All Chapters of Viktor Blacktop Bride : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Aria POV I and Viktor remains in the bedroom up until afternoon, and for the very first time, I woke before him.I was right beside him exactly how we slept these past few days, and he looked completely at peace while sleeping, there was no appearance of last night’s trauma.His cheek bone was swollen with a bluish tint as expected, but it didn’t make him any less attractive and for some strange reason this small bruise on his beautiful face even made him more handsome.He stirred suddenly and opened his eyes. I smiled at him. “How do you feel?”He remained silent for a few heartbeats. “I don't know.”“You don't know?” I echoed, surprise, but he didn’t explain further.He untangled himself from the blankets and sat up with a slight wince, his palm pressing up against his ribs. “Do you need something for the pain?”“No,” he said. “It’ll fade and pain is actually good to keep you moving but next time I’ll have to be better so my opponent doesn’t land punches like this.”I climbed out o

Aria POV I jumped in surprised that he was looking for that kind of closeness in a situation like this.Soon his fingers found my clit and he hovered over me and he kissed me, harder than ever before, and his fingers strummed a fast rhythm between my legs.Despite the jumbled mess that was my emotions and my body responded to his kisses and touch.Suddenly, he pushed himself up and moved on top of me, his strong arms on either side of my head.I stilled as he held himself over me, his eyes not emotionless at all.Instead, his expression twisted with something akin to despair. He’d never been on top of me during sex.“Tell me this is okay for you, Aria,” he managed to say in a raw and dark voice. “I’m not sure I can be as gentle as you need me to be but if you can’t do this, tell me now and I’ll leave, but …” He shook his head.“It’s okay,” I whispered, because I wanted to console him in any way I could.If this was what he needed, then I could give it to him and I wasn’t scared of V

Aria POVThe following morning, Viktor and I set out on our first hike together.I wasn't exactly an outdoor enthusiast, and the thought of climbing through rough terrain for hours would normally have sounded like torture but spending an entire day alone with Viktor was enough motivation to make me forget every complaint before it even formed.The drive to New York's famous Red Canyon National Park was quiet.Viktor sat behind the wheel, one hand resting on the steering wheel while his eyes remained fixed on the road ahead but there was something distant about him, as if part of his mind was somewhere far beyond the mountains surrounding us.Ever since the events of the past few days, I had caught him drifting away like that more often.I was staring out the window when his hand suddenly found mine, his fingers intertwined with mine before he rested our joined hands on my bare thigh. Viktor had reached for me first, the man who rarely sought comfort from anyone had done it without he

Viktor POVIvan's kick came toward my head with brutal speed.Normally, I would have avoided it easily but this time, I reacted a fraction too late and his foot grazed my jaw.The surprise that crossed his face gave me the opening I needed, so I pivoted immediately and drove two sharp punches into his side.Air rushed from Ivan's lungs and he stumbled but recovered quickly.A grin spread across his face. "You're distracted."But maybe I was because for the first time in years, my thoughts weren't focused on fighting.They kept drifting back to Aria and he tilted his head. “What’s up with you?”“What do you mean?” I asked carefully, grabbing the towel I’d thrown over the rope thrn I wiped my face and chest. “You have been … less focused today and it was the same during your fight.”I leaned against one of the support posts near the edge of the training area, folding my arms across my chest as I watched Ivan pace a few feet away.Sweat still glistened on his skin from our sparring sessi

Aria POVFinally, Viktor exhaled slowly.."Before you," he said quietly, "everything was simple."His voice was calm, but beneath it lurked something unfamiliar and raw. "There was order and control."His gaze never left mine and I remembered the beginning of the melody he had just played.My heart squeezed painfully. "And now?" I asked softly.Viktor's jaw tightened and a strange expression crossed his face. "Now..." he said roughly.His brows pulled together and his expression twisted as though even speaking the words physically hurt him. "Now there's chaos."For him to admit that something had disrupted all of that meant more than he probably realized and I swallowed hard.My pulse thundered in my ears but I didn't know what to do with this revelation, whether to hold on to it or run from it then Viktor surprised me.His hands rose slowly and settled against my cheeks, my breath caught as he drew me closer until only inches separated us and his forehead almost touched mine.I could