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I had to force myself to remove my fingers. She wasn’t going to get any pleasure until I saw her on her knees in front of me.

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CERISE

Sitting next to Andrei at the table was the worst.

I wanted to punch him in his gorgeous goddamn face when he gave me a shit-eating grin after almost bringing me to my peak at lunch and then . . . stopping.

I was trying not to pant loudly when he bent closer to me, putting one hand on the back of my neck, and whispering in my ear,

“If you get on your knees in front of me right now I’ll let you come.”

My cheeks burned.

“Never!” I hissed, trying to get away from him, but he held the back of my neck in a vice-like grip.

He bent even closer, so his lips were right over my ear. I felt a shiver go down my spine, and he said, “You’re lucky I don’t bend you over the table right now.”

Then he was up and speaking in rapid Russian to his men. Apparently they were all going out somewhere.Well, good. Maybe I can figure out how to escape when he leaves.

I tried not to watch as they collected weapons.

Really passionate protectors of the arts here,I thought to myself sourly, wishing for the thousandth time that I had done a little more research into my prospective husband so I could have avoided being trapped with a Bratva underboss.

I turned my back on them and pretended to be very interested in the tea being served.

Then I heard him speak.

“Stay here.”

The room was very quiet. I really goddamn wished the room didn’t always go quiet whenever he said anything.

I felt a prickling on the back of my neck and I fought my fear, refusing to turn around.

“Cerise,” he said, and the cold menace in his voice made a heat break out all over my skin.

I knew that I was playing with gasoline over a fire, but I didn’t say anything, and I felt the panic of a trapped rabbit as I heard him move beside me.

I noticed that Frederik’s eyebrows had gone up.

“You want her to. . .notrun from you?” he asked.

Andrei shot an irritated, warning glance at his uncle.

“Correct.”

Turning to me again, he said, “I better be able to find your ass as soon as I get home.”

My mouth opened, but nothing came out.

I nodded.

Everyone was staring at me.Great.Now I was going to be on the wrong side of whoever Andrei’s current favorite was.

* * *

Leftat the house were all of the women, Frederik, the servants, and enough of Andrei’s men to make me too scared to get in a car and drive out of reach of Andrei Petrovic.

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