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It’s all there.
The fire, the passion, the blind want.
It’s everything I’ll never admit to.
We hold on to one another until we’re out of breath, entangling tongues as if there’s no tomorrow.
Fuck.
He pulled me in like a moth to a flame.
When he draws away, his gray eyes search mine, and he smiles, triumphant.
“That wasn’t nothing,” he says.
I shake my head. “It meant nothing.”
“Keep telling yourself that,” he says with a wink.
Before I can reply, he climbs off me, grabs his clothes, and disappears from the room.
With trepidation, I admit to myself that I won’t be able to get rid of him easily.
Because I’m addicted.
Just how did he manage to fuck with my head so much?
TWENTY-FOUR
NIKOLAI
“Are you sure that’s a good idea, Nik?” Ivan asks me for the umpteenth time.
“I’m sure,” I confirm. “I don’t want you in the house tonight. Keep the men out to hold the perimeter.”
“What about Olga?” he asks.
“As soon as she’s done preparing dinner, she’s off,” I reply. “She’s going to spend the night at her sister’s.”
“I see you’ve thought of everything,” Ivan muses. “Well, then, if you’re sure, I’ll go out to speak with the men, and then I’ll be on my way too.”
He salutes me and leaves my home office. I wait another five minutes before I get up to go get Katarina.
I click the latch on the painting and make sure to close it behind me as I slip down the secret tunnel. My heart thrashes, excitement rushing through my veins. I don’t dare hope that tonight will be anything like yesterday, but I can’t help myself.
I’ll be the only man to have her. Not just her body, but her soul too.
She looks up from her book as I step into the room. There’s no need for her to pretend she doesn’t enjoy them.
“Serdtse,” I greet, pausing at the entrance. “How’s the book?”
She lifts a brow. “Let’s just say I wouldn’t mind being ravished by Mr. Knightly.”
“A high bar. I can definitely try to reach it if you let me,” I reply with a wink. “Now get out of bed. We have a date.”
“A date?” she exclaims, and glances behind me. “Where’s the food?”
“There’ll be plenty of it once we get where we’re going. Now hurry up before it gets cold. Although, if you prefer to stay in bed, I’m down for that too.” I can tell I caught her off guard, and that makes my ego swell.
