Page 49 of The Bratva's Knocked-Up Bride

I told her everything about what I was really doing in the office, and how I was searching for the Pesci rat. Not only did it open up a new opportunity for us to figure out her assignment, but it also helped her to trust me more…to better understand my motives and why I had been there in the first place.

Finally, it was all out in the open, and I didn’t have to hide anything from her. Surprisingly, it felt good. Right.

By letting her know about the spy, Sky could be more aware and vigilant, and I figured it didn’t hurt to have someone more in tune with her coworkers on my side to report anything she might see.

“You said you’re getting closer to a solution, right?” Sky asked while I pulled up to the office and found a spot in the parking garage.

Keeping my attention on navigating through the cramped space and getting the car in place, I hummed and nodded. “That’s right. I just need more evidence to make some connections, and soon enough, I should have it all under wraps.”

Sky considered my words and took a deep breath as she nodded. “Good…the sooner this is over, the sooner everything can go back to normal.”

“That’s the goal, anyway,” I added, giving her a faint grin as I turned the engine off and reached over to gently brush the back of my finger against her cheek, causing her to smile back at me. “I’m going to catch this rat and make sure both you and the baby are safe. Then, you can go back to work with complete peace of mind.”

Letting her warm expression linger, Sky leaned into my touch almost like a cat might, steadying herself. “I’m glad…the two of us, along with everyone else, will thank you forever.”

“Now, that’s the kind of devotion I wouldn’t mind receiving,” I teased gently.

Sky hummed her amusement and nodded before unbuckling herself and reaching to pop her door open. “We’ll just have to see about that.”

With a satisfied grin, I chuckled and got out myself, locking the car on the way as we began for the elevator. “See we shall…”

It was a breath of fresh air to experience that smooth sailing between us.

A part of me was afraid I might never experience that kind of easy-going, natural connection with Sky, given how easily I had pushed her away in the beginning by being too overbearing, but I was more relieved than anything to know I hadn’t completely ruined things.

We cared about each other, and even if it was taking time to build that bond between us, I didn’t mind. Creating mutual trust wasn’t easy, but we were working on it together, and that was what mattered to me the most.

Making amends with Sky and learning that she was pregnant with our child became the biggest motivator for me to lock in on the spy and bring it all to a close. Knowing she was in the same building with someone actively meddling in Novikov and Levov business, catching secrets, and spreading them all for the Pescis' advantage infuriated me, and I had to find that evidence to finally end it.

With Sky and the baby on my mind, I was more prepared than ever to make it happen. To shield them both from anything that might try to harm them.

Together, we made our way through the building, and I made sure Sky was where she needed to be before giving her a kiss on the cheek and wishing her luck for the day before I decided to head down to the main floor and begin a sweep of the building, keeping my eyes peeled for anything that seemed amiss.

Before, Sky had been nothing but a distraction for me. She clouded my thoughts and slowed my progress without realizing it, but since we established a more stable, mutual understanding between us, that almost ravenous part of me calmed to some degree.

I still wanted her more than anything, and I found myself thinking about her often, but it wasn’t so all-consuming. There was less of a fog in my head, and I could actually concentrate.

For the first time since I started watching over the office and investigating the workers, I felt centered and completely serious. I thought I had been before, but in a sense, I was lying tomyself—overcompensating for how insane Sky was making me feel.

But I didn’t have to worry about that. Instead, I could focus on keeping everyone safe, and I could have her at the same time without worrying if I was being too much for her.

After doing my initial check over of the building, I made my way back to my home base and did some monitoring from there over the live feeds while I tried to dig into the Pesci family and anything associated with them.

Once I let Sky know about the connection I made between them and their more recent attack on the Levovs, she told me everything she managed to find on them, but it was mostly a dead end. Of course, searching for public information on a mafia family never resulted in much…at least, not to the untrained eye.

But with my experience, I had a better chance of being able to read between the lines and draw some connections that likely were missed by either the general public or the police. It was only a matter of time.

Between trying to uncover more about them, along with my prime suspects, I was preoccupied, but I knew it would eventually be worth it.

After some time, I got up and stretched my legs, wandering out to the tenth floor with the hope of seeing Sky before she was eventually roped into a meeting. But before I could find her, my brows furrowed as I spotted Daniil striding over to me with a tray of coffees in his hands.

“What are you doing here?”

With a scoff of amusement, he offered me one from the tray. “What, I can’t visit you while you’re hard at work?”

“You don’t seem to be too worried about working hard yourself,” I returned with a grin, taking a sip from the warm coffee.

“Bringing you and the others coffee isn’t hard work to you?”

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