Bratva King's Secret Twins: A forced Proximity Dark Mafia Romance (Ruthless Mafia Kings) by Skys Vivy

Author:Skys, Vivy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

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GWEN

The first night, I kicked Nikolai out of my room. He had the nerve to pout, his sharp eyes narrowing as he assessed me, gauging how serious I was. But he listened—probably calculating that letting me win this small battle would just ensure his victory in the long run. He left, but not without a final glance over his shoulder, a smirk tugging at his lips like he knew I’d eventually come crawling back. I hated that he was probably right.

After the door clicked shut behind him, I collapsed onto the bed, curling into a ball. I gnawed at the inside of my cheek until I tasted blood, the metallic tang mingling with the guilt gnawing at me even more ferociously. The guilt felt like a weight pressing down on my chest—suffocating, relentless. Because even if Nikolai knew, in some twisted way, that we were on the same side—both of us fighting for a version of “us”—he’d still see me as the enemy.

He didn’t realize the real battle wasn’t against him, but against demons from my past. Against Mason. I was the only one with the vantage point to keep everyone safe, even if it meant locking myself up in this castle built from my father’s debts. But how could he ever understand that when I was hiding so much from him?

I barely slept that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I’d see flashes of what I was doing to him—hiding his children, pretending to be someone I wasn’t, making him believe I didn’t want him. And for what? Just to buy time so I could pay off Mason and disappear? The logic was sound, but the emotional toll was unbearable.

The second night, I fell asleep on the couch before Nikolai got home from a business meeting. I woke up wrapped in a cream blanket, my head resting on his lap, his hand halfway through a caress in my hair. He was fast asleep, looking almost innocent. In the morning, I told him I counted that as a night of him not being in my room. He playfully said he should’ve let me freeze on the couch.

Later, Taylor called, threatening to file a missing persons report if I didn’t respond. I joked that Prince Charming had stolen me away to his dragon’s lair, but Taylor didn’t find it funny. He demanded lunch on Sunday, and now I have no idea how to tell Nik without him insisting on tagging along to sulk through the meal—or worse, threatening Taylor for daring to touch what he considers his.

Tonight, I decided to keep myself occupied with logic exercises from the LSAT, sitting cross-legged on the plush cream rug in my room. It was the kind of challenge that distracted me from counting the five grand I’d saved up—cash hidden away in secret compartments, safely out of Nikolai’s sight. At this rate, I could be done paying off Mason in four, maybe five years. By then, the twins would be eight or nine. I’d be in my mid-thirties.

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