Page 10 of The Broken Promises

Like Sasha, Lily also had her troubles. She was engaged in illegal activities and crossed paths with evil men. Sasha always worries about her friend, so I had one of my men follow her for a while. I pulled out my man after Vincent confirmed that Lily killed the drug lord who was after her. I don't know how Sasha found her, but I'm thankful she became Sasha's friend. Sasha needs a good and brave friend to lean on.

"I will never fall in love with Dmitri," I turn into a statue after overhearing Sasha. "I will only use him for my protection. I won't be so foolish to marry him or have children with him."

I clench my hands into fists and walk away from the bathroom. I can hear my sister laughing in my head. No. Divina can’t be right about me. No one can fool me. No one can manipulate me. I look at the bathroom door and wonder if I heard it wrong.

I won't be so foolish to marry him or have children with him.Sasha said she wanted to be ready before saying anything. Is this what she wants to say? That she wouldn't like a life with me? I shake my head. I could have heard it wrong. She may be reluctant to become my wife, but Sicily is ready to have my babies. I never used protection when I made love to her. Sasha assured me that she hasn't taken or is not taking any contraceptives. I even suspect she'll be pregnant soon because we make love frequently. Unless…

She has been lying to me.

I walk into the closet and check her stuff. She didn't get to bring any of her things from Lily because I bought her new ones. I open the drawers and find only her fake IDs.I must have heard wrong.Sasha needs my protection. She may not love me completely, but she would never betray me.

When I close the drawer, I accidentally knock down her coat hangers. Some of her coats drop on the floor. Some coins and earrings drop from the pocket of a coat I picked. I blow a sigh to release my disappointment. Sasha has a messy side; I must accept it.

I place the earrings in the drawer and return the coin to the pocket. I frown when I find a box in the coat's pocket. Thinking it's one of her chocolates, I take it out. My anger explodes, and my suspicions overflow when the box in her pocket turns out to be a contraceptive injection.I won’t be so foolish to marry him or to have children with him.Sasha’s voice plays in my head. My sister’s laughter follows it.

"Damn it!" I yell after discovering that the box is empty. Sasha had used it. No wonder she allows me to cum inside her when I want to. She has protected herself from becoming the mother of my children.She fooled me!

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Chapter Five

Sasha

I will never fall in love with Dmitri.

I will only use him for my protection.

I won't be so foolish to marry or have children with him.

“It’s easy to repeat all those words, Lily, but…”

I look at myself in the mirror and remember how Dmitri and I made love with while looking at it. I dreaded moments like those with Gabriel, but Dmitri made it special. He fell asleep before me for the first time, and I watched him sleep. Nothing in my heart tells me I could be wrong for loving him. The wounds Gabriel gave me were deep and painful, but Dmitri erased the pain with his sincere love.

My heart can't be faithful to Dmitri as parts of it are still a fool for Gabriel. "But he's the one I want to love more, Lily," I sit on the tub and declare, "I have fallen for him. I want to protect him, too. I would love to be his wife and the mother of our children."

“I understand, and I’m happy for you, Sasha,” Lily suddenly screams at the other end.

“What? What happened?”

"I'm just excited about you, girl! I know I've become obsessed about this revenge plan, but I'll be behind this choice," Lily laughs. "Ah, this makes me want Declan to knock me up."

“You’re still seeing him? Lily!”

"Just for sex, okay? The guy is good at it," Lily giggles like a little girl. "And I'm making sure he has no information about our connection and to that crazy Anya."

I fall silent at the mention of Anya and become terrified for Lily. Gabriel loved Anya more than anyone else in this world. He even allowed her to hurt me. He won't think twice about harming or killing Lily and me if he discovers what we did to his precious Anya.

“Please, Lily. Stop seeing Declan. He and Gabriel are the same,” I beg her. “They don’t spare anyone.”

"I know. I promise, Sasha. When it becomes too dangerous, I'll run away immediately," Lily assures me. "I want to be at your wedding."

"He hasn't even talked about it," I frown and sigh.

I'm about to say more when I hear something tumble from the walk-in closet. I look at Lily and give her a sign that I should hang up. Something big makes a crashing sound.Dmitri.Forgetting about my safety, I rush outside, screaming his name.

“D-Dmitri?” I ask while approaching the closet. My eyes widen after seeing all my clothes on the floor. I look up and find Dmitri staring at me. His eyes have turned dark blue from anger. “What happened?”

I cover my face when he suddenly throws something at me. I glare at him before looking at what he threw. "D-Dmitri, I can explain," I say upon seeing the box of the injectable contraceptive Lily gave me.