Her Ruthless Russian (Karev Brothers Book 1) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-26T18:30:00+00:00

6

"Careful with that!" Madison exclaimed.

"Sorry, Miss O’Connor." The mover, a kid who couldn't have been long out of high school, reached up to tip his baseball cap, which caused him to relinquish his grasp on the box. Madison dove forward as it leaned, catching it before it slipped and fell to the floor of the apartment hallway.

"Careful!" She tried to keep her voice level—at the very least below a shout—but it was proving as difficult for her as not dropping anything was proving for her movers.

This is what came of trying out new services. If she thought the old company was bad when it came to handling gallery purchases gently, then this lot was even worse when it came to handling her personal property. At least she could console herself in the fact that she didn't own anything especially nice… and if she did, she was certain to find it in pieces by the end of the day.

The men didn't appear to be listening to her. Two of them loitered by the entryway to the stairs, their arms crossed and decidedly not filled with boxed items; a third stepped out of the nearby elevator and nearly dropped the chair he was carrying when he noticed something fall out of his left pocket. The two by the stairs erupted into rough gales of laughter when everyone watching in the hallway realized it was a joint.

Madison's face burned. Just what was she paying these people for? The move into her apartment was going to take all day unless—

"Get the hell out of my way," a low, measured voice warned from the stairwell. "And get that van unloaded in the parking lot in the next hour."

"What?" one of the loiterers questioned as he turned. "Who the hell do you think you—?"

Unfortunately, Madison already knew the answer to that question. She watched as the two men sprang away from the tall, ominous figure filling the entryway, surprised that they didn't yelp their terror like two frightened dogs dismayed to discover their master had just come home. Vlad stepped from the landing into the hallway, seemingly nonplussed by their reaction and unwilling to repeat his order. His bright blue gaze flashed down the hallway as he looked for more obstructions, finally alighting on Madison herself. Her stomach gave a startled twist as their eyes locked; she might as well have been riding a rollercoaster that just dropped out from underneath her.

It was an unexpected feeling, but it wasn't unpleasant. Not by a long stretch.

"Madison?" The cold edge to Vlad's voice warmed with his recognition of her, although he didn't sound any less confused than she felt. The cluster of gawking movers quickly amassed themselves back in the elevator and disappeared behind the closing doors. Somehow, Madison felt more confident now that her belongings would be unloaded in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, it had once again taken the particular charisma of a blond-haired mobster to motivate the men at her disposal.

"Today's my move-in day. I had to reserve the elevator.

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