.My men moved instantly, raising their guns. Twenty weapons were pointed at my brother.Alexei did not flinch. He stood there in his expensive suit, surrounded by my armed guards, and he smiled. “You will not kill me, Dima,” he said softly. “You do not have the balls.”Rage exploded through me like fire. “Do not test me.”“I am not testing you. I am calling your bluff.” He spread his arms wide. “Go ahead. Give the order. Let your men shoot me down like a dog in your entrance hall. But you and I both know you will not do it.”“Why?” I asked coldly. “Because we are brothers? That died the moment you touched her.”His green eyes locked on mine. “If you kill me, you prove her right. You prove that you are exactly what she fears. A monster who will destroy anyone who gets in his way. Even family.”I hated him for being right.My finger twitched towards my own gun. I wanted to do it myself. I wanted to put a bullet bet

CHAPTER TENDimitri's POV The car screeched to a halt, spraying gravel. I shoved the door open before it had fully stopped, my boots hit the wet ground. My men poured out of the vehicles behind me, drawing their weapons.But there was nothing.The scene was empty.It was too quiet. The only sound was the relentless patter of rain on the leaves and the metal of the carsThere were no police lights. No blood-stained asphalt. No bodies covered with white sheets.Just an empty stretch of road in the middle of nowhere.My eyes scanned the area. “Spread out!” I barked. “Search the area! Now!”My men spread out, flashlights cutting through the darkness. They searched the roadside, the ditches, the woods.One of my guards approached. "Sir, we found fresh tire tracks. But no blood, no shell casings, no evidence of any fight."My hands clenched into fists.This was not real.There had been no attack. It was a lie.I turned slowly, my eyes sweeping over my men until they landed on the one who