Page 16 of Love's Unexpected Surprise

“How are you so calm right now?”

“You get used to this type of thing after a while.” He shrugs, crossing a leg and taking a sip of his drink. “It doesn't hurt that Alexei is one of the best contract killers in the game.”

Hearing him refer to Alexei's job so casually is new, and I try to accept it as best as I can. “How did he even start doing that?”

“The two of us didn't have an easy time growing up. Our parents were poor farmers, and when they died, the government took our land. We were left with nothing, and Alexei providedfor us.” He laughs to himself, shaking his head as he sets up straight. “Well, I guess providing isn’t the right word. More like scavenging. The moment he had an opportunity to get us off the streets, he took it. It's what he had to do. Unfortunately, that just meant he ended up in league with the Russian mob, and neither of us has been able to get out of it since.”

“So he's always protected you?” I can't help but feel my chest tighten at the thought of two scraggly young boys living in the streets, one of them doing everything in his power to make sure the other has food in his belly.

“He's always been the best big brother.” Marcus laughs. “I know this is hard to come to terms with, but Alexei still has decency in his heart. He only wants to protect the people around him.”

I nod and smile at him, taking a deep breath to try to de-stress. “I can tell.”

“Honestly, I think you might have brought a lot of that out of him lately. Thank you.”

The door opens out of nowhere, and both Marcus and I jump up from our seat to see Alexei storming in with blood all over his clothes. As soon as I see him, I burst into tears and run to meet him halfway, crashing into him.

He leans down and kisses me, and it feels like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. For the past hour, I've been sitting here wondering what would happen if he died. Knowing that's not an issue anymore, I've never been more relieved.

“I was so worried,” I choke out, wrapping my arms tight around him, swearing to myself I'll never let him go again. Three days ago, I told myself I would never see him again and I would be fine with it. Now, I can't imagine a life without him.

In one part of my mind, I can't stop asking myself if this is the right thing to do. But then the other part knows there's nothing else I'd rather do.

Marcus grabs his car keys and gives both of us some lame excuse about going out to grab celebratory dinner for all of us, really just wanting to give us some space to talk. I pull away from Alexei and see just how much blood covers his clothes.

“Are you hurt?”

He shakes his head and grabs my hand, leading me toward the bathroom. “Will you join me?” Alexei asks, taking his shirt off and dropping it on the floor.

Within moments, his pants are off too, and I don't waste a moment undressing to join him. I grab a washcloth from the rack by the shower and step inside when I'm naked, staring up at him with wide eyes. Water pelts his back, and blood drips from his skin, turning the water by our feet red.

I lather some soap on the cloth and rub it on his skin, wiping away the blood and thinking about everything he's just been through. What he just did for me.

His hands reach for my hips, and they trace the soft skin, pulling me closer to him to feel his cock stiffening in front of me. Alexei leans down and kisses me, pinning me against the cold tile wall. I drop the rag and wrap my arms around his neck to pull him close, parting my lips to let his tongue fill my mouth.

He lifts my leg and wraps it around his waist to let me feel his cock rising from the excitement as I trace a finger over his muscles. One of his hands grabs my bare breast and squeezes it, his thumb rubbing over my nipples to tease it. I shudder and let out a moan that he swallows in his mouth.

I grind my hips against him, savoring the feeling of his cock sliding between my legs, gently grazing my clit.

“You like that?” he says when he hears me moaning. I nod my head and smile as he pulls himself back and guides his cock toward my entrance.

This time as he fills my pussy, there's nothing between us, and it feels like heaven. There's no pain, only pleasure, as he thrusts inside me. I toss my head back and moan as he kisses the sensitive skin of my neck, gently nibbling the flesh.

“Oh God, Alexei,” I whimper when the pleasure builds. I know I'm in someone else's house, but that doesn't stop me from crying out. I don't even feel embarrassed about it. I'm just glad I can be here with him.

“I love how you say my name,” he growls in my ear while his cock throbs inside me. “I want you to yell it when I make you come.”

He pumps faster inside me, his cock harder with every motion. After a moment, my pussy clenches around him, and my body trembles against the shower wall. “Alexei, yes,” I moan, though it’s barely intelligible as I struggle to even catch my breath.

His cock twitches inside me, and I feel every pulse of his come filling me up. He holds me close as he finishes, completely draining himself inside me.

When both of us are finished, he drops my leg and backs away from me a few inches, smiling down at me.

“Is it really over now?” I ask him, running my fingers over his soaking-wet torso while staring deep in his eyes.

“It is. And if there's ever anything that threatens you again, I'll protect you.” Alexei leans down and kisses me again. I hold him close, knowing that every promise he's made is true. I know that he'll never do anything to hurt me.

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