Page 233 of Bratva Jewels Box Set
“Fuck off, Maxim. If you kill me now, there will be a bounty on
your head, and I bet there are tons of people who would love the scalp of the Shadow of Death.”
“Like I give a shit.”
“Maxim!” Grace screams.
I turn and see a man holding a gun to her temple.
Motherfucker.
Where the fuck did he come from? I turn the gun on the man.
Dmitri smirks. “Which one is it going to be, Maxim? Your sister or
your lover?”
“Don’t you fucking touch her.” I can see the fear in Grace’s eyes.
“Sergei is on his way!” Brooks yells into my ear. “ETA five minutes.”
I need to stall them until he arrives.
“You do realize I can shoot both of you in the time it takes him to
release his trigger?” I growl.
“True, but there’s the chance that the bullet could hit Grace, and I
have a feeling you don’t want that to happen. She may be your pet, Maxim, but I bet there’s more to it. I think you have feelings for this woman.” He steps toward us. “I know the feeling, falling for a pet.” He looks at Elena.
“I’m sorry I lied to you, Dmitri. But I thought he was dead,” Elena says, making Dmitri pause.
“Who told you he was dead?”
“Your uncle.”
Dmitri stops. “My uncle? What does he have to do with it all?”
“He’s the one who stole me. I was a ballerina. He watched me
dance at school. I guess he wanted me, so he took me.”
Dmitri rakes his hands through his hair. “Did he touch you?”
“Yes, of course.”
Dmitri lets out a roar that echoes through the gardens. “That mother
fucker. He always has to take my things.”
I’m shocked that Dmitri is so upset over his uncle touching Elena,
and fuck, I really hope it isn’t true.
“I’m going to fucking kill him. Why, why does he always have to
touch my things?” he mumbles to himself as he stomps across the grass.
