Deadly Knight (Sokolov Bratva Book 3) by Bella Ash

Author:Bella Ash [Ash, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-25T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Maya

Maya’s fingers curled into the front of Kostya’s shirt, and she found herself simultaneously wanting to push him away and pull him in closer. The kiss was an insult, a way to shut her up and take her mind off her frustrations. She knew it, but she couldn’t bring herself to end it. The fire and passion in it spoke to her rage and shaped it into something she’d never imagined it could be—unimpeded want. It cascaded through her until no part of her was left untouched.

Kostya didn’t deserve kindness after what he’d said. Maya had been born a Popov, but while the blood that pumped through her veins was irrevocably tied to that lineage, the heart that pumped her blood wasn’t. She’d seen what her father could do. The evils in his heart weren’t comparable to Kostya, who did what he was told, and used force and took lives when necessary. Her father killed because he wanted to, and sentenced men to death who were innocent because it was advantageous to his desires. Maya had seen it herself—and suffered from his cruelty. He’d put to death people in her life, people she loved and cared for. Old, beloved nannies. Childhood friends who’d happened to see too much. Even her high school sweetheart…

But Kostya, who was told when to pull the trigger or when to cause pain, wasn’t like that. The darkness in his heart was different. Maya had seen into its depth and could see the light around it. What he did, he did out of necessity, and he was not needlessly cruel. He hadn’t killed Michael when the teen had broken into Maya’s flat—Kostya had given him a warning and sent him on his way instead. When he’d discovered that she was a Popov, he hadn’t jumped to conclusions or immediately detained her to use as a bargaining piece against her father. And more than that, when she’d become unruly and explosive, he hadn’t struck her. Instead, he’d shown her patience. He’d listened, and he’d tried to let her see that he had her best interests at heart even if she disagreed with him.

He wouldn’t hurt her. He would never embody the kind of evil she’d grown up around.

And so Maya returned his kiss, her touch every bit as insistent as his. She struggled to gain dominance over him, but although she kissed aggressively and kept her fists locked on Kostya’s shirt, he was the one in control. He set one hand on the small of her back, his fingers dipping down to brush the round of her ass while his other hand secured itself behind her head, his fingers weaving through her short hair making her suddenly wish it was longer, so he could give it a light pull. He moved her backward, slowly enough that the kiss was never broken, and before Maya knew it, they’d reached her bedroom.

Kostya’s fingers sought and found purchase against her short hair and tugged. She moaned into his mouth.

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