Page 10 of Forced Bratva Wife

Hell, she even got a decent kick in there. Little brat.

My cock twitched against my leg as I imagined teaching her a lesson and narrowed my eyes toward her. That odd swirl of intrigue that I’d felt the moment I saw her flared right back to life as I walked in front of my men to my room.

Winding through the house, I could hear the moment that more of Parker’s faculties returned to her, a loud shout of “hey” bouncing across the interior walls of my estate.

“Hello, Parker,” I called gently over my shoulder, lacing my words with venom and promise.

My master suite was down two more halls and up the set of stairs at the far end. It was quite the walk, but it ensured privacy and a longer trip to the door should Parker try to escape again. I didn’t put it past her. In fact, there was a minute part of me that wanted to see her try. To hunt her down these halls myself and drag her right back to the room where I could teach her a proper lesson in obedience.

“Let me go! Why are you doing this?”

Parker’s voice was strained as she called out, tossed over Pietor’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I could hear the pain she was trying to hide in her tone. A headache, most likely. Well, I did give her options.

As we reached my door, I retrieved the only key from my pocket, unlocked the door and held it open for Pietor. He passed through, depositing Parker roughly on the bed against the far wall.

“That’ll be all.”

He nodded at me, a tiny smirk playing on his lips, and I rolled my eyes just for him. “Yes, yes. Get going. You know my orders.”

“Of course.”

Pietor nodded again and left through the door. I closed it behind him, locking it once more before I heard the pound of feet coming up behind me. Spinning, I snatched Parker’s extended arm just as she was swinging down to hit me, and I met her shocked eyes. The glare I used was a gentle one, more intrigue than intimidation. However, I still pushed her backward, practically dragging her back to the bed by her arm.

When her leg hit the side of the mattress, I released her with a shove forward, flinging Parker onto the bed. It only took a moment for her to glare at me as she turned around, but I just smirked.

“That’s not going to work.”

She clenched her jaw before snapping out. “Fuck you.”

“Interesting prospect.” I folded my arms over my chest. “But there are ground rules. And I’d be more than willing to explain them now, so you don’t have to learn them the hard way.”

Parker shrunk back just a bit, swallowing as she let her eyes fall to the floor. I waited. I was in no hurry to get her to listen to me as she should. After another long moment, Parker met my eyes again.

“Fine.”

“That’s a smart girl.” I let my grin spread, ticking up the corner of my mouth in an angled smirk. “First, you won’t be leaving the house, so get that into your head now. Second, you effectively belong to me now. You will obey my commands, and as long as you continue to do so, you will receive no harsh treatment from me or my subordinates.”

Standing up off the bed in a huff, Parker leveled me with a glare as she still tried to keep herself back. “I don’t belong to anyone.”

I didn’t bother justifying that with a response. “Third, I will see to explaining your absence. You will have meals and clothing delivered here. If you need something, ask for it. I might even get it for you.”

The sarcasm in my voice was clearly not appreciated by Ms. Kozlovsky here, but it was just so damn fun to tease her. She’d come to see soon enough that I ran a tight household, and she had no other choice but to heed my commands.

“Fourth, you’ll—”

“Why did you take me,” Parker cut in, her glare intensifying. “Did I treat one of your men? Did you lose him at the hospital? What’s going on?”

I hadn’t intended on informing Parker why she was taken, at least not for a while. But she was a persistent one, so with a sigh and roll of my eyes, I gestured to the bed.

“Have a seat. Maybe I’ll tell you then.”

“Tell me now. I have no idea what’s going on, and I didn’t do anything wrong. What use could you have for me?”

All right, this dumb act is getting a bit old. Obviously, Pavel’s fucking daughter would know precisely what her father was up to.

“Use? I think leverage is good enough. So stop playing stupid. You can thank your father’s dirty habits for getting you here. Maybe you should have told him to stop instead of enjoying the payout to attend some damn medical school.”

Parker’s mouth fell open.

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