บททั้งหมดของ Made for the Devil's Pleasure: บทที่ 41 - บทที่ 50

"I want to see your boss." Sergei said as he casually strolled into the clubhouse where the Crimson Order usually gathered.A dozen pairs of eyes turned toward him almost immediately, as the men stationed throughout the building immediately straightened as they sized him up. Some leaned against crates. Others stood near weapon racks or folding tables littered with maps and ammunition. Every one of them looked dangerous.The largest among them stepped forward. He was built like a tank, with thick arms and a shaved head covered in scars."You got a death wish?" he asked.Sergei smiled faintly."No."His gaze swept lazily across the room."I simply have better things to do than explain myself to hired muscle."The giant's expression darkened in rage."Watch your mouth."“Like I said before,” Sergei looked at him, "I'd like to speak with your boss."The man's jaw tightened."And I'd like a private island."A few chuckles echoed through the room, while Sergei remained unmoved.“It is in yo

NIKOLAI"Oh, this is shocking." Lily's voice dripped with sarcasm as she stepped into my study.Lily glanced around the room before fixing her gaze on me, as a cold smile spread across her face."You still require my presence?" she asked. "Have you gotten tired of your little toy that quickly?"Her snide jokes normally might have earned nothing more than annoyance from me, but today, it took considerable effort not to put a bullet through the wall beside Lily's head. Sergei had told me to be calm about things, so I was going to try my best do that. "Sit down." I said, the seriousness fully in my tone.Lily noticed I wasn’t in the mood for games and slowly sat down. The silence stretched between us for a couple of seconds as I watched her carefully. "What is this about?" she finally asked, as she crossed her legs. I leaned back in my chair."I recently came into possession of some new information." I said, “And I thought I should share it with you.”Her expression remained neutra

KATYA Over the past couple of weeks, the library had become my favorite place in the entire estate. It was one of the few places where I could pretend my life wasn't completely insane, and I could get lost in the fantasy world for just a little bit. Escaping this reality fully. I had been really happy when Nikolai sort of relaxed the restrictions concerning my movements, even though it was still a lot some times. I was also happy that his recovery was progressing faster than expected. Apparently, nearly dying had done absolutely nothing to improve his personality. If anything, he had somehow become more overprotective. The man practically had guards following me with their eyes every time I left a room. It was ridiculous. Then again... I couldn't exactly blame him. His paranoia was definitely justified with how crazy the past days had been. Mine definitely was. I rounded a corner and now stopped, as a voice drifted through the hallway. It was low at first, but I could hear

KATYA"Do you want me to apologize for that?" he said, as he pulled away from me. For a few seconds, I could barely think. I could barely even breathe at this point, as the words floated above my head. That kiss had blindsided me because I had actually not thought he would do it. I stared up at him now, as his eyes searched mine with that same intensity it always had. Searching for an answer from me. I shook my head.A slow smile spread across his face."Good," he said, his voice dropping lower. "Because I don't think I want to."He started to pull back at that point. And I could basically hear my body groan in protest. Where the fuck did he think he was going after doing that?My body moved before my brain caught up.I grabbed the front of his shirt and yanked him back to me, crushing my mouth against his. I felt his hands tighten around my waist as he pulled me off the shelf and flush against his chest. This kiss wasn’t like the first one at all; which was absolutely amazing s

KATYAI rolled on the bed one more time, opening my eyes.“Dammit” I mumbled to myself. “Don’t tell me you cannot sleep without him already, Katya.”I frowned now. More at me than anybody, as I stared at Nikolai's side of the bed, which was empty.For a moment, I simply lay there staring at the ceiling.Then a smile found its way onto my face despite myself. A lot had changed recently.If someone had told me a few months ago that I would be willingly lying in bed in a Russian mafia boss's room, wondering where he had disappeared to in the middle of the night, I would have laughed in their face.Yet here I was.And somehow... I was happy.The realization still felt strange to me.Ever since the library, it was like the walls that Nikolai kept around himself seemed to be slowly coming down. I had noticed it for a while now, but I didn’t know for sure.Not completely; I doubted they ever would, but enough for me to see the man behind them.A warmth spread through my chest just thinking a