Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
“He could make you wish you were dead. Torture you, rape you, take down everything that makes you, you, destroy you so you’re nothing more than a shell, then return you to me.”
“Oh,” Galina said.
“Yeah, oh.”
She took a deep breath. “That doesn’t sound good.”
This time, he raised a brow.
She looked down at the edge of the pool. “So, I guess I have to ask what is the plan, and when do my self-defense classes restart, and I think it’s time I really learned how to shoot a gun, and you know, aim it to hit the target.”
“I can take care of you.”
“I know, but I’m thinking of those times you’re not going to be available. You’re not going to be there all the time. I don’t know if Vik is a patient man. Will he wait until we get complacent? I don’t want to die, Mikhail. Nor do I want to be … that other thing.” She shook her head. “Trust me, there are not a lot of great options here.”
“We’ll figure it out. I’ll take care of it, I promise.”
“I know you will.” She pressed her lips together. “I guess going for a swim is now off the menu.”
She climbed up and out of the pool and Mikhail grabbed her.
“Why would you need to get out of the pool?” he asked. Stepping up to her, he placed his hands on her chest and pushed. She let out a gasp before hitting the water.
Mikhail didn’t waste any time as he stripped out of his clothes and then jumped into the water to join her. She broke the surface.
“Are you crazy?” she asked.
Galina backed away as he moved closer to her. She kept moving back until the edge of the pool stopped her from going anywhere, and he had her right where he wanted her.
“What are you doing?”
He placed his hands on her hips, and then took possession of her mouth. Closing the distance between them, he pressed his cock against her stomach, so she would have no doubt what he wanted.
“Again?” she asked, but he saw the hint of a smile on her lips.
“Always.”
Chapter Nine
“Again!”
It wasn’t lost on Galina that the last time she asked Mikhail again, it was in the pool just before they had sex. This wasn’t sexy, though. The reality was, her ass hurt.
They couldn’t stay on their honeymoon forever, no matter how much she would want it. They had no choice but to come back to the real world, where Mikhail was taking the Vik threat very seriously. Three weeks they’d been back home, and Galina never thought she would miss Honeymoon Mikhail, but she did.
He was sweet, charming, caring, sexy, and somewhat irresistible. This man before her reminded her of Bully Mikhail—a jerk, an asshole, and impatient.
Getting to her feet, she tilted her head from left to right and kept her focus on her husband. Mikhail liked to take her by surprise in her self-defense lessons, and it was starting to piss her off with how he constantly won. She couldn’t get the better of him.
Galina kept her arms down by her sides, feigning that she wasn’t paying attention. She had learned the hard way, and she didn’t know how much more her ass could take.
As expected, Mikhail went in for the attack. This time, she was able to dodge him, but as she went to land a blow beneath the belt, he anticipated that attack and had her arms once again locked against her body. He was so much taller and bigger than her. While one of his arms held her immobile, his other hand went to her mouth.
He was trying to envision every scenario that would end with her kidnapping. Galina had tried to do this logically, and each time she failed.
This time, she was past the point of acceptance, so she wriggled her arm behind her. There was enough leverage for her to do this, seeing as he was using one arm to hold her immobile and the other to keep her silent.
Men didn’t play by the book. No one doing bad deeds played by the book. They were cruel, they played dirty, and it was time for her to do so as well.
She stroked his cock. She didn’t try to hurt him, but she did take him by surprise as his grip loosened around her mouth. When he let go, she was able to get a damn good bite down on it, which she did. This time, she didn’t hold back.
Her ass needed her to not fall on it again, and she was getting tired of constantly losing. After biting Mikhail, he released her, giving her a chance to spin around, and she went for the balls. She didn’t hit him, but she’d startled him enough to get away, leaving the mat.