Used by the Russian Mafia Boss: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Bella Rose

Author:Bella Rose [Rose, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Toni couldn’t decide if foolish or desperate better described her situation. When she had sent Dimitri the text, there had been a tiny part of her that worried he wouldn’t even respond. She’d pictured herself standing here in the park—alone—waiting for a man that would never come.

But now as she walked closer to their rendezvous point, she could see that he’d beaten her there. In fact he was watching her approach. He was still pale, but his broad shouldered, athletic build gave her comfort. There was something about him that made her feel safe and secure in ways that she’d ever experienced before.

“Toni,” he said softly.

The sound of her name on his lips actually made her tear up. Her eyes stung as she tried to swallow back the tide of emotion she felt in that moment. Then he held out his arms and she walked into his embrace. He folded her close, just holding her without expectation or demand. It felt so good. She squeezed her eyes shut and just soaked up the acceptance.

He was warm, his muscles firm and resilient against her, and the scent of him was intoxicating. She felt her body softening toward his in spite of the circumstances. She hadn’t come here to initiate sex, and yet she felt as if that was what she wanted most of all. She wanted to experience that intimate connection with him and feel him as closely as possible.

“How are you?” he whispered. “I’ve been so worried.”

Funny, but she didn’t feel defensive with him. There was no desire to assert her ability to handle her circumstances, or a suspicion that he somehow thought her incapable of dealing with what was on her plate. He was genuinely worried about her, and that was it. The whole thing was—refreshing.

“I’m okay.” She sniffed, trying not to cry. She hated crying. Yet it seemed to be all she could manage these days. “My father left such a mess, Dimitri!” God it felt good to say that out loud. “I’ve been trying to unravel it, but I don’t think there’s any way to do that without the whole thing coming down around my ears.”

“All right,” he said with obvious caution. “What do you want to do?”

It was so odd. Nobody else had asked her that. Ever. She thought about her uncles’ love of The Samovar. That was too big for her. Even the notion of converting what was left of her father’s holdings into some kind of business like that was daunting. It was just such a mess!

“I wish I could just walk away,” she whispered. “I wish I could just drop the reins and say it’s not my problem anymore.”

“But?” He stroked her hair. The comforting touch nearly undid what was left of her self-control.

“I can’t just leave the remainder of those men with nothing. They’re not bad men. They’re hard workers. Half of my father’s staff already left us anyway. According to Pyotr, we’re running the laundromats and the casinos on a skeleton crew.

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