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"In our language, that's called love..."

- Aleksandr
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Chapter 41 - Keeping A Promise

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The last two weeks had been hectic to say the least.

On top of all the usual stuff we had going on in Aelbank City, we now had to add the matter with Patel onto our plates. Which by the way, was something that everyone had been eager to help out with.

It had been a long day and I could not wait to get home to see Natasha.

My eyes focused on the men down below, watching as they hauled pallets of frozen meat around. Shifting my stance slightly, I continued to stand in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in Aleksandr's office at the meat packing factory.

For the last few hours, I had been in a meeting with Jade, Litizia, and all the Aelbank Mafia heads. We had been going over some of the finer details concerning the meet up that would be taking place with Patel next week.

Natasha wanted to come, but she had an important meeting with the building inspector for her dance school which I told her to attend instead.

I may or may not have scheduled the two meetings to take place simultaneously.

As much as I knew that Natasha wanted to help, I made a promise to protect her and I fully planned on keeping it!

Right now, her mental health was taking a hit. Even though she was putting up a brave face, I could see how much everything was affecting her. So, being the man that I am, I took it as my responsibility to ensure that she did not push herself too far.

Litizia had backed me up, knowing how much stress Natasha had been under.

When Jade had got wind of our little plan, she also chimed in, expressing the importance of Natasha getting her dance school up and running and everyone knew once Jade pushed her nose into something, the other person usually conceded. Even though Jade annoyed the ever-living shit out of me, she was an amazing friend and I was grateful for the way she had taken both Natasha and Litizia under her care.

Although I would never openly admit it to her face.

The meeting had been concluded a few minutes ago and I was the only one left in the room. Aleksandr had gone to walk Litizia down to the car. Both Litizia and Jade would be heading over to meet with Natasha to get some drinks and fill her in on what happened at the meeting.

In the meantime, I was waiting for Aleksandr to return so that we could finalise some last-minute things concerning the girls we would be sending to Patel.

I let out a huff, "The fucking nerve of that man!"

To think that Patel had the balls to ask for fifty girls! Tough luck for him because I was only planning to send ten and I specifically made sure that they were all over the age of twenty-one, knowing that he had expressed a need for younger girls.

After all, he knew that we did not deal in the skin trade so I had no idea why he would think we would supply him with what he desired.

Sure, I knew that he would be angry when he realised that he was not getting what he asked for. But I knew that Patel would not have harmed the girls, knowing the consequences to be faced if he did.

Patel was impatient to get his business back up and running, so it was only obvious that he would toe the line. However, I already anticipated that he would bring his grievance up when he came for the meeting and Jade and Raeni were more than ready to put him in his place.

In fact, I could not wait to see the look on the bastard's face when he realised that his meeting would be with Mrs. Tolstoy rather than Mr. Tolstoy.

Litizia would be accompanied by Jade and Raeni and even though I knew that Aleksandr's wife was nervous, Jade and Raeni had assured her that they would be with her every step of the way.

Natasha has been keeping up a good appearance, but it was obvious to me that she was not doing alright. There was an edginess about her and I hated the fact that this situation was the reason that caused her such distress.

My hands turned into fists at my side remembering the look of anguish on her face when we had all first met up to discuss Tania's phone call two weeks ago. I had wanted to rush to her side and comfort her, but I knew she would not have wanted that, at least not in front of everyone.

Not wanting to take attention away from the Patel situation, Natasha did not really talk about our relationship.

When Jade had asked if we were together, Natasha told her that we were currently just casually dating, wanting to test out the waters to see how things would develop between us. Jade did not seem completely convinced, but she was satisfied with the reasoning as in her opinion at least things were starting to happen, even if a little slow.

Natasha knew that if Jade and the others knew that I was her boyfriend, they would have gotten side tracked wanting to know all the details.

I felt my chest swell with pride at how selfless Natasha was, always putting the needs of others before her own and it only made me love her even more. Those three words had been on the tip of my tongue during the last week but I held back, knowing how emotionally overwhelmed she was with everything going on.

It was only natural that Natasha had been worried about the girls we were sending to Patel. Her pale blue-green eyes filled with tears when a large number of women volunteered to go.

They had been desperate to show their support, wanting to help Natasha in any way they could. These were some of Aleksandr's best escorts and out of all of them, we chose ten of the best who had been training with Jade over the years, so it was not as though they were defenceless and the Calvetti woman had made a point to provide them with some extra training before they left in a few days.

Also, we had arranged with Tania to prolong their 'training' and as such, their next few days would be spent in Patel's holding instead of being put to work right away.

When Natasha heard this, she was only slightly relieved but she still worried about their overall well-being. Not to mention the safety of Tania and the other girls who were presently being held by Patel.

Regrettably, Natasha's nightmares had been more frequent as of late.

For the past few nights, I had been making a point to fuck her until exhaustion, giving her multiple orgasms until she passed out from pleasure.

Only then did she sleep through the night.

I smirked at the memory of how I had left her this morning, sprawled out naked in our bed, still knocked out. Just remembering the cute little snores she made had my smile widening even more.

Briefly closing my eyes, I bit the inside of my cheek while recalling how the inside of her thighs had traces of my dried cum upon her skin. In fact, I had to stop myself from cleaning her up with my tongue, wanting her to get as much sleep as she could.

The sudden opening and closing of the office door pulled me from my thoughts.

From the reflection in the window, I saw Aleksandr approach, walking right up behind me to press his body into mine, the force of it causing me to grunt slightly.

I inhaled and exhaled deeply when I felt his strong arms wrap around my upper torso. The scent of his cologne reached my nose and I could not help but relax into his embrace while he whispered in my ear.

"How'd you like a promotion?"

At his sudden question, I quickly pulled away from him so that I could turn around and look at his face.

I watched him curiously and said, "The only position higher than mine is yours and you couldn't begin to pay me enough to have to deal with the Calvetti's. Dominic, I can handle, but Jade, I'd rather not have to..."

Aleksandr's rich laugh filled the office.

Narrowing my eyes at him, I probed, "Alright, out with it, what do you want?"

"I figured that you're probably only letting Natasha stay at your penthouse because of the whole Patel situation. Yes, I know that you two are just dating, wanting to take things slow, but I want you to seriously think about giving things with Natasha a chance."

This time, it was my turn to laugh, "Seriously? Is that what this is about? You don't have to bribe me for that."

"Well considering how upset you were the last time we spoke about her–"

Interjecting, I reminded him, "That's because you were trying to force me to tell you what was going on. Now, things are different."

"How so?" Aleksandr asked.

Even though Natasha did not talk about the details of our relationship with anyone, she told me that I was free to confide in Aleksandr if he asked. Especially since he and Litizia basically had figured things out and were just waiting for our verbal confirmation.

Seeing this as the perfect opportunity, I confessed, "Because it's not a secret anymore..."

I admitted to Natasha and I being in an actual relationship and that things had been going on for a while now. As Aleksandr stood there with a wide grin, I explained that even though Natasha was ready for people to know, she did not want to take any focus off of Patel right now.

Over the next few minutes, Aleksandr grilled me for more details.

He was so disgustingly excited and the smug look on his face made my hands itch to punch him in the nose. So much so that I had to turn my back on him, returning my eyes to the window in front of me.

Hugging me from behind once again, I could hear the grin in his voice, "Seryozha, I'm so fucking happy for you! When's the wedding?"

"Oh, for fucks sake! See, this is exactly why Natasha didn't want to say anything yet. Can we deal with this Patel thing first please?" I protested.

"Fiiiiine!" Aleksandr groused before asking in a more serious tone, "How is Natasha doing with all this though? How was she this morning?"

"She's doing her best to keep strong and thankfully, she was still sleeping when I left this morning," I replied while leaning back into him.

"Good, she needs the rest. Zia is so worried about her."

"And Nat is worried about Zia, and everything in general I'm afraid," I commented.

"It's understandable, as much as Jade and Raeni will be right next to her, I don't want my wife facing Patel. But I do admire her determination to do this for her friend. Not to mention, the plan is a good one, although I know if you had things your way, Patel would already be dead."

"Deader than dead! I'll fucking kill anyone who threatens Natasha's peace of mind. I vowed to her that their screams would be hers and it's a promise that I intend on keeping," I rumbled, my body tensing.

"In our language, that's called love..." Aleksandr murmured, his lips moving to kiss the underside of my jaw.

"What are you doing?" I asked even as my eyes closed.

"Helping you relax. Don't think I haven't noticed how on edge you've been these past few days. I know that you worry, but everything will be fine."

I felt myself being pushed up against the glass before Aleksandr turned me around to face him, his lower body pressing into mine. I was thankful that the men below could not see through the dark tinted glass and I ran my hands up his arms before gripping his shoulders, while his fingers moved to dig into my hips.

"Everything won't be fine if your wife were to come back up and see us..."

Aleksandr's eyes dropped to my mouth before he lifted his intense gaze back to mine a small smile on his lips, "Who do you think told me to help you relax?"

My eyes rounded at this, "You lie?"

"The only liar in this relationship is you..."

Grumbling, I retorted, "I didn't lie to you about Natasha, I just didn't tell you everything that was going on."

"Uh huh, anyway, you know that Zia knows about us, and I know that Natasha knows too..."

"Yes, which is why I know that they'd be pissed if we did anything without them being present. You know they want to watch us, which is why I still don't believe that Zia gave you the go ahead for this."

Pressing his pelvis into mine, he said, "You can call her and ask her if you want. But maybe we should give them a show instead? It would help take their minds off of what's currently going on."

I could feel his large erection rub against my own and I groaned.

Throwing my head back against the glass, I rasped, "You might be on to something..."

Aleksandr then leaned forward and began to kiss the side of my neck.

"Don't leave any marks..." I murmured, my eyes briefly closing while I bit the side of my bottom lip.

"I won't," he assured me. He then went on to ask, "Have you told Natasha yet?"

"Told her what?" I feigned ignorance.

My best friend responded by biting me, the feel of his lips latching onto my skin while he sucked and used his tongue to soothe the area had me silently cursing as my head snapped up. Digging my fingers into his shoulders harder, I reminded him in a soft voice that he just promised not to mark me.

"Stop acting like an ass then," he countered.

Relenting, I answered, "No, I haven't told Natasha that I love her as yet."

"Why not?"

I explained my reasoning, which resulted in him chuckling under his breath.

"Why are you laughing?" I asked.

"Because you're a fucking idiot! I mean sure, I can see the logistics behind why you're stalling, but you're stalling nonetheless. Especially since you've probably known that you've been in love with her way before the Patel incident, so you had ample opportunities to tell her."

Knowing that he was right, I said, "I just want what's best for her. What if things don't work out in the long run?"

"It's like Dominic told me on my wedding day, with the right person, love is possible, even for monsters like us."

Leaning my head back against the glass again, I muttered, "Great, now we're taking relationship advice from Dominic fucking Calvetti..."

"How the mighty have fallen," Aleksandr joked while getting to his knees.

My breathing deepened as I watched this powerful man rub his cheek against the crotch of my pants, his deep blue eyes never leaving mine while his hands grabbed the back of my upper thighs.

I groaned as my cock twitched visibly behind my zipper and I found my own hands moving so that I could tunnel my fingers into his thick hair. In a slightly painful grip, I pulled Aleksandr's head back to expose his neck to my gaze.

"Fuck, Seryozha..."

Licking my lips, I smiled, "I should record this and send it to your wife..."

The way his pupils began to dilate let me know just how much the thought of me doing such turned him on. This in turn fuelled my own arousal and I found myself wondering what Natasha would think if she could see us now.

"Would you?" Aleksandr asked, his breath coming out in a pant.

Just as I was about to reply, my mobile phone vibrated in my jacket pocket and I shifted slightly to retrieve it. My eyes widened at the provocative message Natasha had sent me. It stated that when I was done with Aleksandr, I was to come take her out for dinner and tell her all about what we did. Then when we got home, she wanted me to eat her for dessert.

"Fucking hell..." I croaked before my fingers typed out a quick reply.

"What's wrong?"

Running a hand through my hair, "Natasha knows we're being naughty, I guess your wife told her."

Aleksandr hummed in approval and without hesitating, I used my left hand to tug on his hair once again, angling his head up while the outline of my arousal pressed against the side of his face.

With a mischievous grin, I lifted my phone that was in my right hand and took a picture of Aleksandr on his knees while he stared up at me, the flash from the camera shining across his handsome face.

"Did you just–"

Arching my brow, I nodded down at him.

"You fucking asshole!"

"That's me..." I smiled.

His eyes narrowed, "What if Jade sees?"

"Relax, Sasha, your wife would never betray our secret..." I answered before continuing, "Besides, I told you not to leave any marks and from the stinging sensation on my skin I know that you gave me a hickey. So, if I have to face Nat questioning me about what we did today, I'm returning the favour and I'm pretty sure Zia would like to know the details of what happened."

"But nothing's going to happen now, is it?" Aleksandr said in a knowing tone.

"Not this time I'm afraid!" I replied while putting my phone away.

After pulling Aleksandr to stand up, he grumbled, "You're a fucking tease..."

"I learned from the best!" I reacted with a wink then added, "Let's head down to the docks so that we can finish check through the latest shipment."

Clicking his tongue, he noted, "In a rush, are you?"

"Of course! I've got places to be and a pussy to lick!" I answered enthusiastically.

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A/N: Oh these two...