Page 15 of Broken By the Bratva

“You do know it is a gun dealership we are infiltrating. These people don’t mess around, Tasha,” he added.

“I know, but I also know that you have to hack the system from inside. Getting in is your strong point and hacking is mine. Together, I’m sure we can do it.”

A light smile touched his lips as he nodded. “Right, we’ll be leaving around four tomorrow. I’ll be out most of the day, but my brothers will be here if you need anything.”

Turning to leave, I paused. This would be my first time out in the field. Glancing back, I spoke softly, “Will you be out all day?”

“Don’t get any ideas,” Vadik huffed as he rose. “The place is locked down.”

“No, no, I was just wondering,” I replied before heading back to my room. I paced up and down the length of the room. I was anxious and excited. At some point, it felt like I was going to barf, but I didn’t.

I barely slept a wink. I was so excited to be part of a mission finally. It was my first time. Even though it was exciting, my nerves were shot. My brothers always had me working from the office or the van. Mila was the one who went in with them.

The day had passed in a blur. I felt like a spark plug or battery that was overcharged. The drive to the office building wasn’t long and the guys sat in silence. As we pulled up and stopped down the block from the building Vadik turned to me.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked.

A nervous giggle escaped my mouth as I opened it to reply. “Yes, I was born ready,” I add taking a deep breath.

“Follow my lead and do as I say,” Vadik huffed.

Smiling softly, I nodded. “I will do as you ask,” I replied.

Vadik gave me a suspicious look over. He turned and headed in through a side door to the back of the building. I followed close behind not wanting to be caught.

We were moving slowly. I frantically looked left and right as I scanned the area. Suddenly, I felt him pulling me into the room to our left. He opened the door, pulled me inside, and closed the door abruptly. Glancing at the content, I realized we were in a small janitor’s closet.

The space inside was occupied. There were brooms, mops, buckets, cleaning materials, and more surrounding us. Our bodies collided as we pressed up against each other in the tight space. My hands moved in between us as I pressed back against his stomach. I couldn’t help but feel the firm strong muscles he hid under his shirt.

He glanced at me. Our eyes met and for a moment I forgot where we were. I wanted to rise up on my toes and kiss those juicy lips. Mentally slapping myself, I looked to the side. The footsteps we heard faded.

Stepping back into the hallway, I lightly cleared my throat as we moved towards the server room. I felt hot and sweaty suddenly. We heard chattering as we rounded the last corner before the hallway leading to the servers.

Vadik flung his hand across my chest pushing me back up against the wall. His touch was soft but warm. I felt my stomach turning and smothered the gasp with my hand. He glanced at me and then let go. Vadik peeked around the corner waving at me to follow.

Every time we hid, we were up against each other. My body was betraying me as my hormones played around inside. Feeling his breath on my cheek and neck made me earn for his kiss. I hated being so close as I had to keep reminding myself of who he was.

At the last two stops, we ended up between shelves and walls. We were pressed up so closely that I could feel his heart beating, smell the shampoo in his hair, and almost taste his sweat. This mission was messing up my mind.

After another couple of turns left and right down this hallway and that one, we finally got to the server room. I was hacking the locking system when Vadik breathed out over my shoulder, “Hurry, the guards are about to enter this hallway.”

The door clicked and Vadik pushed it open slightly. Focusing on what was inside, I didn’t hear the voices. Vadik jumped me into the room. He landed on me as he shoved the door closed with his foot.

Laying there, I was about to ask him what he was thinking when he placed a finger on my lips silencing me.

Only then did I hear the guards speaking as they moved past the door. Breathing out softly, I felt my nerves eating at my insides. We almost got caught. As the voices trailed off, Vadik shifted off me and assisted me up.

I sneaked up to the closest server and plugged Vadik’s phone in. It was the only device they allowed me to use with supervision.

It took me a second, but the rest was easy once I had located the data we were looking for. Their internal protection protocols were almost non-existent. I assumed they didn’t expect anyone to infiltrate them like we just did.

Once the transfer was completed, I pulled the cable from the mainframe. Looking up at him, I smiled as I whispered. “I got it all. What you needed and more.”

Vadik took my hand. He appeared to be beaming as we moved back out. Getting out was a lot quicker than getting in. We only had to hide a couple of times. The closeness was driving me insane. He smelled so good. No man had the right to smell so alluring.

Once we got into the car, the excitement almost overcame me. I leaned in hugging him tightly. I wanted to kiss him but restrained myself. “That was awesome,” I uttered as I pulled back.

I felt his hands on my sides as he stared at me. Our eyes met and I felt them pulling me in. I could see him slowly inching closer “Sorry,” I mumbled as I turned lecturing myself to keep my emotions in check.

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