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“See you soon,” I reply and hang up.
Now that I’ve made plans with my best friend, I need to pick a sexy outfit. I’ll be raising hell on the dancefloor tonight. It’s my day off, and I’ll be able to fully let go and not pay attention to the band.
After the longest shower of my life, I finally settle on a skintight silver dress. It accentuates my ass and shows just enough of my curves to drive any man out of his mind. I intend to have a lot of fun tonight. It’s about time I take care of my sexual frustration. I’m sure I’ll be able to find a guy that’s just as hot as Nikolai, although I wouldn’t mind taking the Prince of Darkness himself for a ride. Unfortunately, there would be too many strings attached to a night of fun with him.
When the clock strikes eight, I check myself in front of the mirror.
Fucking perfect, I think when I catch sight of myself in the dress.
With confident steps, I walk toward the main hall. My heels echo around me as I turn left and head to the garage. For the party, I choose a more modern, sexy model. I’ll make an impression all around.
Mila bursts through the door before I even come to a stop in front of her house. Her dress is just as seductive as mine. The poor DJ won’t know what hit him.
“Girl,” Mila cheers, clapping her hands. “Single and ready to mingle!”
“Let’s do some damage!” I cheer and step on the gas pedal.
I don’t need the GPS to guide me to Solanum. New York’s most exclusive nightclub is practically my second home.
ELEVEN
NIKOLAI
I didn’t want to go home. Not with so much anger in me.
Ivan drove me straight to the office.
It was late afternoon and almost everyone had already left.
Not Roman, though. He knows better than to leave when the company is under attack.
My head throbbing, I burst inside my penthouse office. Although I haven’t had the proper time to heal, I can’t afford to stop with so much happening. Staying on my guard could mean the difference between life and death.
“Nik, are you sure it’s a good idea that you’re already up and about?” Ivan asks, his voice edged with worry. He’s pushing through his own set of injuries. Fortunately, neither one of us had been seriously hurt.
“Someone is after my business,” I tell him as an answer to his question.
“Give me the order, and I’ll take care of Dimitri Sokolov,” he growls.
“We have to be subtle about it,” I tell him. “Get Roman in here.”
Ivan gives me a small nod and heads out. Within five minutes, he’s back with Roman in tow.
“We need to find a way to take care of my future father-in-law,” I say as a way of greeting. “Katarina is off limits. I still want to marry her.”
“What happened?” Roman asks. He’s been brought up to date about the attack in Siberia, but he doesn’t know anything about my visit to Dimitri. How could he when it happened only half an hour ago?
“We better sit down. My leg’s killing me,” I say moving to the freshly cleaned sofa. “We need a drink.”
Ivan soon pours an amber liquid into crystal glasses. It’s stronger than our usual vodka but given what we went through and how I’m feeling about the betrayal, whiskey is a better choice.
“I’ve been attacked,” I say grimly. “Stabbed in the fucking back like an amateur.”
“We knew that getting too close to a Bratva leader carried dangers,” Ivan scoffs.
“That’s not all, Ivan,” I say through clenched teeth. “This isn’t just about someone trying to kill me. Sokolov cut a deal with me, and now he refuses to hold up his end of it.”
I sit and mull over the situation. Waging open war with a guy like Dimitri isn’t the best strategy. I can’t make the wrong move. Otherwise, I could lose everything. Maybe I should hang back and watch Gargarin tear his family apart member by member. Sergey would do anything to see them suffer.
