"I heard something, Nikolai," Aleksandr stated as He bounced the tennis ball before hitting it aggressively. Mikhail understood at once that his Pakhan was not in the mood of playing a game, He was letting out his frustration through it. So Mikhail hit the ball at his turn knowing well that He could expect injuries. If he got lucky, the injuries would not be serious.Mikhail recalled the last two injuries he sustained, one while his Pakhan was playing Golf and one while his Pakhan was playing Baseball. Both the times his crime was that he tried to hold back his Pakhan when He was in one of his angry fits over the men who enraged him. Nikolai, who was standing nervously beside Igor and a few other Bratva soldiers, swallowed audibly in fear. "What…what did you hear, Pakhan?" He asked, curbing his fear. Aleksandr gritted his jaws tightly as He hit the tennis ball so antagonistically that Mikhail missed the shot. Aleksandr threw the racket against the net in anger as He got out of t

Lucas whistled seeing Aria dressed in an evening dress. "From leather pants to a dress. Impressive!You are giving me the vibes of a good wife material, Aria."Aria rolled her eyes and stepped into the car without bothering with an answer to him. She had to dress up like this for her mother's happiness. Her mother came to her home in the evening with these dresses and accessories for the special occasion. Today, she was going to meet Lucas' parents for dinner. Her mother was excited for her new journey. And Aria did whatever her mother asked her to do today. If all this gives her happiness, dressing up was the least she could do for her. Lucas joined her in the car and frowned. "Wait, what happened to your face? Your lips look swollen."Aria fisted her hand tightly in anger but didn't let it show on her face. "I was training with Leonus."Lucas sharpened his gaze. "Nah. This doesn't look like a gym injury. It looks like you have been thoroughly Kissed.""Lucas!" Aria snapped at him.

Leigh watched her sister-in-law who was looking depressed. "Answer me, Laura. What Bratva? And what do you mean I am promised to Bratva?" She demanded from her. Laura rolled her lips inside and swallowed her saliva in anxiousness. She didn't know how to tell her but It was Pakhan's order to inform Leigh about her being promised to the Fedorov family."Leigh, I want to tell you something about us…" she started but stopped when her eyes went to Dinara who was walking towards them."Laura, what are you doing here? You usually comes on weekends." Dinara asked as she came to a stop beside Leigh. She frowned seeing Leigh's ashen face. She knew her friend was worried for her but the look on her face seemed odd to Dinara. And not to mention she didn't bother to look at her when she stood up beside her. Instead, she kept glaring at Laura angrily. "Leigh. Is everything alright?" Laura looked at Dinara in a frustrated manner and answered: "Yes, absolutely, Dinara. She is just shocked to see m

Leigh jerked her hand from Igor's hold. "Don't touch me!" She hissed. "Why are you acting like you don't know me? Why are you being his puppet!" She snapped glaring at Igor."I am Pakhan's councillor. Bratva's councillor." Igor stated. "Not a puppet.""You are also my friend, Dinara's brother. I know you have always been old school but I am not one of you. I don't care about you, your rules, your Pakhan or your stupid Bratva!" She barked.Igor gave her a hard look. "You should." "Well I don't!" Leigh said and then glared at Aleksandr. "I don't consider you as God. I don't…""By the end of this hour, you will see me as your God," Aleksandr said, getting into her face. His eyes were hard and dark. His face was tight with anger. "By the end of this hour, you will care about Bratva and its rules. Because your fate depends on this purity test. If you turn out to be pregnant, things are going to get ugly. Very ugly for you."Leigh's h

"What about this?" Bella asked her daughter as she showed her another piece of bracelet.Aria rubbed her temple and sighed. "Mom I…" she opened her mouth to tell Bella that she was not interested in jewellery shopping and all but stopped herself. This was her mother's dream and she didn't want to break her dream. "It's nice. Mom, I like it a lot." Aria was happy seeing her mother happy. She and Lucas' mother became best friends almost immediately. She couldn't stop talking about how good of mother-in-law Aria was getting. Aria knew it too. Celine was just like her Mom. A good Italian woman who worships God. She was happy for her mother finding a good friend in Cosa Nostra after more than two decades of her marriage. "Mom, Celine. I trust both of your choices in finding the best dress and jewellery and everything else for me. Buy anything you both like and I will happily wear it. But now I have to meet Leonus for some work.""Aria, work can wait. You are getting married in a few days