Betrayed by the Bratva: Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (Morozov Bratva Book 8) by Lexi Asher

Author:Lexi Asher [Asher, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15 - Roman

I kept feeding Karine bites of food, enjoying her reaction and somewhat shocked at my own. Yes, the sex was out of this world, but what was I doing, spouting out nonsense about her outshining the stars? The words just flew out of my mouth, as if my brain wasn’t even involved. A pure, gut reaction that I had no control over. It was a struggle to maintain the upper hand I wasn’t sure I wanted to win.

And that was dangerous. I was there for a reason and it wasn’t to get emotionally attached. If only I wasn’t so damn relaxed and … happy.

When the night grew too chilly to sit out under the stars naked anymore, I wrapped her up in the blanket and carried her inside and upstairs. She made the same little show of not liking to be carried, but as soon as I held her tight, she nestled into my arms.

As we both got ready for bed, moving around each other in the bathroom and bedroom as if we’d already been married for years instead of weeks, she kept up an easy chatter, catching my eye or sliding her hand over my arm. Most of her shyness was completely gone.

I began to half wonder if I was the one being played. “Forgetting” the lunch with her father, getting so pissed off at me—though that was at least partly understandable since I’d crossed a line. I’d expected her to pout for days, but she sure did come downstairs to make peace fast enough.

Had she been ordered to, or was that just her true nature? I sure as hell couldn’t figure her out, and it was a lot easier when I considered her a spoiled ice queen and not the sweet girl who was currently smiling at me in the mirror as she dabbed cream on her face.

Once we were snuggled down in bed together, she asked about Sergei again, and when she’d get to meet him. I rolled away from her, propping myself on my elbow so I could better gauge the look on her face.

“Why are you so interested in my brother?” I asked. I tried to keep a neutral tone, but my hackles were up.

Sergei had no interest in meeting her, because, as far as he was concerned, she wasn’t really my wife. And even though we’d been having an idyllic time, I needed to remember that except for a piece of paper that could be easily nullified, this whole thing was a sham and a means to an end. If she—and her father—kept pushing a meeting and Sergei kept refusing, the whole thing could collapse before I achieved my objective.

She sensed my tension, and her brows furrowed. “What’s wrong with wanting to get to know my new family members? I want to know how you grew up, what kinds of things you used to do when you were kids. That’s all.”

Now, I was definitely suspicious. In the last week she’d never

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