Page 103 of Bratva Jewels Box Set
“You satisfy me.” Every word I speak makes my skin crawl. “You and Dmitri satisfy me just as much as they do.”
Nikolai’s eyes squint at me as if he is trying to read my mind.
“I know I will never be going back to them.” I take in a deep breath. “But I don’t want to be sold either,please. Let me stay with you and Dmitri.”
Nikolai’s eyes widen, not believing what’s coming out of my mouth.
“I want to make a deal.” I hope that this works, it’s my only chance.
Nikolai chuckles. “You want to make a deal? I don’t think you are in any position to make a deal.”
This is true, but I was hoping against all odds that Nikolai still had feelings for me. I get it now, he needs to know he has won against Tomas and Mateo, that he has won me. “I know, but I’ve been thinking about things while I’ve been here. About how I have been wrong.”
This gets his attention.
“I belong to you; I understand that now. If you let Gracie go …” Nikolai tries to butt in, but I hush him. “If you let her go, then I’m yours.”
He looks surprised. “But you are already mine to do with what I like.”
No shit. You made that very clear the hundredth time you forced yourself into me.
“I won’t fight you anymore, no escaping—nothing. I will be your partner, I will happily go and help you get the deals, and I will happily service your friends. But please let my sister go.”
“And if I don’t let your sister go?” He folds his tattooed arms across his chest.
“Then I won’t stop, I won’t stop trying to bring you down till my last breath. I won’t stop searching for your jewels until every single one of them is back where they belong.”
Nikolai just bursts out laughing. “Oh, Zoe, you really think you can take me on? That’s cute. I always love how you have so much fight.” He is silent for a moment as his eyes roam over my naked body. “You are serious about giving up everything and staying with me if I let Gracie go?”
I nod.
Please, please let him go for it.
“And you promise no more escaping?”
I nod.
“And you will belong to me and whoever I need you to belong to?”
I nod again.
Please, please, please.
“And you will make your ex-lovers back off?”
I frown, not sure how I would do that. “I’ll ask Gracie to tell them to back off.”
“And do you think they will?”
How the hell am I going to answer that? So I don’t.
“Exactly, so why would I believe you?” But I can see he wants to believe me.
“I’ll ask Gracie to convince them. I’ll write a note. I’ll send them a video. I will do anything to save her.” A single tear falls down my cheek.
Nikolai looks at me, really looks at me, and that’s when I see that I have him hook, line, and sinker. I watch as he starts to unshackle my legs. They are dead from being in the same position for so long. Then he presses a button that lowers my feet to the floor. My legs are wobbly as all the blood rushes back to my toes. He works at undoing the cuffs around my wrists. He’s standing in front of me, and his hand caresses my cheek as he looks into my eyes.
“I will love you,” he says. “I will make you happy.” And it’s the old Nikolai, the one I did fall in love with all those months ago.
