“You have many pictures of Rafe, Papa. You must love him very much.”
“Yes, Nikita. Except for you, my dear, there is no one I love more than Rafe. When you were almost killed, Rafe made it clear that he would never forgive me, never speak to me again. I knew then that I had lost my son.”
“Was I as arrogant, as bullheaded then as I am now, Yuri?”
They both turned in shock, stunned to see Rafe standing in the doorway.
Yuri’s face blanched, then flushed. He moved unsteadily to his feet. Tears crept down his cheeks. He coughed, gathering himself, and then cleared his throat, assuming a casual air.
“More so, Rafe. As hard as it is to believe, you were even more arrogant than you are now.”
The two men simultaneously moved toward one another. Nicki’s throat tightened, watching them embrace. Her heart bled.
Walking Yuri back to his chair, Rafe turned to face her.
“What about the cowardly part, Princess? Have I redeemed myself, just a little? Or do you think that crossing three continents with my hat in hand doesn’t take courage?”
When she didn’t respond, he held her in his gaze.
“I see. Clearly, Nicki, following you across the world doesn’t make it to the courageous realm. Fine, let me continue. Gathering what courage I do have, I will tell you both that I came for two reasons. One, to ask for your forgiveness, Yuri. The other is to capture my wife, and bring her hot little ass back where it belongs. With me.”
Nicki stuttered in disbelief. She hoisted herself to her feet and clung to the back of the sofa for support. Looking at his too-handsome face, his dark emerald eyes, and the cocky grin on his face, her anger roiled to the surface. How weak, how pliable did he think she was? How dare he assume that all he had to do was appear and she would fall in his arms?! And…and…marry him?
Raising her chin, she snapped, “Aren’t you rushing things, Rafe? Making assumptions, decisions, that aren’t yours to make?”
His grin broadened. “But of course, Princess. How rude of me. Before I claim you, toss you over my shoulder and take you to my bed, I should ask for your father’s permission.”
He chuckled at the flush brightening her cheeks as she glared at him.
“How about it, Yuri? Are you willing to let me marry this—let me see, how did you put it when you foisted her off on me? I believe you said irrepressible, disrespectful, and headstrong.”
Nicki gasped and shot her father a glare that could burn through steel.
She tossed her head, clinging to her pride, refusing to cave so easily. She looked away, trying to ignore Rafe; the twinkle in his eyes, his lean tall body, his cool elegance that masked a dangerously sexy man. Nicki felt herself weakening… but she had no intention of letting on. Not yet anyway.
“What happens, Rafe, when I do something you don’t approve of? Or I get a little scratch or a cut? Then what? Will you leave me, disown me, for the disobedient creature that I am?”
“No, I won’t leave you, Princess. And I won’t disown you. Those things I will never do again…. But I may tie you up and keep you someplace safe for a few days. Or do things to you that your father should have done years ago.”
Yuri glared at Rafe in mock dismay.
“Watch it, Rafe. That’s my daughter you’re threatening. I’ll not permit—”
Rafe broke in with a wicked grin. “Look, Yuri, you manage your daughter any way you wish. I’ll manage my wife the way she deserves.”
Nicki tossed her head amused in spite of herself at the two alphas pretending to butt heads. Seeing the two people she cared for most in the world, like this, together and reconciled, just brought her too much private joy. Nicki let go her defenses.
“Um. Before we discuss the marrying issue…About that tying up thing, Rafe? What…where…did you have in mind?”
“Where would you like me to tie you, Princess?”
“Hmm. Let me think. To our bed?”
“That’d do for a start.”
“Oh, goody!”
He roared with laughter, as did Yuri. Rafe reached out and captured her in his arms, pulling her up on her toes so that his lips were inches away from hers.
“May I take that to mean that you accept my proposal, Princess?”
Nicki smiled up at him, blinking back her tears.
. “Yes, Rafe. You may.”
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Afterword
Thank you for reading The Moscow Affair: Book 1, The Dangerous Affairs Series. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much I enjoyed writing it. I love all my characters – their strengths as well as their weaknesses. Nicki was blessed AND cursed by the actions – long past – of the two most important men in her life. That the three of them found their peace was gratifying to me. And of course the best part was the seriously sizzling romance!
While my story is fiction, unfortunately the International Human Trafficking Arena is active in every country on the face of the earth. Please pay attention. It is all too real. I do my best in my stories to call attention to the crimes of the International Sex Trade, but only if we work together can we hope to make a dent in this hideous reality of our times.
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I write Sizzling Romantic Suspense. My stories are the stories of my heritage. From the residue in my personal blender of mixed races, cultures and world views, my characters emerge. It comforts me to know that while evil slinks in the shadows, the “good guys” of the world sniff it out – and snuff it out.
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