Fredrick_Udele

The hottest man I’ve ever seen is now my new boss—
and I’m stuck in a house with him…
Until one of us cracks.

I’ve got debt—yeah, I know, so does everyone else on Planet Earth.
But the bills I’m paying keep my dad and my grandma alive.
So it’s pretty messed-up for Timofey Viktorov to use them as a threat to keep me under control.

Not that he cares.
As a billionaire CEO, he takes no prisoners in the boardroom.
And as the don of the Viktorov Bratva, he takes no prisoners in real life, either.

Which is why he has no qualms about extorting me into taking his deal.
Live in my mansion…
Care for my baby…
Or suffer the consequences.

But he’s not the only one with an agenda.
Timofey has skeletons in his closet—and I’m determined to dig them out.
He’s just as determined to keep me far away from the secrets of his past.

The longer I’m in his house, the tenser things get.
Every time we brush past each other in the hallway, something sparks.
Every time we cross paths in the night, the ice grows thinner.

Sooner or later, it’s going to crack.

Whiskey Poison

"Oh no, you don't have to do that," I say as politely as I can. "I'm sure he's sleeping now."


"He's a night owl, you know that," she says with a laugh. "And if you're with me, no one will boot you out. Come on. I'll get you in to see him."


Again, I try to come up with the words to end this experience, but I can't summon anything. How do I tell this woman that I do not want to visit my own father while he's sick in the hospital?


She pulls ahead, walking through the halls with a confidence I don't possess, and Timofey falls into stride with me. "Your father?"


I groan. "Cirrhosis of the liver. He's back in the hospital right now. I… forgot."


My mouth pulls into an exhausted grimace. Why does this man have to be privy to every thought in my mind?


"You're right. I didn't," I admit. "But I wanted to forget. I didn't want to think about him tonight."


"And yet now, we're going to visit." He gestures to the back of the nurse leading us to him. "You know her?"


CHAPTER 68