Bratva Baby: A Surprise Pregnancy Mafia Romance by Bella King

Author:Bella King [King, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Midnight
Published: 2023-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

19

Vera

I had to lie to Ruslan for him to bring me here.

I’m absolutely terrified of returning to the fairgrounds, but if it helps resolve this mess, then I’m all in. I have nothing better to do now that I’ve effectively cut ties with Eric. There’s no way I’ll ever be accepted back into that group of so-called friends.

And here we are, rolling back into the fairgrounds where I last saw everyone.

A subtle tremble rolls over my body as I envision the feeling of walking back into the fair, narrowly escaping from a horrible death the last time I entered.

Why did I agree to come with him in the first place?

Ruslan has calmed considerably, but I’m still not convinced that he’s in his right mind. I feel accomplished for being able to talk him down from running us both off the road, but now I realize that I’ve volunteered to risk that possibility again.

I look at him, trying to muster a smile. “So, what is it that you’re looking for at the fairgrounds? What kind of information do you think you’ll need? I feel like the cops have probably scrubbed everything clean now that they’re processing the evidence.”

“I’m not sure yet. I feel like I’ll know once I get there. Cops are idiots, and they don’t know how to think like a criminal. Since I’m a criminal professionally, I’ll have a better sense of what to look for,” Ruslan replies, his voice grave and humorless.

“You admit that like it’s nothing,” I say.

“It’s not nothing. It’s my entire life. I’m a mafia boss, and that’s how it’s always been.”

It’ll be impossible to forget that Ruslan is a professional criminal. I’m still shocked that we haven’t been caught with Eric’s car, and now he wants to go to a place where the cops have been swarming around the clock for two days?

That doesn’t seem like the most rational choice to me, but I’ve already agreed to it. Does that make me part of the mafia now? That sounds a lot sexier than it really is.

Ruslan frowns, the cogs in his head turning as we approach the eerie, scattered lights of the fairgrounds. “You know, you should probably lay low at school for a while, maybe even take the rest of the semester off. Now that you’ve been seen with me, you won’t be safe by yourself.”

“What do you mean? I’m standing by my case that I haven’t done anything wrong,” I say, growing weary of his vaguely threatening statements.

“People who are out to get me might have seen you with me. Even if you haven’t done anything wrong, you’re still implicated in whatever it is that I’ve done to them. I’ve been in this business a long time, so there’s no telling who could be tailing you.”

I feel my stomach sink into the bottom of my abdomen as a venomous heat spreads throughout my body. I was a regular college student with a bright future two days ago. Now, I’m being courted by a vengeful, high-profile criminal.

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