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By the time I’m done ordering, it’s close to six, so I head upstairs to shower and slowly get ready. I was hoping to get a gym session in today, but I guess I got distracted in more ways than one.

At ten to seven my first brother arrives carrying a six pack of beers. Rodion arrives with a loud hello that he shouts into the mansion.

“I’m on my way down now,, make yourself comfortable!” I shout back, stepping out my bedroom into the hallway.

Jade steps out of her room at the same time.

She is wearing the black sweatpants and a black crop top. They look so stylish on her. The red high-top sneakers and red accents in the pants all complimenting the red in her hair.

I grin.

“You look fantastic,” I say with enthusiasm.

“Thanks.” She grins. “Who chose these?” she asks, narrowing her eyes towards me.

“I ordered everything online myself and then had Neil go to the stores to collect the items. If you don’t like it—“

“No, I love it. Honestly. It’s very—me.” She smiles, doing a little twirl in the passage, and I notice how her entire face lights up. “Thank you, Radmir.”

“It’s a pleasure.”

She walks past me towards the stairs, and I place my hand on her lower back, instantly feeling the heavy current of electricity between us. I should pull my hand away. But I don’t want to.

Chapter 5 - Jade

His hand heats against my lower back and I sense myself pushing into him a little. I like the way his hand feels on my body. I’ve never had someone compliment me as much as he does either, or look at me like that.

Briefly, I close my eyes and push those thoughts away.

I’m about to sit down at the table with all of his brothers. This is a big deal. I can possibly be in line to get some incredible information on all of them.

Especially seeing as I got interrupted when I was searching through his drawers today. Shit. That was so close. I can’t believe I got myself out of that situation, but then into a worse one.

I can’t believe I was going to kiss him.

And not just like—oh, I’m playing the role and going with the flow to trick him. I was proper lost in that moment. It was so intense I forgot my entire mission and just wanted to melt against his perfect fucking body and get lost in those perfect lips that keep saying all these perfect things.

I sigh angrily and Radmir runs his hand up my back. “Are you ok?” he asks, worried.

“Oh, I’m just nervous,” I reply.

“You have nothing to be nervous about. It’s going to be a fun night.”

Just as we step into the entrance foyer at the bottom of the giant staircase a beautiful girl walks through the door and rushes over to Radmir to hug him.

“Raisa, this is Jade,” Radmir says, “Raisa is my sister and here’s Ruslana. Where are your men?” he asks them.

“We left them at home tonight. Thought it would be nice to just hang out with you guys.” Ruslana grins, then turns towards me and hugs me. “Hi Jade. Do you drink cocktails?”

It’s like this instant welcoming from both of his sisters. They pull me towards the kitchen, where they pour us each a pink cocktail and start chatting about life as though they’ve known me forever.

I’m so shocked by how friendly his sisters are that I begin to feel guilty about my entire plan to take down his business and his life.But I can’t be, not after what he did.

I am tense when Ruslana and Raisa lead me through to the dining room to meet everyone else who has arrived. It’s noisy and chaotic and I’m expecting a room full of arrogant, cruel, cold assholes.

Just ruthless men from a ruthless world. A world where they will kill someone’s brother and not think twice about it.

My heart is beating a hundred miles an hour, practically leaping from my rib cage with nauseous tension.

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