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Authors: Serena Vale, Tencia Winters
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his, and he doesn’t know yet.” He grinned at her. “Perfect.”
Chapter 7
Alexei felt his heart pound painfully in his chest as he pulled the big car up to the spot Dominic had told him to come. It was a big, abandoned warehouse parking garage, and it was completely empty, the sound of his footsteps echoing as he got out of the car. His heart stopped completely as he watched Dominic walk out from behind a large shadow, followed by Sergio pushing a bound Chloe roughly in front of. He prayed desperately, if ever there was a time that he needed his famed luck, it was right now.
“So, Alexei, you came after all.” Dominic sneered. “So sentimental.” He gestured, and Sergio gave Chloe a shove that sent her sprawling to the hard concrete in front of them. Alexei ran to catch her, but was stopped by the barrel of the evil looking gun pointed directly at his heart.
“Just let her go. You said you would let her go, Dominic.”
“And you believed me.” The older man shook his head in mock pity. “Really, Alexei, I’m wounded that you don’t know me better than that.”
Alexei took a step toward her, but was stopped again, this time by Dominic’s words.
“Oh, yes,” he said casually, “There is something I think you should know before you die.” He gestured flippantly with the gun, a dark emphasis to his words. “The sweet Chloe is pregnant. With your child. We just found out a few hours ago.” Each word was like a blow to his chest, breaking him down, and then filling him with the fiercest fury he had ever felt boiling through his veins like lava.
If Dominic thought his words would make this fight easier, he was sorely mistaken. In one anger infused moment, Alexei charged him with a beastly roar that echoed over and over in the parking garage. Dominic only had time to blink in surprise before Alexei was barreling into him, knocking the gun from his shock numbed hands and shoving him hard to the floor. A soft click behind him had his head whipping around. Sergio was holding another gun, aiming for him.
Alexei watched in horror as the gun moved, pointing not at him, but directly at Chloe. His heart lurched. His krasivyy! Without a second thought, he jumped, just as the sound of the gun went off loudly in the large garage. He dropped to the cold cement floor as something plowed into his chest. As he lay there, he could hear the sounds of the police force that had been hiding for hours surrounding Dominic and Sergio, demanding that they put their hands up to be cuffed.
He blinked to try and focus on the worried face suddenly in front of him. It was such a beautiful face. Chloe’s big almond shaped eyes stared down into his, and he felt more at peace than he ever had in his entire life. Finally, he had done something worthwhile. He had saved her. He had saved the woman that he realized he loved too late, and he had saved their child.
“Alexei, stay with me.” He tried so hard to keep his eyes open, but they were so heavy, he just couldn’t fight them anymore. As unconsciousness pulled him under, he could still hear Chloe’s tearful voice in his ear.
“Stay with me, Alexei. Don’t leave me. I love you. Stay with me…”
Epilogue
One year later
As Alexei stared down at the beautiful, perfect baby he held cradled in his arm, he still couldn’t believe it was real. The doctors had told him he was incredibly lucky. If the bullet had been just a hairsbreadth higher it would have pierced his heart. After several weeks in the hospital, he had emerged alive, but severely weakened, to find Chloe gone, sent back to the states rather unceremoniously. She had been lucky not to have been arrested for flying into the country illegally, but he had had his fleet of lawyers pull some strings.
It had taken several more weeks to realize that Russia was no
Chapter 7
Alexei felt his heart pound painfully in his chest as he pulled the big car up to the spot Dominic had told him to come. It was a big, abandoned warehouse parking garage, and it was completely empty, the sound of his footsteps echoing as he got out of the car. His heart stopped completely as he watched Dominic walk out from behind a large shadow, followed by Sergio pushing a bound Chloe roughly in front of. He prayed desperately, if ever there was a time that he needed his famed luck, it was right now.
“So, Alexei, you came after all.” Dominic sneered. “So sentimental.” He gestured, and Sergio gave Chloe a shove that sent her sprawling to the hard concrete in front of them. Alexei ran to catch her, but was stopped by the barrel of the evil looking gun pointed directly at his heart.
“Just let her go. You said you would let her go, Dominic.”
“And you believed me.” The older man shook his head in mock pity. “Really, Alexei, I’m wounded that you don’t know me better than that.”
Alexei took a step toward her, but was stopped again, this time by Dominic’s words.
“Oh, yes,” he said casually, “There is something I think you should know before you die.” He gestured flippantly with the gun, a dark emphasis to his words. “The sweet Chloe is pregnant. With your child. We just found out a few hours ago.” Each word was like a blow to his chest, breaking him down, and then filling him with the fiercest fury he had ever felt boiling through his veins like lava.
If Dominic thought his words would make this fight easier, he was sorely mistaken. In one anger infused moment, Alexei charged him with a beastly roar that echoed over and over in the parking garage. Dominic only had time to blink in surprise before Alexei was barreling into him, knocking the gun from his shock numbed hands and shoving him hard to the floor. A soft click behind him had his head whipping around. Sergio was holding another gun, aiming for him.
Alexei watched in horror as the gun moved, pointing not at him, but directly at Chloe. His heart lurched. His krasivyy! Without a second thought, he jumped, just as the sound of the gun went off loudly in the large garage. He dropped to the cold cement floor as something plowed into his chest. As he lay there, he could hear the sounds of the police force that had been hiding for hours surrounding Dominic and Sergio, demanding that they put their hands up to be cuffed.
He blinked to try and focus on the worried face suddenly in front of him. It was such a beautiful face. Chloe’s big almond shaped eyes stared down into his, and he felt more at peace than he ever had in his entire life. Finally, he had done something worthwhile. He had saved her. He had saved the woman that he realized he loved too late, and he had saved their child.
“Alexei, stay with me.” He tried so hard to keep his eyes open, but they were so heavy, he just couldn’t fight them anymore. As unconsciousness pulled him under, he could still hear Chloe’s tearful voice in his ear.
“Stay with me, Alexei. Don’t leave me. I love you. Stay with me…”
Epilogue
One year later
As Alexei stared down at the beautiful, perfect baby he held cradled in his arm, he still couldn’t believe it was real. The doctors had told him he was incredibly lucky. If the bullet had been just a hairsbreadth higher it would have pierced his heart. After several weeks in the hospital, he had emerged alive, but severely weakened, to find Chloe gone, sent back to the states rather unceremoniously. She had been lucky not to have been arrested for flying into the country illegally, but he had had his fleet of lawyers pull some strings.
It had taken several more weeks to realize that Russia was no
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