♪♪Toxic • Khelani (slowed+reverb)
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IVAN
“YOU think you uncovered my secrets? No, little vixen. I allowed you into my world. I let you step into my trap.”
The words slither from my lips like poison, each syllable deliberate, meant to unravel her from within. I watch as Lilah Daniels—Robert Daniels' sister—falters, her lips parting in shock, but the cunning witch quickly hides it, pretending she’s still in control. She’s so convinced that she’s playing this game well, that she’s outsmarting me. But she doesn’t realize that she’s been my puppet from the start.
Lilah Daniels... Collecting her information was as easy as opening a door. But the way she cleared her information from everywhere, amused me more than I thought.
She’s been defying expectations from the very beginning. I don’t usually concern myself with surprises—they’re a sign of weakness, of a lapse in control. But she’s different.
In twenty-seven years, I’ve encountered every type of woman. They're all the same, naive, innocent, fragile and seek attention from the good-looking men.
But this little Daniels is cold-blooded, uses her brain and looks as a weapon, hunts down her prey like a wild little vixen and manipulates her enemies from the shadows. And God, how that excites me. I want to savor the moment when her resolve crumbles, when her fire is extinguished, and she’s left broken at my feet.
“What are you talking about, Volkov?” she blinks innocently, her hazel eyes narrowing as they lock onto mine. There’s a fire in them, a silent challenge she throws at me.
I stand up, walk closer, letting a slow, dangerous smile stretch across my face.
“You know exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t play the innocent card, Daniels. It won't work in my empire.”
Her eyes burn with defiance, and for a moment, I almost admire her tenacity. Almost. But then that dark, savage part of me relishes the thought of breaking her. This game of hers—it’s child’s play, and she has no fucking idea who she’s up against.
“Where’s Robert?” she snaps, her voice taut with barely contained rage.
My lips curl up with a satisfied smirk. Though it wasn't the thing I wanted to hear first but I appreciate her honesty after all the worthless acts.
“So straight,” I say, my tone dropping to a cold, mocking whisper. “I'm the one who supposed to ask that question. Where is Robert?”
“Don’t toy with me, Volkov. If I knew where he is, I wouldn't be standing before you nor getting a bullet from one of your men. You were his boss and you know everything. Where the fuck is my brother?” Her anger flares, and she spits out the words like they’re laced with venom.
Nobody dared to talk to me like that, not in my office room.
I chuckle, a low, menacing sound that reverberates through the room. “Your dear brother stole every piece of confidential information about my business he could get his hands on, and ran off to God knows whom. My men are scouring the earth for him, and I won’t rest until I have my hands around his throat.”
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Felon |18+|
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