(Contains some Strong Language)
"What do you want from me?" He asks, suddenly chill again. "I want to make you happy, but I don't know how, goddamn it." His voice is thick with emotion by the end of the sentence but the words were quiet because, while I wasn't looking, he had joined me on the edge. His breath fanned my lips and my hands unconsciously gripped his black trench coat. I closed my eyes and breathed in, catching the unmistakable scent of his cologne.
"All I ever wanted was an apology, Nicolas. Just an apology." I gave him one last chance to say something. But nothing came. Smiling I looked up at him, and released my hold on his coat.
"Well, it's been real Mr. Mafia Man. Catch you on the flip side."
And, ever so slightly tipping back, I let myself fall.
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Evelyn Tomas is just a normal, if stupid, 20 something year old, with a mother who has no filter, and a oddly perceptive roommate who may or may not be involved in some slightly illegal activities. At least she was until she met Nicolas Lazovsky at a party one night after she *almost* got murdered.
Nicolas Lazovsky, A.K.A. Mafia Man (or Gang Guy, depending on who you ask) is who saves Evelyn from *almost* getting murdered. And it's either the best, or worst decision of his life, also depending on who you ask.
HANNAH
I've spent my entire twenty-one years on this earth in the background. Walked over by friends. Family. Strangers. And I didn't see a problem with it; I'd rather nobody pay attention to me. It was safer that way. Easier. Until I got the wrong kind of attention.
Lev Somov caught me running from an impromptu crime I was committing against my ex-boyfriend, and in that moment, he somehow decided I was worth giving his attention to. All the bad kinds of attention. Next thing I know, he's watching over me, hijacking my job and becoming my client. And then he takes things above a level I never thought possible.
He is a monster, incapable of feeling any type of remorse or guilt for anyone and anything, including me. All I can hope for is that I make it out of this obsession alive.
LEV
This life wasn't meant for me, but now that he's gone, it's mine for the taking. And no one is going to stop me. I've shown my loyalty through blood, and I make no plans to change my future. Especially not for the little kukolka I found stumbling into the wrong alleyway.
I'll take my time before I break her. And then, the Dynasty will be mine.