“She is very beautiful. The bruises will heal,” he whispered and then lifted his hand to his lips, kissed them, and then placed his hand to Aspen’s forehead.
He turned to look at all of them. “I will give you time to discuss your options with Aspen. You’re a team, a family, and I know that you will do what’s best for her. But don’t be surprised if she doesn’t want you to give it all up for her. It may just be in her blood to be the wife of made men. Oh, and marry her as quickly as possible. That will keep enemies at bay. There will be a lot of conflict still. People who worked for Andrei and Iakov who want to remain in their positions and power. But again, you take the time to decide what is right for you.”
“Nicolai, what do you mean by saying it’s in her blood?”
He looked at each of them and then at Karlikov and back to Aspen.
He touched her hand and squeezed it.
“She has my blood running through her veins. She will make an exceptional wife.”
* * * *
“What?” Winter asked, shocked by what Nicolai was saying. He knew that Aspen’s mother died when she was an infant, but the woman was married to Porter’s father.
“Her mother and I knew one another very well. Our families were of different social classes, but we were in love. I was forced into the life I still lead now and that Nala’s parents didn’t want her to be part of. She married Porter’s father. They had Porter, but things between them changed. She was going to divorce him. Porter’s father suspected that I was seeing Nala and wanted her. He threatened Nala and she denied our involvement together. Nala and I saw one another. She got pregnant with Aspen and was going to leave her husband when someone threatened her, Porter, and the unborn child.
She gave birth to Aspen, and I had planned to take Aspen, Nala, and Porter in and care for them. Their father found out, and Nala and the baby were used against me in a decision I had to make for the family. But before I could even make the choice, Nala tried to lure the men away from her home so that Aspen and Porter would be safe, when she was killed.
Her husband never knew that Aspen was mine, but probably figured it out as soon as she grew older. There’s no resemblance to him whatsoever. She’s mine. I kept her and Porter safe over those years and had my own family watching over her and Porter and keeping eyes on Porter’s father. But he was a cruel evil man who died knowing that he had caused his wife’s death.”
“My God. Porter and Aspen don’t know any of this?” Winter asked him.
Nicolai shook his head. “I suppose one day we will need to tell them. But for now I leave Aspen in your hands. Do not fail her ever. Let me know your decision.”
Nicolai and Karlicov left the room and Winter looked at the others.
“What are we going to do?” Winter asked.
“What’s best for Aspen. Just like always,” Zin stated.
“It’s a lot to decide on,” Weston said.
“We do like Nicolai asked and we discuss it with Aspen,” York added.
“We may have no choice in the matter. Andrei isn’t dead. He just disappeared. We’ll always worry that he will seek revenge and come after Aspen again. Protecting her and maintaining control and power may be our only option,” Storm told them, and they nodded their heads and looked at Aspen.
York covered her hand and smiled. “Are you going to tell her about Nicolai?” York asked Storm.
“She deserves to know. Besides, if she accepts our hands in marriage, then the bloodlines cross and we’d automatically marry into the largest, strongest leader of the Russian mob.”
“Holy fuck. Then the decision is made,” Zin added.
“Unless Aspen doesn’t want that life. We give it all up for her. For love,” Storm said.
“All I care about is loving Aspen and keeping her safe and all ours to enjoy and cherish,” Winter said.
“Agreed,” Zin stated.
“Agreed,” they all said as they watched over her.
* * * *
Aspen stared at her five loving men as they gathered in their bedroom at home in Salvation. They had explained so much to her that her head was spinning. She had a million questions, but the two on the top of her mind were about her father and about their decision to continue their lives both legit and not so legit.
“Will he ever want to see me and acknowledge that I’m truly his daughter?” she asked them.
Weston caressed her cheek and swallowed hard. “It all depends on the decision we make. If we all agree to continue this life half legit, half not, and take our rightful places in the family, then all will know that you are the daughter of Nicolai Merkovicz,” Winter said.
“If we decline it all and give it up to Dmitri, and just focus on our businesses that are legit, then there’s hope that we could live a normal life. However, there will always be that threat of Andrei returning to seek his revenge. Even now, we can’t exactly stop the connections as we’re trying to clean house of Andrei’s messes,” York added.
“I don’t see why you all need to stop doing what has been your lives for many years. It took a lot of hard work to get where you are today. This is your family’s reputation, too, Storm. I don’t have a problem being under your protection and under guard if you all decide to expand your territory. I just hope that you won’t engage in some of the things Andrei did for money. I’m not naive. I get what goes on and that this is a dangerous life. That you all could wind up behind bars or dead. But I also know we make a great team. I don’t want to worry about Andrei returning and gaining power. Maybe my father is right. Maybe it’s in my blood. I love each of you so much,” Aspen told them.
“We love you, too. But I was thinking that maybe we can still go more legit than not. The territory is huge. Dmitri, being my cousin and all, can handle a lot of it on his own. Things like this have been done for generations. I think letting other family members hold on to the control on the front would work perfectly, while we remain in the background, but have the final say,” Storm said.
“It’s the best of both worlds, and we still get to make sure things are done right, and that no one can infiltrate our empire,” Weston added.
“I’m in,” Zin said.
“Me, too,” York added and they all agreed that they would handle it this way.
Storm leaned closer to Aspen and kissed her shoulder. “So, how does it feel to be a mafia princess?” he teased.
She lowered down onto the bed, taking Storm with her. “I bet not as great as it will feel being a mafia queen,” she teased and they chuckled.
“There are some tests you have to pass in order to claim such a position,” Winter told her then pulled off his shirt.
“Tests?” she asked.
“Oh yeah. Starting with obedience and submission,” Weston added then pulled her arms up above her head and held them there. He kissed her wrists where the bandages lay as she lifted her rear, letting Zin pull off her shorts.
“Let’s see how obedient our Russian princess can be,” York teased.
“Aspen, spread your thighs and show me you’re ready for cock,” Storm told her.
She slowly spread her thighs and then thrust her pelvis upward.
“Oh yeah, I think she’s ready,” Winter stated.
Weston kissed her on the mouth as Storm and Winter undressed. Storm lowered to his belly between her legs.
“Get ready, woman, this testing is going to take all fucking night.”
Aspen moaned the moment Storm’s mouth locked onto her cunt. She thrust and wiggled as they all prepared her body for their cocks.
When he pulled back, she moaned and protested.
Weston released her hands as Winter rolled to his back. Storm placed her on top of Winter, and she immediately sank onto his cock. She gripped his shoulders and rocked her hips.
“How’s this?” she asked him as she lowered to his mouth, kissed Winter then thrust her ass back against Storm’s fingers.
“Fucking perfect,” Winter said.
“
Almost perfect,” Weston added as he knelt closer, pulling Aspen toward his cock for her to suck. Aspen pulled it into her mouth as she felt Storm press lube to her ass.
She moaned and Weston grabbed her hair and head before he began a series of slow thrusts into her mouth.
“Oh God, baby, slow down or I’ll come before Storm fills your ass,” Weston complained, but Aspen kept moaning and sucking.
Smack, smack, smack.
“Oh.” She moaned, releasing Weston’s cock.
“Submission and obedience,” Storm reminded her as Weston aligned his cock with her mouth and she opened just as Storm pressed his cock into her ass.
She was on fire. Could feel her body tighten immediately. She loved them so much she didn’t think she could ever live without them in her life.
They moved in sync, thrusting, rocking, filling her up, and claiming her theirs for eternity.
She counterthrust then hummed and suckled Weston’s dick harder. Weston grabbed her hair and thrust deeper, coming inside her mouth. She swallowed and suckled until he cursed and fell backward to the bed.
Storm stroked deeper, faster as the bed dipped and Zin was there holding his cock in his hand. Aspen moved toward it and licked the tip then his balls as Winter watched.
“That is one sexy tongue you got, woman. Suck him good. Don’t stop.” Winter cheered her on.
She pulled Zin’s cock between her lips and sucked him deep as Winter and Storm continued to make love to her.
Then Winter thrust faster, somehow rocking his hips, using his sexy thigh muscles to shove upward. Behind her Storm grew thicker and she felt herself begin to tighten. Storm gripped her hips and came hard, holding himself deep within her. Aspen followed but Zin held her with his cock in her mouth as she came and rocked her hips.
Behind her Storm pulled out and York took his place. He shoved into her ass in one smooth stroke just as Zin exploded into her mouth. It was wild and she didn’t know what to focus on as she let her body go and just give in to their demands and their cocks.
She screamed another release as Winter and York fucked her together at record speed. The bed rocked and creaked, her breasts swayed and bounced, as she cried out in ecstasy just as Winter and York came at the same time.
They began kissing her and caressing her, and after the men pulled from her body, Storm and Zin returned with Weston and cleaned her up then tucked her into bed.
She rolled to her side and took Weston’s hand into her own and hugged it to her chest.
“Did I pass?” she whispered. They chuckled.
“The testing phase could take quite some time, Aspen. I think a few tests a day for the next several weeks would be a good indicator,” Zin told her. She gasped then threw the pillow at him.
“I think that sounds like a great idea. I could definitely do this multiple times a day for the rest of my life,” Weston added.
“I’m in,” Winter said from behind her on the bed.
“You don’t have to twist my arm,” Storm told her.
She looked at York.
He placed his hands on his cock which was already hard again and gave her a sideways expression. “Are you kidding me? Do you really need to ask?”
They all laughed and Aspen shook her head. “You do know that the testing goes both ways?”
“What?” Zin asked her.
“Oh yeah, I have to be sure that the five of you have what it takes to satisfy me every day, multiple times, for the rest of our lives.”
“A piece of cake,” Weston said.
“Baby, it will be our pleasure to prove that to you, but I think you may have forgotten who we are,” York told her.
She eyed them over and licked her lips. “I know who you are. You’re made men, you’re Navy SEALs, the loves of my life, and my very own little army of American soldiers. But, it’s going to take some serious battleground testing to make sure you’re more than capable of maintaining this here territory.”
Hunger filled their eyes and the sheet was torn from her body making her gasp.
“Game on, baby. You’re about to get real wet, Navy SEAL style.” Aspen moaned as excitement and arousal filled her body and happiness overtook her heart.
Life was filled with risks, and life-or-death situations. But no matter what their future brought them, they would never regret choosing true love. That was one thing so powerful it wasn’t worth compromising at all.
THE END
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
People seem to be more interested in my name than where I get my ideas for my stories from. So I might as well share the story behind my name with all my readers.
My momma was born and raised in New Orleans. At the age of twenty, she met and fell in love with an Irishman named Patrick Riley Dwyer. Needless to say, the family was a bit taken aback by this as they hoped she would marry a family friend. It was a modern day arranged marriage kind of thing and my momma downright refused.
Being that my momma’s families were descendents of the original English speaking Southerners, they wanted the family blood line to stay pure. They were wealthy and my father’s family was poor.
Despite attempts by my grandpapa to make Patrick leave and destroy the love between them, my parents married. They recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
I am one of six children born to Patrick and Lynn Dwyer. I am a combination of both Irish and a true Southern belle. With a name like Dixie Lynn Dwyer it’s no wonder why people are curious about my name.
Just as my parents had a love story of their own, I grew up intrigued by the lifestyles of others. My imagination as well as my need to stray from the straight and narrow made me into the woman I am today.
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