Page 83 of The Dark Side

"Adrik," she panted. "There's one thing I need you to do." Her fingers dived into his hair to bring him back to her lips, and she found his tongue with hers, surprising him in the best way.

Adrik shifted, sitting in a chair. "I already know," he revealed. She stood above him, her cheeks red, her lips swollen, her gaze full of want. He held her hips and kissed her belly over her shirt, her big breasts like mountains from this angle. The one thing she needed was an orgasm, and he had every intention to give her more pleasure than she could handle. He bit the hem of her pants, ready to pull them down to her ankles.

"I need you to meet my mother."

Adrik paused. "What?"

A gasp escaped her lips, and she stepped out of his hands. He looked up at her, but her gaze was on the doorway. Adrik turned his head and found Alexei.

Adrik stood, but Alexei only shook his head before he backed out of the room.

Chapter thirty-one

Brothers

Adrikrandownthehall after his brother. "Alexei!" When he reached the garage doorway, Adrik seized his brother's arm. "Alexei, stop."

"Get in the car," Alexei ordered, grabbing a pair of keys from the panel. The beep echoed as he unlocked his white Porsche.

Adrik didn't hesitate, diving into the passenger seat. He rubbed his face, cursing his stupidity. It was only the first day of his affair, and he was already caught. How in the world would he keep anyone else from finding out? It was only a matter of time, and then what?

Fucking disaster.

Alexei got in and started the car.

"Alexei—"

"No." Alexei stopped him. He backed the car out of the garage and drove up the driveway with the speed of screeching tires. It wasn't until they were a mile down the road that Alexei finally spoke. "You're a fucking dumbass. You had your phone on you. You know you have a locator app, right? Why the fuck would you bring your goddamn phone?"

The topic threw Adrik offbeat. "You're mad you caught me?"

"No, I'm mad that you're fucking dumb. The tutor, Adrik? Really? Why the hell did you let me go on about her, man?"

"I told you she was a lesbian."

Alexei rolled his eyes, "Yeah, great cover story. What the hell are you doing? You bring her to the house? Why would you do that? You want to get this girl killed?"

"I brought her because I could protect her better."

"Who's gonna protect her from Dad?"

The very mention of the old man brought fury to his lips. "I am."

"Oh? Like you protected me?"

Adrik clenched his teeth, looking out the window. There were words on his lips that couldn't be said. Not even to his brother.

"This is so fucking dangerous. What about Katia? If she finds out you're in love with this girl—"

"I'm not in love," Adrik bit.

Alexei cackled. "Yeah, okay. You think I don't know you well enough? You wouldn't do this for some chick you wanted to fuck."

It was hard to fight that. Love wasn't exactly what he was hoping for. Infatuation, maybe. Unhealthy desire, maybe. But not love.

"Where's the future in this? You can't marry her. You can't have kids with her. Dad can never know. And if it's not because you are stupidly in love with her, end it."

Adrik held his face in his hands. All the words he didn't want to hear said out loud like a wailing siren. He tried to ignore it, not give it time to manifest into reality. But it was reality already.