Page 31 of Bound By the Yakuza

I nodded.

She looked at me, a question reflecting in her eyes. “So, how did you get me out, anyway?”

I shrugged. “I already told you, it’s easy.”

The look on her face told me she wouldn’t accept a vague answer. Such a business woman. It was beyond sexy to meet a woman as alpha as me.

“Ok,” I conceded. “So I paid your bail and gave them some info on Shimazu to drop the charges. That cop is wrapped around the gang’s finger. A few yen under the table. It was simple.”

“The bail? But it was so much!”

I raised my eyebrows at her. “Karina, I have more money than I know what to do with,” I said. “Don’t worry about it.”

Once we were done eating, I laid out the futon for us to get some much-needed rest.

Karina couldn’t sleep until she got in touch with her brother. She called multiple times, but her brother’s cell was off.

“Would he really just fly back without saying anything?” I asked.

Karina nodded. “He may be my brother, but we know our duties to the Bratva,” She said. “We had an agreement. I knew he wasn’t going to wait for me and I think, deep down, he knew that I wasn’t going back to Russia with him. He has his own business to deal with.” She shrugged and started typing. “I’ll just get him to call me when he lands.” She sent the text and threw her phone aside.

I nodded.

The Himura-gumi had made it obvious that messing with the Bratva was bad news. It was a miracle that Karina’s location had not been found, though I suspected our luck wouldn’t hold back much longer. I had to trust that her brother, a man I had never met, could make a deal with her father. Trust was not one of my strong suits, but I had no choice.

I hadn’t realized how tired I was until I laid down on the futon with Karina.

Karina fell asleep almost instantly. She looked like an angel, nestled into the crook of my arm.

Love. The words fought against my lips. Words that I had never said to anyone before in my life. I glanced at her and then up at the ceiling.

Sure, I knew I was a hot-headed type-A kind of guy. Unfortunately, she was the only one who could get control over me and I would bow to her willingly; I would do anything to please her. I would literally kill a man just to see her smile.

I checked to make sure she was in a deep sleep before finally saying the words out loud. “Karina, I’m in love with you.”

Feeling my eyelids grow heavy, I fought unsuccessfully for a minute before falling asleep with my face in her hair.

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We slept until the sky was dark. Both of us led fairly nocturnal lives, so it was nothing new. Waking up to her felt like a drug that I never wanted to quit. Her body was soft and warm against mine. Her curves fit against my hard muscle like pieces of a puzzle.

Karina sat up and stretched. An angelic moan escaped her lips and made my cock jump in response.

I sat up and kissed her shoulder. I slipped my hand up the loose t-shirt to run my fingers up her spine and gently massage her lower back. She melted against my touch as always. I kissed her neck and felt her throat vibrate with another moan.

I had to take her now. Claim her. Nothing like a quick and dirty fuck to start the night off right.

I pulled her back down against the futon gently. I ran one hand up the back of the oversized t-shirt and let my other hand inch towards her inner thigh.

Goosebumps erupted over her skin. She shivered. “Tatsuya.” Her voice was thick with need.

I flipped over on top of her and lifted the shirt up over her thighs. I held onto her legs as I reached my prize, spreading her open and licking her clit.

Karina gasped as my lips explored her folds. I flicked my tongue against her clit and licked down, lapping up her juices. She was wet for me instantly. Her thighs quivered as I used my tongue to bring her to the edge and then pulled away.

“Please, no more teasing,” She begged.

“Are you sure?” I asked with a grin. I looked up over her navel to meet her eyes.

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