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We couldn’t live like this anymore

This life, the one Roaht I craved it

To live that high again To be above the law To have money and the fear ofmore than to relive the days of old where I would escape a bloodbath, come home to my woman, kiss those sweet lips, and fuck her nice and slow until the adrenaline coursing through me was appeased

That was the life

It was a life I missed more than I should have After all, the past was the past

Sasha and Lev had the club I had nothing Nastasia deservedShe deserved a man, a whole man, not half of one who relied on the kindness of his boys, begging the bone in order to live a decent life

Don’t get ; they were close to my heart All of them But that was their life, not mine

Bitterness swept through ht that was fading fast My body was beco in the depths of my despair

My life was in shambles

I didn’t kno much more I could take My woles, andapart at the sea me But I kept quiet

The thread, however, pulled tight, threatening to snap at any given moment

“I think we could help each other” Roalanced at me then “But I need a coive you as much work as possible, but from now on—” His eyes darkened a notch “—I’m your daddy, Vik”