Bound by Blood: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (The Antonov Mafia #3) (The Antonov Mafia Series) by Ivy Davis

Author:Ivy Davis [Davis, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Katia

Alek keeps his distance from me. That stubborn man. He starts a fight with me and then pushes me away. I know compassion is hard for him, but he needs to get better at it, or our marriage will have no chance of succeeding.

I do wonder, though, if maybe I should have just kept my mouth shut. If I shouldn’t have told Alek what I needed from him. But I know I’m not in the wrong. All I did was tell Alek what I needed in our marriage. He blew up over it. I refuse to apologize when I did nothing wrong.

But now, we’re avoiding each other.

Since I now have the freedom to go anywhere in the house, we’ve run into each other in the past few days, and every time has been more awkward than the last. We just look at each other, and then, after a long pause full of tension, we turn in opposite directions and walk away.

I know we need to get over this hurdle, but I’m mad at Alek. I’m mad at him for acting immaturely. I’m mad at him for starting an unnecessary fight. And I’m mad I still can’t forgive him for how he’s treated me. I know I need to at some point. But this standoff is making it harder.

A few weeks pass like this, with both of us holding our ground and not really talking to each other. Alek focuses on work and rebuilding his business after Mikhail almost ruined it. I focus on … Well, there isn’t much for me to do. I read and nap. This pregnancy has made me so tired. Now that I’m not fighting for my life as I have been the past few months, I’m starting to realize just how boring life as a housewife is. I had dreams and ambitions. I was going to college.

Until Alek took it all away from me.

I was in my last semester, so close to graduating, and I want that back. But to reapply to school, I need a computer, which means I need to talk to Alek.

He’s in his office. It’s been three weeks since we’ve really spoken to each other. The house has been quiet. Alek hasn’t even hired a new housekeeper. Instead, I’ve cooked for myself while he’s ordered for himself. We’ve been living in our own little worlds, but it’s time to talk again.

The distance between us is beginning to hurt. I’m just not ready for him to be mean again. I don’t think my heart could take it.

With a deep breath, I knock on the door.

Silence.

My heart beats hard in my chest. My palms are sweaty. And my gut feels cramped, either from the nerves or the pregnancy. Probably a bit of both.

I breathe out when Alek says, “Come in.” He’s not completely ignoring me, so that’s a good thing.

When I open the door, I see him nestled behind his desk, bent over a computer. He glances up at me before looking back at the computer, giving me only half his attention.

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