Page 55 of Sinful Promise

Dimitri

No.

Me

Why?

Dimitri

Because I said so.

I grit my teeth. My brother can be a stubborn ass when he wants to be.

Me

Seriously?! Stop being a dick, Dimitri. You’re telling me that if Zara were in this position, you’d want to keep her in the dark?

It takes at least a minute for the three dots to appear.

I have no doubt that Dimitri is cursing my name as he types out his reply, but I don’t care.

Ultimately, my relationship with Emily is on the line here, and I want to do what’s right by her.

Dimitri

She doesn’t need to know, Danil, and I swear to god, if I find out you’ve told her without mine or Alexei’s permission, you’re out of the bratva.

I know it’s nothing more than an empty threat, considering the fact that my brothers threaten to remove me from the bratva every other god-damned week, but it still stings. I’ve lost count of the amount of times Dimitri has gone behind Alexei’s back and ignored his instructions, and he doesn’t get nearly as much shit as I do.

So, I don’t reply to Dimitri’s message.

It’s about fucking time I stood my own ground, so I vow to myself that I will tell Emily the truth.

Tonight.

I’m startingto sweat from sitting out in the sun for the past two hours, but Emily is still inside the library, so I have no choice but to stay put. Knowing her, she’s buried her nose in a book and has completely lost track of time.

I can only hope that she’s going to get hungry at some point and decide to make an appearance, so I at least have an excuse to stretch my legs.

Just as my own stomach starts to growl, I receive another message from my brother.

Me

Is everything okay??

I frown at Dimitri's message.

Is he asking me if I’m pissed at him? Because I’m pretty sure I made my feelings perfectly clear.

Me

Christ, Dimitri, when did you turn into such a girl?

Dimitri

What the fuck are you talking about?

Me

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