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I sigh, agitated by her overreaction. “It was Polina. And yes—throw away. In the trash. Where they belonged. I will provide you new, better clothes, devochka.”

“I don’t want new clothes. I want my old clothes and I want to leave right now!”

“That will not be happening. Get up. Time for your bath.”

“My… my bath?” she chokes, double blinking.

“Yes. Bath. You take them, don’t you?”

“Bath with who?”

“I will bathe you. I will be doing much to you. You are mine now.”

“I’m dreaming. That’s the only explanation.”

“Get up. It is the last time I’m telling you. Then I’m putting you over my shoulder and carrying you into the bathroom myself.”

“I’ll take a bath. But not with you,” she grits out through her teeth.

I grin at how mad she’s become. “Ne stesnyaysya, devochka?*. I have already seen your tits and your pussy. Beautiful.”

Out of patience, I grab a fistful of the blanket covering her and rip it away. Her arms instinctively fly up to cover her chest while she presses her thighs together. Her attempts to protect her modesty make my grin spread.

“Kitty cat, you should know better. There is no modesty here. You are my pet and I will do with you as I wish.” My hand is massive compared to her wrist as I wrap my fingers around it and pull her toward me. “Don’t worry, you will adjust.”

* Zver -Beast (Roman’s nickname)

* Naley mne vypit -Pour me a drink

* Nu i chto? Zamolchi -So what? Shut up.

* Durak -asshole

* Boyeviks -soldiers

* Ona krasivaya dlya menya -She’s beautiful to me

* Ne stesnyaysya, devochka -don’t be shy, girl.

CHAPTER 10

Katerina

“Get in.”

I’m still covering myself—or as much as I can when I’m butt-naked and have only my arms to shield my body. One hand cups my breasts together while the other hovers down below at my nether regions.

A glimmer lives in the Russian Bear’s dark sapphire eyes.

As if he’s amused I’m even bothering to cover myself. My shyness isfunny.

My brain still feels foggy. Probably from whatever he—and his men—used to sedate me and bring me here.

I’m lost how I even ended up in his custody. How could I go from a free woman roaming the Northam streets to being stripped naked by a man I barely know?

The same man who I tried to kidnap just a few days ago…

I sigh. Karma really didn’t wait to try to teach me a lesson.

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