Brad reeled back, immensely shocked at Claire's behaviour. His eyes searched her face, going over her closed eyes, button nose, and puckered lips. "What are you doing?" He bit out harshly, his anger growing inside of him. Her eyes flew open and she stared wide-eyed at him. Claire felt her chest slamming against her chest. Why had he not kissed her? Were her lips not inviting enough? Was the plunge of her dress not deep enough to reveal ample cleavage? She briefly closed her eyes, scolding herself and mentally giving herself a knock for the mistake she had made. She should have just taken his lips when she had the chance. If she had taken his lips and quickly straddled him there was no way he would have been able to resist her.As she pulled away and balanced herself on the stool, her face grew hot with embarrassment. She cleared her throat. "I was just thinking maybe we could practice or -"Brad cut off her stutters. "Practice what?!" He asked incredulously. "Tell me Claire, what a

Nick got to Byford's bar before Brad. He was seated in the bar for about ten minutes. A few minutes later the men started trooping in.There were about two dozen of them and they all held weapons; axs, guns, knives,.. name it, they had everything with them. Even without the weapons that would scare anyone away, their appearance and look were enough to scare anyone off their pants.The one of them that had a scar across his face came forward. It looked as if his head had been cut in two before it was put back together. The ax he held was thrown over his shoulder as he walked directly toward Nick.Nick hated to admit it but they had caught him by surprise. He had only he expecting the lot in the cars that kept tailing him to come at him. He had not been expecting that a whole gang would trap him here.He dropped the beer he had lazily been sipping as he waited for Brad's arrival then he tucked his phone into his pocket and looked up at the guy that stopped in front of him head-on. "How

"So should I drive home?" Nick asked as he pulled out of Byford Bar's driveway and onto the road."Do you think they would still dare to tail us after the beating they just received?" Brad sounded tired but his words were amusing.Nick chuckled and he thought If he were even any of those men, he would quit his job or thuggery or whatever they called their profession with Ned and beg for a chance with Brad."I doubt it, boss," then he added, "They may not have learned their lesson in a lifetime but they surely have learned their lesson for tonight."Brad smiled and looked out the window as Nick drove him to his home. "You should make sure you apply something to heal those bruises," he said indifferently but Nick smiled, "Thank you, sir. I will." Brad did not want to admit that in just a few hours that they were apart, he actually missed his driver.Brad let out a relieved breath as Nick pulled up in his driveway. He opened the garage doors for him to drive in.He closed his eyes and t

The day was sunny and the sun was burning brightly as each of the selected staff of the Nazdarovya company walked about, despite the harsh sun, smiled, and approached people nicely.Tony had gotten back to Brad about the budget that the manager of Nazdarovya company had made for the open sales day. Immediately after Brad had gone through it, he signed the approval for the withdrawal of the fund that was needed. After the funding, everything was set in motion, and preparation for the event began.Finally, it was the day and every one of the selected employees of the company was out there working hard to locally promote the company's product and name."Hello, young lady," Brad squatted in front of a little girl. The girl smiled at him but she tightened her hold on her mother's hands. "Would you not like a face cap for yourself and your mom?" He briefly looked up and squinted at the sun. "I mean, the sun is so hot."The girl fanned her face and glanced at the sun too. The girl looked up

Sophia thought about it. In less than a few weeks, she would have to return to New York.And she fears for her life. There was no way she could run from Ned anymore. And if Ned laid his hands on her, Sophia feared what he would do.All that she had gone through in his hand was something Sophia didn't want to witness again.But there was no way she could stay back. Everything was confusing. Whatever she has to do, she might need to open up to her mother but she couldn't do so, not yet.But how was she supposed to do it?Sophia released an exasperated sigh for the umpteenth time that day. She was so frustrated.Well, it was better she told her mother about it, wasn't it?Or was she going to stay in Russia after her brother had gone home?Or was she supposed to let herself get caught?She picked up her phone and regarded it for a moment. Her hands were shaking and her mind was foggy.“Hello, Sophia. Where are you? Why are you not talking?”Sophia's eyes widened when she realized she had