4. Working For Him

It was time to imagine that my new job would start from that moment.

Nikolay and I had a deal, and in exchange, Mike would be free. Perhaps Nikolay wouldn't keep his promise, but it was already too late to regret and try to escape; that was impossible.

The man walked alongside me, showing me the grand house where I would now live. The last stop of our tour was the room where I woke up. A spacious room filled with paintings and tapestries, featuring an impressive bed with linen canopies.

There was also a lamp that Nikolay took care to light. Until that moment, I hadn't noticed the chill with the black dress and matching red coat.

I approached the fireplace under the man's watchful gaze, took off my coat, placed it on a chair, and warmed my hands. Nikolay approached me and turned me to face him.

He licked his lips as he observed me and slipped his hands under my dress to caress my backside.

"We'll have fun tonight, I assure you," he said, and then his lips collided with mine.

It was a violent and forceful kiss that I couldn't reciprocate because I didn't expect it. Nikolay smiled at my reaction and left, locking the door behind him.

I felt overwhelmed. I wasn't prepared to be with him, so I decided to take a shower and gather my thoughts.

When I came out of the bathroom, I lay down on the bed to try to rest from the journey and rid myself of worries.

It was time to imagine that my new job would start from that moment.

Nikolay and I had a deal, and in exchange, Mike would be free. Perhaps Nikolay wouldn't keep his promise, but it was already too late to regret and try to escape; that was impossible.

The man walked alongside me, showing me the grand house where I would now live. The last stop of our tour was the room where I woke up. A spacious room filled with paintings and tapestries, featuring an impressive bed with linen canopies.

There was also a lamp that Nikolay took care to light. Until that moment, I hadn't noticed the chill with the black dress and matching red coat.

I approached the fireplace under the man's watchful gaze, took off my coat, placed it on a chair, and warmed my hands. Nikolay approached me and turned me to face him.

He licked his lips as he observed me and slipped his hands under my dress to caress my backside.

"We'll have fun tonight, I assure you," he said, and then his lips collided with mine.

It was a violent and forceful kiss that I couldn't reciprocate because I didn't expect it. Nikolay smiled at my reaction and left, locking the door behind him.

I felt overwhelmed. I wasn't prepared to be with him, so I decided to take a shower and gather my thoughts.

When I came out of the bathroom, I lay down on the bed to try to rest from the journey and rid myself of worries.

I succeeded in finding a moment of peace, at least for now...

I succeeded...

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Nikolay

I hated treating women as bargaining chips, but I was a man of my word and would fulfill my promise. When Margaret did all the work I asked of her, and somehow, I had to earn my salary, I would set her and her brother free.

I knew she wouldn't get the money, and since we first met, I had been thinking about how to collect the debt her brother owed me... Although, in reality, I had been thinking about her.

My men had been watching her for a while, and I already knew she was beautiful, but she was even more stunning in person. Besides, I was impressed by her bravery in offering herself as a bargaining chip to free Mike and especially how she confronted me in her office.

Margaret was the kind of woman I liked. Her body was a temptation, slim and slender, with long wavy brown hair that smelled like strawberries and mesmerizing emerald green eyes.

If you stared at them, you felt like falling to the bottom of a well, lost.

I could have any woman; I always had them with just a snap of my fingers, and I was dying to have Margaret. Unfortunately, I had to leave her alone in my room because I had an important meeting with a partner and close friend.

Fernando Garza, the biggest drug lord in Latin America, whom I had been dealing with for a long time.

"What about the money Mike owes us?" he looked at me inquisitively.

"I've contacted his family. They'll pay in a couple of weeks," I explained.

"We can't wait that long, Nikolay."

"His family is doing what they can. Besides, they'll work for me as an apology," I said, intertwining my fingers with satisfaction.

"I don't know how you managed that."

"Believe me, when someone you love is in danger, you do anything," I said confidently.

"It's true. In that case, we must discuss drug trafficking in Italy," he said with a grimace. "We have problems."