Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23013 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23013 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
Doing my best to relax, I speak to a few of the women in the room. Gianna gets called over to another group, and when I’m alone, I look for a way out. This is my chance. I’ve been plotting my escape since I met Vitaly, and this is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for.
The inner battle wages war inside of me, but I move toward the door. I step out into the hallway and no one tries to stop me. Instead of walking to the front of the restaurant, I make my way towards the back. A few people glance my way when I enter the kitchen, but no one says anything.
When I spot an office, I slip inside and shut the door behind me. On the desk sits a phone, and I rush over and grab it. It takes me a second to remember Nolia’s phone number, but I finally get it right. It rings once before the door flies open, and I let out a scream.
Vitaly is breathing heavily like he’s run a mile.
He looks so angry…and his hands are covered in blood.
Chapter Twelve
VITALY
“Put the fucking phone down,” I say, and she immediately does it.
She slams the phone into the receiver and then backs against the wall. Her eyes dart to my hands and then back to my face like she’s trying to reconcile what’s going on and what I’m going to do to her.
“Did you think you could run from me?”
“I-I wasn’t.”
I shake my head as I stalk toward her. “Don’t lie to me, little one. Now is not the time.”
“What did you expect me to do?” She swallows hard as I step into her space. “You said you were going to ruin me and send me back to my father. But instead you cut out his tongue? How do I know you won’t do the same to me?”
“Because you’re mine now.” Reaching up, I place my hand on her throat, and I’m aware that I’m getting blood on her. I shouldn’t touch her right now, but I thought she was going to get away from me. The possibility of losing her has sent me into a spiral. “Tell me, little one. Are you truly upset that I punished your father? Or are you scared that I might be the one person to give you everything you want?”
“Vitaly,” she whispers as I bring my lips to her ear.
“That man treated you like cattle, waiting to sell you to the highest bidder. He would have given you to beggars on the streets if it meant advancing his position.” I kiss up and down her neck before I drag my lips along her jaw. “Do you know what I did today when you were busy trying on dresses?”
“No.” She shakes her head, and then I look into her eyes.
“I was making deals with every other boss in that room. All so I could claim you.” Her brows scrunch together in confusion. “Your father is a piece of shit, but he has allies. I had to give his loyal men a reason to be on my side.”
“I don’t understand.”
“When you walked into this restaurant and asked to marry me, I knew I had to come up with a plan. I couldn’t agree and then have one of my guards let it slip that I overstepped another boss. If I let his daughter come in here and make demands, it would have ended badly for both of us.” I shake my head. “That’s now how things are done.”
“Like it matters,” she huffs. “You all have mistresses on the side anyway. None of you are faithful. Who cares who you marry?”
“Mistress?” I make a tsking, and I see the flash of anger in her eyes. “The moment I put my ring on your finger, my life became yours. My vow is that I will never betray you or your trust or our marriage.” I release her neck and then get down on my knees in front of her. “I’m yours, and that means I will never belong to anyone else, little one.”
I push the material of her dress to the side so that the slit on her thigh opens wider. When I see the delicate silk covering her pussy, I groan in pleasure.
“Let me prove it to you,” I say as I lean forward and place my nose against the soft material. I inhale deeply and catch the scent of her desire. “Let me show you that I would have paid any price to make you mine.”
Her voice is shaky as she says my name, and when I look up at her, she runs her fingers through my hair.
“Everyone knows the kind of man your father is.” I kiss the inside of her thigh and lick my way up to her center. “But I would end my own life before I become like him,” I say as I pull her panties to the side. “Before I ever hurt you.”