Second Best (Volkov Bratva Book 1) by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2021-09-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Aurora

Two days later

I was in the library of the apartment building when I heard the front door open and close. I held a book I’d been trying to read for a few months, but each time I did, the words blurred together.

I put the book down on the small table that held my empty coffee cup, and got to my feet.

Slavik hadn’t been back home ever since he got that call. We’d shared one incredible night together, and it felt like he’d been avoiding me. I knew he wasn’t. There was no reason for him to.

I grabbed the cup, heading out to find Slavik hanging up the cell phone. He was covered in blood, and I saw a lot of it coming from his side.

“What happened?” I asked.

He looked at me. “Most of it isn’t mine.”

“That doesn’t make it right.”

I rushed to the kitchen, looking through the cupboards, trying to find the emergency first-aid kit.

“What are you doing?” he asked, stood in the doorway.

“I’m looking for the first-aid kit. Where is it? Surely you keep one around.”

He chuckled. “It’s in the bathroom.”

I grabbed his arm as I brushed past him, not allowing him to leave my sight until I got him clean.

If I had to, I’d call a doctor. Not that I knew a good one. Since I’d been his wife, he hadn’t given me the chance to have all the necessary contact details I needed. Who to call in the event of an emergency and where to go.

“Sit.” I pushed him onto the toilet seat and looked through the cupboards, finding what I needed. “Remove your shirt.”

“If you wanted me naked, Aurora, all you’ve got to do is ask. This show of caring is sweet.”

“You think this is a show?”

“What else could it be?”

The urge to slap him was strong, but I felt I should be getting some extra good points for not hurting him. He’d deserve it.

With his jacket off, he worked at the buttons, and I quickly slapped his hands out of the way. Even though he was the one shot, my hands shook as I released each button. The moment I started, Slavik didn’t stop me.

He was calm. I was not.

There was so much blood.

“Let me guess, I should see the other guy?” I asked.

“A joke, funny,” he said.

“You didn’t laugh. It couldn’t be that funny.”

“The other guy isn’t laughing. The other five men are not laughing.”

“Five? You were attacked by five men?”

He shrugged.

“Please tell me no one else was hurt.”

“You care more about people you don’t know than your husband, Aurora?”

“I care … about you.” I wasn’t sure why. It wasn’t like we’d talked or anything.

He had given me one night, and in the past few days, I’d thought nonstop about it. About him. About us.

Sex wasn’t everything, and it had somehow dragged me into its mystical web of need. This shouldn’t even bother me.

“You do?” he asked.

“Yes, you know I do.” I filled the sink with warm water, grabbing a cloth to wipe away the dried blood.

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