Surrogate for the Bratva: Mafia Pregnancy Romance (Morozov Bratva Book 6) by Lexi Asher

Author:Lexi Asher [Asher, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16 - Leo

I sat in the room I set up as an office, staring past the computer screen to the window but not seeing much of anything. The calls I’d just gotten from my sister and my second-in-command in New York both had nothing good to say.

Things were escalating with the Giannis. They were going hard against my businesses, taking out an art gallery that was an extension of our partnership with my cousin Aleksei’s in-laws in Boston. They had broken the windows, slashed every painting, and set the back room on fire after making off with a safe. The money they took was negligible; the building was obviously insured, as were the paintings. It was the insult of it that rankled me. The only good news from New York was that no one had been badly injured. I told everyone to hold off on anything, despite them wanting to retaliate instantly.

That was usually my modus operandi as well, but they weren’t backing down. I wasn’t convinced they would easily give up on trying to get to me, and since I’d gone in guns blazing to rescue Samantha, they were now certain of how important she was to me.

Evelina was on my back, refusing to understand why I didn’t leave Samantha down here with guards and get back up north where I was needed. I couldn’t explain it myself. There was no real reason I needed to be around her as long as she was kept safe until the baby was born. She had everything she needed here, and my guys were loyal. They’d protect her with their lives if that was my order.

She was due for a routine medical checkup in a week. I’d arranged for the doctor who delivered Evelina’s and my cousin’s wives’ babies to come to the house and see her. Everything was under control and taken care of.

It would be wisest to leave since I couldn’t get our passionate encounter out of my head, and I didn’t know how long my self-control would last. I just couldn’t make myself go. For whatever reason, I had to be nearby to really know that she and the baby were safe.

I let her check in with her family every few days, keeping tabs on them through my own daily updates. It made her happy to hear her sister’s and her grandmother’s voices, and I liked seeing her smile. In the last two weeks, we settled into a routine of walking the dog, swimming, and sharing cooking duties.

We even watched some of Ivan’s DVDs in the big home theater, always choosing one we both loved first, then picking one we thought we’d both hate, and then ruthlessly making fun of it or being pleasantly surprised. It was shocking how well our tastes meshed, and a few times, I found myself looking at her instead of the screen, wondering what it would be like to keep her in my life after the baby was born.

I was getting everything done down here, despite what Evelina thought.

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