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

The sound makes it almost impossible to focus on anything else. But there is so much to focus on.

Kreshnik Xhuvani dead or dying on the floor. And Piper…

I jump over the metal pipe she used to attack Kreshnik and drop to my knees next to her. Kreshnik's blood soaks into my pants. It's still hot.

"Piper." I sweep my hand over her face. My thumb smears the fine mist of blood on her skin into a kind of war paint under her eye. "Are you okay?"

There is blood on her lips and her teeth. She's covered in it, and I have no idea how much is Kreshnik and how much is hers.

"Piper, fucking talk to me before I go insane."

"I'm fine." She is trembling from head to toe. She's in shock.

"No, you're not." I haul her up. The moment she's on her feet, she runs for the corner. I try to grab her, but she's too fast.

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