Thief (Boston Underworld #5)(83)

Someone knocks on the bathroom door, and Nikolai grunts. “I’ll be out in a minute.”

“You better not be desecrating my house,” Alexei calls through the door.

I smile up at Nikolai, and he shudders out his release. Something I have come to realize about him is that he likes the thrill of getting caught. He seizes any opportunity he can to take me in public places, including his own brother’s home.

“Just tending to my pregnant wife,” Nika says even though Alexei can’t hear him. “Right, pet?”

“Apparently, I’m very needy.”

He brings my hand to his lips, kissing the place where his star resides. “Are you happy, zvezda? Have I given you a life worth living?”

“You have given me a life worth loving,” I amend. “Always, Nika. Because I am yours.”

In the end, I let him ruin me. It was the only way.


The End.