New York's Inevitable: Aleksandr + Thalia
Aleksandr and Thalia's relationship has changed a lot in the last ten years, but Thalia has accepted that the last three years that they're just going be best friends. The famous Pakhan saw her as a friend and nothing more. Until more happens. The timing is horrible, but they seem to want the same thing. A family together. But when you are with someone as powerful and high profile as Aleksandr Ivanov there are going to be problems. Mean girls, controlling behavior, kidnapping, torture. Can Thalia and Aleks overcome their obstacles and become a true partnership?
"She still kept under lock and key?" Enzo hyena-laughed. "Speaking of girls, where's your pretty little Thalia?"
I tried my best not to react. I trusted these guys, but Thalia was very pretty and all of these men liked pretty things. "She's at home with Irina," I explained.
"Couldn't find another babysitter? I wouldn't mind looking at something pretty instead of your ugly mugs," Elias laughed in a way I knew he was joking. But it didn't feel funny to me.
I twitched as I wanted to get my knife. Thalia was mine, but I had never actually come out and said that. I'd always called her off-limits, I knew some of them thought it was in familial way. I guess it was about time I fess up.
I took another shot of vodka before I blurted it out, "I'm trying to get her pregnant."
"You guys are finally together?" Santiago actually looked half interested in the conversation.
"More or less," we'd be together eventually I didn't care how we got there.
"But you're trying for a baby?" Elias asked.
"I am. She doesn't exactly know," I fessed up.
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the Golden Six Series, Book 1 of interconnected series of standalone, best friend romance, forced pregnancy, friends to lovers, dark romance, morally grey MMC