Heart of My Monster (Monster Trilogy, #3)

by Rina Kent

“Fuck...

Sasha looks at me with tears clinging to her eyes.

“I’m sorry.”

“For ...

“For ever loving a monster...

My jaw clenches and I’m tempted to suffocate the fuck out of her, but I’m not sure I wo...

“You’re the type who gives people a safety net just to pull the rug from beneath their feet, so no, there’s no way of knowing your true intentions.”

He steps forward, invading my space and trapping me with his arctic wolf eyes.

“That might apply to everyone else, but ...

I punch him in the ...

“Stop saying things l...

“...

He cradles my fist in his hand and keeps it caged a...

“Are you by any chance afraid that if you listen to me without projecting your self-induced hatred, you’ll actually beli...

“Forgive you? For what, exactly? For keeping me a secret while plotting to marry someone else? For sending your people to get rid of my family and me because...

“If you were my secret, I wouldn’t have introduced you to my family and my organization as my fucking wife. I didn’t send anyone to kill you or y...

“But I saw Makar that day! He was there near the cottage to make sure I w...

He pauses, eyes n...

“Ma...

“Your father’s senior guard who’s been loyal to you since his death, or are you also going to pretend you don’t know ...

“I do know him, but he was under no such fucking order. In fact, he’s supposed to be working closely with the Bratva branch in C...

“So you’re telling me you’re not the one who called him bac...

He grabs my shoulder with his free hand, and shakes me, nearly knocking all my senses ...

“This is the last fucking time I’ll say this, I’d...

“But you...

I punch my...

“You took the stupid feelings I had for you and used them against me in the cruelest way. But it doesn’t ma...

“L...

His huskily spoken word sends a jolt of electricity through my stupid heart that...

“If you were over it, you wouldn’t go out of your way to avoid me. You wouldn’t be shaking in...

I try to jerk away, but he wraps an arm around my lower back and slams my front against his. In the dark, our harsh breaths echo in the air, intertwini...

“Let m...

I push at his...

“I made that mistake once. I believed you were dead and buried what I thought were your fucking bones with my own ...

“You’re only delaying the i...

“We’ll see abou...

“What is that supposed to mean? You agreed to divorce me...

He lowers his head so that his face is nearly level with mine. I almost forgot how beautiful he is up close. His straight nose complements his sharp jawline and his defined lips. He’s one of those people who has model...

I wish I could stop trembling when he touches me. I wish I could…just make him disappear and not miss him.

“Why didn’t you tell me about Makar?”

he asks instead of answering my earl...

“Why is it imp...

“Let me think. Because of the fact that I have a fucking traitor in my ranks? Thanks to you,...

“So it’s my fau...

“Just stop it. Stop trying to invent a fight and drive a deeper wedge between us. For on...

His merciless grip is the only thing keeping me in place, and he seems to recognize that, too, because he tightens his arm around my waist. I don’t know if it’s the added pressure of his touch or the fact that a foolish part of me is starting to believe him, but my fight slowly wanes until I can barely sense it. Tension lingers in the air even as my fist tries to push at him. It’s my last desperate attempt to keep some distance between us. He squeezes my hand, but it’s not meant to crush my fingers as I would expect. It’s more like he’s demanding my attention.

“Work with me, not against me.”

“Or else ...

“Why do you need the or else, Sasha? You think I don’t see your feeble attempts at provoking me? You’re wishing for me to give you an ultimatum again so you can convince yourself that hating me is the right thing. I’m sorry t...

The asshole. Can’t he be less...