Shattered Crown: A Dark Mafia Age Gap Romance (Kozlov Empire Book 4) by Monica Kayne

Author:Monica Kayne [Kayne, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

KIRA

Maxim storms out of the room and I watch his retreating form, shocked into silence. He’s shown his true colors, and I shouldn’t be surprised by his hurtful words. Except I am, and I don’t know why.

He’s a snake and has never claimed to be anything else, but something about the last few days made me lose focus. He kicked a flight attendant off the plane for me and admitted that he cared for his daughter. It’s not like he’s a good man, but at least I see his human side.

Did he save my life today? Maybe. As much as I hate to admit it, I was outnumbered and the attack came out of nowhere. If Maxim didn’t put his body between mine and the man brandishing a knife, ready to kill me, the outcome wouldn’t have been good. I know that much.

But I also know he didn’t even give me a chance to prove myself. He treated me like some damsel in distress, demanding his men drag me out of the auction house as if they didn’t have more important things to do. The room was crawling with his enemies—men from the Black Company, I gathered based on the guards’ conversation. I could have been useful.

I look out the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring at the starless night sky. New York is buzzing, and I’m feeling as restless as the city spread below.

Making my way through the hallways to our bedroom—the bedroom I will certainly not be sharing with him tonight—I hear low voices coming from behind the closed office door, and Maxim’s is one of them. Checking to ensure the coast is clear, I press my ear against the door, barely breathing.

“I have a call with Viktor, Pavel and Roman now. After that, I’m going out for the night,” my husband says. “But I need you to make sure…”

The rest of the conversation fades into the walls, and I can’t make out what he’s saying.

I don’t need to. If Maxim is going out tonight, so am I. And if anyone thinks they can stop me, let them try.

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