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“Bratva business can wait. Love is in the air, little brother. Can you feel it?” “No,” I retorted flatly. “I can’t.” “And therein lies the problem. I’m going insane for this woman, and it’s fucking awesome. Highly recommended. Go find one and try it for yourself.”
That’s the thing about powerful men: their egos are as big as they are sensitive.
“Food, music, outfits, weapons training… Party-planning isn’t what it used to be.” “You know what they say in the Bratva, right?” I shake my head. “No.” She smiles. “It isn’t a party until someone starts bleeding.”
Then he reaches around behind him and reveals a small, sleek dagger. It’s sheathed in black leather, but when I pull it out of the holster, it gleams wickedly. “It’s so beautiful,” I murmur. “So tiny, too.” “Just what every man likes to hear about his weapon.”
She leans down close, her hair a perfumed curtain, her breath a breeze lighting up every single one of my nerve endings. Her lips stroke against my ear and she whispers, “How ‘bout this?” Then, to my surprise, she jerks upright, flips up the hem of her dress, and withdraws a glistening knife from a leather holster strapped to her upper thigh. Quick as a flash, she presses the tip of the blade gently against my chest. “Dead,” she pronounces solemnly. “And your gravestone will read, Should’ve been more afraid of his wife.’”
“You know, it’s bad form to wear another man’s weapon on your body.” “Is that another Orlov family rule?” She rolls her eyes. “Well, too bad. I like the knife and I’m wearing it.” “There are consequences for that kind of behavior, woman.” Her eyes glow with desire. “Maybe I’m okay with those consequences.”
“You’re too good for this world, my love.” My heart does a little backflip. “I want to fit in. It’s too early for me to make enemies.” “Having enemies is what makes you Bratva.”
“Never apologize for letting yourself be vulnerable. It’s the best part of being human.”
“You don’t ever have to apologize about your worst reactions, Paige. The whole point of doing this together is that we can carry each other through the hardest times. Maybe that means that, every once in a while, one of us will be a punching bag for the other. That’s okay.”
