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

Once, I dreamed I was living in my dentist's office and went to swim lessons in the lobby. The receptionist was my mom and she had wings like an angel.


Stepping out of Timofey's office and back into the party feels a lot like that. Like moving through the incoherent stages of a dream. Nothing makes any sense, but I'm expected to smile and wave at guests after spending the last five minutes talking to a potential murderer.


"If you don't get some colour in your cheeks, people are going to think you're scared of me." Timofey pulls me into his chest as the music shifts into a slow song, almost as if he timed it this way. I wouldn't be surprised if he did.


A frown pinches his brows together. His blue eyes are sapphire tonight, shimmering in the light from the candles that have been placed in the centre of all the tables. "I told you I'd protect you."


"There are lots of different reasons to be scared," I say softly.


CHAPTER 76