by Carly Davis
I might possibly have to become more twisted than my father and Connor put together.
I knew Mikhail better than anyone else. He would most likely be weary of me, not sure if my intentions were pure. Whether I was playing him or genuinely on his side. I would need to be on my A-game, which meant I had to be clear-headed.
Free of Lydia.
I winced as Giovanni rolled up his sleeves and cracked his knuckles. “Remember, make it look good. I have to convince my father we had a falling out.”
“You ready?” He reared his arm back making a fist.
“Do it.” Hell no, I wasn’t fucking ready for the blow he was going to deliver. It was going to hurt, but it was all part of the plan.
“Fucking hell, that’s good enough.” I hissed as he punched me for the last time. I held my nose and tipped my head bad attempting to stop the bleeding.
“Here, son. Wipe your face but leave some of the blood on your face. Tell your father I ambushed you in an alley.” He handed me a handkerchief.
This was the part I was dreading.
I had to pull myself together and find the strength to walk out the door.
Where I would leave Lydia behind.
Then, the harder part would come. I was going to be faced with the man I loathed my whole life. The demon that ripped our family apart destroying our lives completely. The fact we shared the same DNA didn’t mean shit to me. Being family meant three things to me.
Loyalty.
Respect.
Trust.
If you couldn’t do those three little things, then consider yourself my enemy.
I took a deep breath as I knocked on the hotel suite to my father’s room. I was about to step into my own personal hell.
This is all for you, my love.
My kotenok.
The door opened revealing a blonde wearing nothing but a thong and a transparent top. I could see her taut nipples poking through the fabric as she stepped to the side. The petite woman didn’t look no older than eighteen. I scanned her face forcing the scowl back down threatening to surface on my face. Clenching my jaw, she had a bruise starting to form on her right cheek. I kept my emotions under control avoiding all the anger I was feeling. I pushed my way inside and seen my father towering over another woman. She was on her knees with her thighs parted and arms tied behind her back.
Keep cool, Nikolai.
Beat him at his own game.
Be the sly fox.
“Father, I see you’ve started the party without me. You were right, Giovanni needs to die. He made his move on me and now he needs to pay.” The lie felt bitter on my tongue.
“Son, it’s good to see you finally came to your senses. Nicole, come to him and present yourself to your master.” This was what I was afraid of. He was testing me to see who’s side I was really on. If I objected to this girl, he would know I was playing a game with him.
She knelt down at my feet and spread her thighs as I lowered myself in the leather chair. She reached for my belt, but I gripped her wristed harshly. “Not yet, first I need you to clean master’s face.”
“Yes, master.” I hated the way he degraded women like this. It gave me a sick feeling knowing this is how he treated my mother, my sister, and my Lydia. This woman on her knees before me was just another one to add to that list. I was going to try my damnedest to get these women out of here. They were innocent and pure. All my father was going to do is lead them to their death.
“Son, I see you embraced your inner master and took your spot well. Now, after she cleans you I want you to properly punish her. She got up without your permission.”
“I’m going to have her clean me in the bathroom. You worry about your whore and I’ll worry about mine.”
“Are you fucking testing me, boy?!” He clenched his fists and growled.
“No, I’m not. You know I don’t like blood on me when I let a woman touch me.” Nobody but Lydia can do that.
I stood up and walk opened the door to the bathroom bumping into the frightened girl. “I-I’m s-sorry, master.”
I closed the door and turned the knobs of the sink. I needed to drown my voice out, so he couldn’t hear. “Shhh, lower your voice. Listen to me, I’m not here to be a master to you. I’m here to get you and your friend out, but first I’m going to need you to obey me when we go back out there. Do you understand what that means?”
“Y-yes, master,” She whispered. “I’m going to have to be punished.”
“Yes, and I’m apologizing now for what I’m going to have to do out there. So for that, I’m sorry.” I grabbed the rag from her and wiped the rest of the blood off my face. “Now, go out there and get on your hands and knees.”
She scurried out and left me alone to my thoughts. The conversation I had with Lydia came back to me as I closed my eyes.
I took her hand and brought it to my mouth placing a kiss on her knuckles. “Lydia, I need to do something, and I want you to know it’s all for you. So, you can be free from Connor and my father. Just know this, if anything is to happen to me…”
“No, don’t you dare say that. you’re Nikolai Vasiliev, nobody and I mean nobody can take you out.” She cried out.
“Baby, this is something I have to do.” I cupped her cheeks as she straddles me and pushed me back to the headboard. She runs her fingers through my hair as I cup her face. “Kotenok, let me do this for you. Let me be your beast.”
“Nik, you’re making me so hot.” She began unbuttoning my shirt and kissed the exposed flesh. She really knew how to make me how to lose myself when she did things like this.
“I’m going to have to do things, Lydia. Bad things.”
Another kiss.
Another button.
“I don’t care.” She darted her tongue across my nipple and bit down. My body buzzed with desire only she could bring me. My skin tingled as small bumps began to rise all over me.
“I’m going to be a different man, a very dark and twisted soul.”
Another kiss.
Another button.
“Still don’t care.” She muttered as she drugs her tongue upward and bit down on my neck.
“Fuck, you’re killing me, torturing my beast. You feel how hard I am for you?” I twisted her hair in my fist and yanked her head backward to face me. “I’m breaking all my rules with you.”
I blinked and felt an ache in my chest.
“Oh god!” She chanted as I filled her up exploding into her.
“Lydia, fuck.” A guttural growl erupted from me as I twitched inside her. I think I began to fall for her a little more today. It might have been the fact that I would have to go several days without her, but I wasn’t for sure. The one thing I never did was start developing feelings for the woman I had my dick in. I guess there’s a first thing for everything.
Because I couldn’t see myself with anyone but her.
I hated to leave her, but I knew I needed to take care of business. That business being eliminating the threats that haunted Giovanni and me. Once that is taken care of, I could focus on the one things that mattered to me.
Lydia.
My kotenok.
My feisty kitten.
I pulled out of her and cleaned myself up pulling my pants back up. I wiped the cum from her and threw the rag in the trash as she pulled her dress back down. She wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered. “Come back to me alive.”
“I will always come back to you. I just need you to know everything that I’m about to do is all for you. You will hear things, but don’t listen. I told you I would have to be the man I swore never to be. In order to catch a fox, you have to be the fox. That, my love, is what I have to be.”
“I don’t care that you’re about to do horrible things. Just don’t leave me again.” Tears started to form in the corner of her eyes.
I nodded and pressed our noses against each other. “I’m never leaving you again. If I do, I’ll let you shoot me in the heart because I wouldn’t be able to
live with myself. Vladimir and Luca are going to guard over while I’m gone.”
I grabbed the back of her neck and brought her mouth to my lips. My chest ached because I wasn’t sure if I would come back alive. In this corrupted world, you never know what will happen. I just hope I can keep my promise and come back to her. To my sister. Fuck, if I didn’t Anna would be devastated, and Luka would have to be the one to put her back together. I shook those thoughts away and devoured her soul.
I’ll be back for you and then I’ll claim you as mine properly.
I love you, kotenok.
That’s what I really wanted to say but held it in just in case I didn’t return.
“Forgive me Lydia, for the bad things I’m about to do.” I whispered to myself.
Chapter 18
Lydia
My sweet Lydia,
If you’re reading this letter, it means I had to depart from you. Please believe me, that’s the last thing I wanted to do. My kotenok, do not cry. Everything I’m doing is all for you. You will hear things about me and I’m so fucking sorry. Baby, I need you to trust me. In order to rid this world of this wretched poison, I have to become the very thing I hate. I have to become a dark soul with a cold heart. I’m going to be the sly fox and beat my father at his own game. Corruption at it’s finest. Please, don’t be angry with me, little firecracker. If you hear about the twisted things I have to do, just please know it’s to keep you and my sister safe. I love you, kotenok.
I promise I’m coming back for you,
Nikolai
A lone tear slips down my face falling on the letter as I folded it in half and held it to my chest. My heart ached for him. He. Loves. Me.
What if something happened to him?
If he never…
No.
I don’t even want to think about him not coming back.
He was Nikolai Vasiliev.
Nobody was taking him down but himself.
Nik, I hope you know what you’re doing.
Just come back to me in one piece.
For me.
“Lydia, breakfast is ready.” Vladimir stood in the doorway with his arms crossed over his chest.
“I’ll be there in a moment, just give me a few minutes to myself.”
“Of course, Miss Lydia.” He bowed and closed the door leaving me to process the letter.
Wherever you are Nik, please be strong and succeed.
I shudder to think what would happen to me if he didn’t.
I would forever be a slave to Connor and his father to be beaten and a whore to use.
Just come back to me, Nik.
Chapter 19
Nikolai
It should’ve been an easy task for me, but it wasn’t. Lydia was still fresh on my mind. The way I made love to her and promised her I was coming back for her. Just as soon as this shit was done. All I needed to do is get through this damn test, so I could get on with this plan.
I was here for one reason.
To plant the cameras in my father’s room.
I stepped out of the bathroom and darkened my eyes. The girl I was supposed to punish was on all fours waiting for my return. My father sat in his chair smirking down to the other woman on her knees. With his hands on the sides of her head, he was forcing his entire length down her throat.
Be the fox, Nikolai.
Remember why you’re here.
I stood in front of my ‘slave’ and knelt down gripping her chin harshly. “Do you know why I’m going to punish you, slave?”
“Yes, master.” She whimpered.
“What did you do wrong, my pet?” I cocked my head to the side and tipped her head upward.
“I-I got up without permission, master.” Tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks and looked at me fearfully.
“That’s right naughty girl, I’m going to punish you for disobeying your master.” I stood up and began to unbuckle my belt pulling it through the loops.
This is for you, my love.
Please forgive me, for the things I’m about to do.
I folded it in half and smacked it against my hand. Smacking her ass, she cried out in pain. “One. Thank you for punishing me, master.”
Thwack.
“T-two. Thank you for punishing me, master.”
Thwack.
“T-t-three. Thank you for punishing me, master.”
Thwack.
“F-four. Thank you for punishing me, master.”
Each time I struck her skin was all I could see was Lydia. My sweet Lydia. Every red line marring her flesh was like a knife to the heart.
“F-f-five. I-I’m sorry, master. P-please, I’m sorry!”
I stood behind her raising the belt in the air when my father spoke up. “Enough, you don’t want to kill the whore the first night you get her. Let her properly thank you. Crawl to your master and suck my son’s cock.”
Fuck, no.
That wasn’t happening.
“No, I’m bringing her to my room. I need to know if she’s as pure as you claim her to be.” There was no way her lips were going around my dick.
That belonged to Lydia.
Only her.
“Fine, I forgot how private you are. Go on then, we’ll meet with Connor tomorrow morning.” He muttered.
“Come, let’s go slave. Master needs to take a look at you.” Everything was falling into place. I was able to place a few cameras in the room without being noticed and that’s what mattered. I grabbed her by the wrist leading her next door. Sliding the key card in the slot, it beeped and lit up green. I stepped in and released her wrist closing the door. I internally growled at her next actions. The fucking girl was kneeling reaching up to my zipper.
“No,” I hissed grabbing her wrist angrily. “For fucks sake, get off your damn knees. You don’t need to do that.”
“Master, please let me thank you for my punishment. I’ll be punished by Master Mikhail.” She whimpered leaning towards my lips.
“What’s your name? Your full name.” My father had this woman trained to obey and it just made my blood boil. Another woman ruined at his hands.
“N-Nicole Vitale.” She wrapped her arms around her waist protectively.
Vitale.
Vitale.
Why did that name sound so familiar?
Where have I heard that name before?
Think, Nikolai.
Fucking think.
“Nicole, this is what is going to happen. I’ve got some calls to make and I’m sure you’re hungry. There’s clothes in that bag on the bed. Go clean up and I’ll order some room service. What do you want to eat?”
“I could really go for some hot wings.” She chewed her lip nervously. “Why didn’t you let me thank you in front of Master Mikhail? There’s someone else, isn’t there?”
The less she knew the better.
“Don’t worry about that right now. Just go clean up and I’ll order the food.”
Where the hell have I heard that name?
Think, Nikolai.
Think.
Taking out my phone, I order the food and shot Giovanni a text.
Me- It’s done. Does the name Vitale mean anything to you?
Giovanni- That’s Alec’s last name, Lucien’s best friend. Why?
Me- Fuck man, does he have a cousin or sister? I’ve got a Nicole Vitale her with me. Apparently, she was my father’s test. She’s safe with me now.
Giovanni- Do what you need to keep her safe. That’s Alec’s fucking sister.
I opened the door just as someone was about to knock. That’s when it hit me. If I could get someone to pose as a room service attendant, I could get Nicole out of here.
Me- Can you get someone to pose as a room service here?
Giovanni-Yeah, tell me what you need.
Me- Send someone in an hour. Get Nicole out of here and keep her hidden. I’ll tell my father I killed her when I got too rough with her. I’m in room 304 at my father’s hotel.
Giovanni- Ok, give me an hour. I’ve got just the person for that job.
I took the cart from the man and handed him a crisp twenty-dollar bill. I rolled the cart inside next to the bed and ran my hand over my face. This was a big fucking mess. I came here to plant cameras in my father’s room but found Alec’s sister. Now, I’m arranging a rescue mission.
“Thank you for the clothes, master.” She began to kneel making rage build up inside me.
“No,” I growled causing her to gasp. “I’m not going to hurt you. Get up and quit calling me master. My name is Nikolai…just get up here and eat.”
“Yes, mast-I mean Nikolai. What’s going to happen to me?” She whispered lifting one of the wings to her mouth.
