Secrets

by Sapphire Knight

  It’s been three weeks since I first met my sister and I love her to pieces. It’s like I have found a clone and she’s become an instant best friend. Elaina lost her job from that shithole bar Roots, but Tate gave her a new job at OO7. I guess Viktor likes that club better than Tainted and told Tate he has to be able to keep an eye on her. I personally think it’s way too soon for her to be working as does Dr. Hopkins. She barely got released two days ago. Elaina was stubborn and said she would lose her apartment if she didn’t go to work, and refused Viktor’s help. She said he was trying to get her to stay with him at his house. I think it’s a great idea since it’s a lot closer to Tate’s house, but that’s not my business.

  It’s Friday night and London wants us to all go out. She and Cameron are still up and down since I got into the wreck. I can’t believe they have lasted this long, London must really care for him. Avery and Nikoli date some but are not serious. I guess they are both happy with the situation and I am happy for them both. I think they are just lonely but will move forward when someone new comes into the picture. I don’t know though, I could be wrong. Viktor and my sister are adorable. Viktor is constantly chasing her and trying to woo her. I kind of hope she eventually gives him a chance, I think he could make her really happy.

  “Baby!” I yell for Tate. I think he’s in the living room watching ESPN. I was so happy to find out he likes sports because I love football and baseball. I don’t like to watch a lot of games but if one’s on then I will definitely take the time and check it out.

  “Yeah, Красота?” he yells back. I was right. I find him in the living room with ESPN muted and texting on his phone.

  “Hey, stud, London texted and asked if we all wanted to go to OO7 tonight. I know my sister’s off and Avery already said she wants to go, too. Are you up for it or should I just plan a girl’s night out?” He grabs my arm and pulls me onto his lap. I love being on his lap, it’s so comfy.

  “Yes, little lamb, I will go. Is Cam going? I’ll text Viktor and Niko, I’m sure they will want to go.”

  “I don’t know about Cameron, I would think so if London’s going.”

  “Okay, cool, baby. Text her back and I’ll text the guys.” He smooches me on the lips and pats my thigh so he can stand up. Knowing Tate he’s going to go scour his closet for something to wear. That man is as bad as a female when it comes to what he’s going to wear somewhere.

  Me – Yep we are in! Did you ask my sister too?

  L – Of course I did! 9:30 p.m.?

  Me - It’s a date!

  L – ;)

  Me – 

  Me – Hey beautiful sister do you want a ride and a place to crash tonight since we are going out? We didn’t file any charges but she still got her license suspended for a while since she was dumbass and drove while drinking.

  E – No thanks Victor just texted me and said he was on his way

  Me – Already? London told me 9:30

  E – Yes he wants to have dinner first 

  Me – OOOHHHHH!!! Have fun  I’ll see you soon!

  E – I will. Smooches. Favorite sister ever

  Me – Ever Ever!

  Me – Hey babe you want a ride and a place to sleep after the club tonight?

  A – You know this! I’ll be over to your casa about 9ish?

  Me – Awesomesauce!

  A – Just like me!

  Me – Lmao yep!

  Now that that’s all taken care of, time for me to get dressed. I walk to the bedroom and sure enough Tate is going through his closet. My closet has grown considerably in size as well. I think Tate has a shopping addiction. Once he found out the sizes of my clothes and shoes, random shit started to show up at the house all the time. It started with Victoria’s Secret because he knows I love their stuff. That changed into shoes and has progressively gotten to absolutely everything. He blames it on me, saying I don’t have enough stuff while I tell him he has too much. I’m not really upset though, I love having him spoil me. Today’s delivery consisted of a silver bracelet and matching necklace, both with my initial on them, which I love! In fact I’m going to wear my new bracelet tonight.

  Tate decides on a pair of dark wash regular/relaxed jeans that make his ass look fantastic. His ass is juicy enough in his boxer briefs I always tease him that I could bounce a quarter off it. He pairs it with a white button down shirt and rolls the sleeves up. Yum, he looks fantastic. I decide to hussy it up and wear a new dress Tate bought me. It’s a tight, short, red dress with a red lace overlay. I pair it with a red lace G-string and a red lace push-up bra. Gotta help the girls out as much as possible and these push-up bras are perfect to give a little cleavage. I grab a pair of leopard print shoes with red bottoms on them that match my dress. Tate said they would look sexy on me and I agree with him. Man, whatever these shoes are, they are freaking comfy for having high heels on them. I do my make up in a smoky eye, black mascara and nude lipstick. There, all set and ready. Tate has his cologne on that I love so much, I found out it’s Hugo Boss. I feel like I could walk behind him and sniff him all day. The doorbell chimes and Muffin starts barking. Awesome, that should be Avery. As I walk to the front door I pass in front of Cameron’s door and hear loud female moans. Well, fuck! That’s definitely not London in there. That asshole is going to break her heart.

  We get to OO7 and I have to admit it’s way different tonight than it was the first night. I love the fact Tate owns the club. We get treated excellently since, well, Tate’s The Boss. If we want to hear a certain song it magically plays pretty quickly after we say we want to hear it. One thing I have learned about my twin is we are opposites when it comes to partying. I prefer to dance but rarely drink. I can have a good time without having alcohol. Elaina though, is the crazy one. I thought London was bad! London likes to get sloshed and take off with guys she meets or whatever. Elaina is the type where her ass is dancing on top of the bar and doing body shots. Tate takes it all in stride. He’s obviously used to the party scene since he owns two clubs. Viktor watches Elaina like a hawk. I think he wishes he would have become a Boss now. Avery and Niko dance together and have fun. At least one set of our friends know how to co-exist easily. Cameron is a no show right now. Probably busy getting rid of his secret booty call. I look toward the entrance and see London come in all dolled up. She’s got on a pin-up girl style dress covered with little cherries. She has her hair down, her face all painted up and she’s in some sky high shoes. She looks freaking hot!

  I stand up and wave at her so she knows where we are. I see someone come up behind her and put his arm around her. Oh My God, I’m going to kill Cameron! She reaches back and grabs his hand to pull him to the VIP section.

  They make it to the top of the stairs and I about fall out of the booth. That’s definitely not Cameron! Hell no, she went to the extreme opposite. This man has a short, trimmed, black beard, black hair in a faux hawk and light grey eyes. He’s probably six foot and built like a brawler, he’s covered in tattoos from his neck down to his fingers. The guy is wearing faded loose fit jeans, motorcycle boots and a plain black T-shirt. Sweet Jesus, I feel like I need to high-five London right now. This new guy fits her pin-up self like they were made for each other.

  “Hey guys, this is Cain. Cain, this is everybody!” London yells and he laughs at her.

  “Hi, Cain, nice to meet you.” I great him with a smile and Tate just nods at him. Ah, he’s definitely in The Boss mode.

  “Jackpot friend!” Tate looks away and I give London a thumbs-up and a huge smile.

  “Fucking right!” she yells back and grins.

  Well, looks like London’s back to her normal self. Everything’s going great, we are at the table screaming out the lyrics to ‘American Woman’ by Lenny Kravitz and generally just being silly.

  “So, I have a secret, well it’s not mine it’s Cain’s. Cain is a nickname! Do you remember a boy we went to school with named Brandon Meeks?” London leans over and whispers loudly in my ear.

  �
�Yeah, of course! Didn’t he like move in sixth or seventh grade or something?” Where’s she going with this?

  “Yes, exactly! That’s who Cain is! He and a bunch of his friends rode into town for a few days to take care of a couple things.”

  “Wait, rode in on motorcycles?”

  “Yes! Isn’t it awesome? I have so much to tell you, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen each other. We actually started talking again before I came out here, when I was in Texas. I’ll fill you in on everything when we have a minute and it’s not so loud, okay?” She looks at me excitedly.

  “Okay, sounds good!” Sounds like she has a lot she needs to tell me, besides this mess with Cameron. Since when did London stop talking to me about everything? I don’t know whether to be upset or sad. I need to talk to her more. I am happy to see she’s not moping around over Cam though.

  Speaking of, Cameron walks up the stairs to the VIP and looks straight for London. When he finally spots her he looks murderous. I had told Tate about what I heard from Cameron’s door and that things might get awkward between him and London.

  “Sugar Dimples, Cam just showed up and he looks pissed. You might have an altercation if you don’t get him.” I point and Tate’s beautiful hazel eyes find Cameron storming toward London and her new beau. Oh man. Cain looks like he would rip Cameron apart if shit gets started. Why can’t we just have one night where we can all be together and not have some kind of drama?

  “I just heard Viktor’s freaking going around telling guys that I’m his! Can you believe this asshole?” I look at my sister and burst out laughing.

  “Oh man, Elaina, just give in. If he’s going around and claiming you to other men then you’re as good as his. Trust me, I already fought this battle with Tate. He will drive you crazy until you realize you love the idiot!” If Viktor wants her, he’s bound to get her eventually.

  Konstantin would go nuts if both his sons were to settle down and embrace the Russian Mafia as much as he wants them to. Tate told me he has been moving more and more toward Mafia business only. I know my man will make a great Big Boss if it comes to that.

  “Whatever, he can try all he wants, but it’s not happening.” I just smile and nod, yes, my dear sister, it looks like it will happen. She has no clue this is exactly how the Ginzburg men work. They see what they want and go after it until it’s theirs. Tate’s mamma told me all about Konstantin chasing her back in the day. I guess their marriage was more of an arrangement, but according to her she didn’t make it easy for him at all. I look toward Tate and see Cameron is yelling and gesturing with his hands. London’s just smiling at Cain and acting like Cam doesn’t exist. I know inside she loves it that he’s so furious!

  My sister gets torn up and Viktor has to practically carry her out of the club. He chastises her but you can see he enjoys getting the chance to take care of her. I offer to let her come with us but he isn’t letting anyone near her. I think it’s adorable. I know Viktor will take good care of her and make her life easier. After seeing how hard she works and how little she has, she deserves her life to be a little easier and happier. I don’t know everything but we have talked a lot about how different each of our lives was growing up, and hers was very hard. I wish I would have had the chance to have her by my side growing up. I think my life would have turned out a lot differently, as would hers. She doesn’t know it yet but Tate’s giving her time off so she can come with the family to Russia for Christmas. I guess Viktor had asked Tate before I had a chance to. Tate finally gets Cameron to leave and we decide it’s time to head home. This night was awesome, besides the altercation with London and Cam. I got to relax with the girls and my man, what’s better than that?

  Chapter 16

  4 months later. March 27th…

  I can’t believe today is my wedding day. I know it was fast, but at the same time it feels as if I’ve been waiting forever to marry the love of my life.

  “Girl, don’t you dare cry and mess up your face! You look beautiful and I can’t fix red rimmed eyes!” London gripes at me.

  “I can’t help it, London! Everything’s just so perfect. I’m so blessed to have you guys in my life, marrying the man of my dreams, I have family here to stand beside me, all these changes and I’m just so excited.” A tear leaks out my left eye and I try to hide it.

  “Geez! Is she crying again? When will you stop, woman, today’s a happy day. Be happy and quit your damn crying, you’re an emotional mess today, Emily!” Avery says when she walks back into the dressing area.

  “I know, I know, I’m just so lucky and happy!” A few more tears leak out of my eyes and both of them roll their eyes at me. Bitches!

  “Thank you! I was just telling her that!” London hugs Avery and grins at me.

  “Hey, hookers, leave my little sister alone!” This shit again! Elaina’s been teasing me for the past few months that she’s older but I know I have to be the older one. She won’t show me her birth certificate so I know she’s fibbing.

  “Aghhh! YOU are the little sister! Clearly I am bigger!” She starts to laugh evilly.

  “Yes, you are definitely bigger in the waist!” I start to throw everything that is surrounding me and she takes off running.

  “She’s going to cry again dammit!” London yells at my sister.

  “Come on, cry baby, it’s time for you to go officially belong to that hunk standing at the altar.” I can’t believe London had the energy to fix me all up like this and a few times too, since I keep crying.

  “Okay, you girls go stand up there and keep my spot for me.” Avery starts giggling at me and hugs me.

  “You dork, Tate would shoot their asses if they tried to take your spot!” I shrug.

  “Eh, wouldn’t be the first time he shot someone for me.” I wink and smile. She probably thinks I’m being silly and fibbing. Very few people know what all Tate has done for me. I do and I’m grateful my fiancé likes to keep me safe, and by any means necessary.

  “Ahhh, little princess, such Красота! You look like a true princess in the big fluffy dress!” Konstantin kisses me on my cheek. He came to walk me down the aisle and give me away to Tate. I have gotten close to Tate’s parents, which they love.

  “Yes, thanks to Mishka and Vivi! They did such a wonderful job with the wedding! I am blessed to be a part of your family. Thank you for everything, Papa!” I hug him and squeeze him tight. I love this man; he has been very good to me and my sister. I finally gave in and made him happy by calling him Papa about two months ago. He was so happy I looked to him ‘like a father’ he tried to send me and Tate to Fiji. I told him no way, but we’d definitely go to Fiji for our honeymoon!

  Tate

  She walks down the aisle toward me and I can’t help but think of how lucky I am. She’s absolutely breathtaking. I can’t believe in a few short moments she will be my wife. Our path was stressful but to know we made it this far and love each other so much makes it worth it. I would do it again. I would do it five different times if I had to. This woman is my heart and I would do anything for her. I never believed I could find a woman who would accept me for all my flaws. I never thought I could have a great relationship while being so involved in my Russkaya Mafiya roots. Or that I would find a woman to stand beside me and look forward to our future together. This woman is all mine.

  I know what you were expecting. Crazy Mafiya shoot-outs, drugs, guns, and violence probably. No, this is my story about the love of my life.

  Cameron, London and Cain? That’s a story with all the crazy shit I just mentioned, because guess what?

  London has a SECRET, hell, they all have SECRETS!

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