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The realization is instantaneous.
Nikolai ruined every single man in this fucking world for me.
“One minute, I was fuming mad that he even thought that he could trap me, but then the next, something inside me gave in,” I confess, twisting the crystal stem in my hands. “It’s like my body recognized the promise of something new that I didn’t quite understand. Something that scared me but beckoned to me at the same time,” I whisper more to myself than my friend, replaying the moment in my head over and over.
“When was the last time you got laid?” Mila asks, cutting through my thoughts.
“Three months ago.”
Mila’s loud gasp is joined with the clink of the wine glass she’s holding in her hand against the table.
“Holy crap, no wonder you’re reacting this way. There’s no way you should even try getting out of the marriage proposal without fucking him first. Besides, he’ll be eager to have a taste as fast as humanly possible anyway,” she continues with amusement.
“You always were a whore,” I bite out, and she smirks.
I immediately wish to retract my words. However, instead of being angry with me, Mila smiles before she reaches out and squeezes my hand.
“Here’s an idea,” she whispers. “Why don’t you fuck him and get a mind-blowing orgasm or two out of it? Then you manipulate him into letting you go,” she suggests.
My eyes almost pop out of their sockets. Her words tickle my deepest fantasies. And even though Mila looks and acts like a dirty skank, she is just a well-read, single-minded Freudian who has her degree framed on the wall above her fireplace.
“And how the hell would that work, huh?” I ask.
“I’ve had way too many glasses to be able to come up with solid advice right now,” Mila trills. “But it wouldn’t hurt to let your imagination roll a little.”
“Ladies and gentlemen,” a masculine voice announces through the speakers above the bar, interrupting her. “I’m pleased to welcome you to my little kingdom,” he continues.
Mila and I both look at the DJ booth at the other end of the space. The MC is hot, but no match for Nikolai.
“I’ll spend this entire evening looking for the new rising stars among you,” he adds with his sultry voice. “Please enjoy yourselves, and let’s have a blast.”
The intro to a bass-heavy, sensual melody thumps, turning the dance floor to a zoo in mere minutes. Though the patrons have plenty of space, they seem to stick together as they dance. Their bodies bump into each other as they shake their asses in no apparent rhythm.
Mila pulls me to the dance floor, which is exactly what I need now to get my mind off Nikolai.
My dearest friend is right about one thing. I am sexually frustrated. It’s the only reasonable explanation for why I can’t get Nikolai out of my head.
With each passing moment in this club, I feel more and more at ease. More joyous, in a way, because the music wraps its warm embrace around me and takes my thoughts back to the moment I had Nikolai standing in front of me in his office.
If nothing else, I’m certain about one thing. I will get out of this engagement even if I have to deal with the devil himself.
FIVE
NIKOLAI
Another meeting, another hour that I’m kept away from the blonde beauty. Ever since that afternoon in my office, I can’t think of anything other than Katarina Sokolov’s wild eyes and lush body. The mere memory of her teeth nibbling on her lower lip assaults my brain.
However, I have to make sure that I deliver on my commitment before I can expect to make her mine. As soon as I get the weapons from Russia, we’ll be ready to set the wedding date.
“Nikolai.”
I glance at my CFO and realize that he’s asked me a question.
“You were saying, Roman?” I ask patiently.
Since our meeting started, my mind has been going in five different directions, all of which involve Katarina.
“We were discussing the shipment,” Roman explains. “The container should arrive at Chelsea Piers shortly after midnight.”
