Chapter 18 Constance
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CONSTANCE
The unsettling presence in the house has me spooked, but I can hardly focus on it because of Alik, who’s overseeing my things being brought into Misha’s room.
As the last maid leaves, he turns to me, sitting on the bed. I assume he’s getting ready to leave, but to my shock, he comes over and pulls me into his arms, something he hasn’t done since well before our breakup.
“Connie,” he says, his voice low, gravelly against my back.
As he pulls me closer to him, his embrace stronger than I expected.
“I vish,” he murmurs into my hair, his grip tightening just a little.
“I vish I could protect you from all the anxieties zhat come vit zhis family, vit zhis life vee pulled you into.”
“Wh-what does that mean?” I ask and he kisses the top of my head as he breathes in deep.
“Nozhing…” he groans his weird-feeling heart vibrating fast against me as he takes another deep breath.
“Th-that doesn’t sound like nothing, but more than tha… Alik, wh-what are you doing?” I ask as I feel him swell under my ass, his breath against my neck, making me shudder.
“Zh-zhis room… I can smell and picture everyzhing you do vit him,” he whispers and goosebumps raise on my arms.
My heart starts to beat faster, frantic, and uneven. I can feel my body’s temperature rise as a slow, deep heat pools in my pussy.
Then, a sudden, blinding flash crosses my mind.
I see myself, sprawled on dark silk sheets, Alik between my legs, his eyes a smoldering red.
And Misha, his grin predatory and possessive, holding me open for him as he’s shoved deep inside of me…
Nadya and Dimitri panting like dogs for a taste.
The image hits me with the force of a tidal wave.
My entire body rocks forward and goes tight, cream spilling from me in a stifled gasp.
Alik groans, shaking, his dick jumping, straining under me as he chuckles, and it vibrates deep in my ear causing a bead of sweat to trickle down my back.
“Connie, my Connie,” he whispers, voice ragged.
“I have anyvays been able to read you like a book.” His hand slips from my waist, moving to my pussy, cupping it, rubbing it gently.
“Zhis insatiable appetite I see swirling in your mind… I have alvays vanted to feed it… so much so that it drives me fucking mad, and you have no fucking clue how much.”
A helpless quiver runs through my body, and a faint sound escapes my lips. I lean back against him, the sudden, overwhelming rush making me feel weak.
“A-Alik…” I whimper, heart beating out of control as his lips nearly find mine, the coldness of his body now irrelevant.
All I feel is the burning desire to close the distance we have created, to fill the void he once consumed…
to have him next to me along with Misha, Dimitri, and Nadya…
I want to feel complete… I want to be stuffed, bred, and broken by all of them. I wa—
A sharp knock comes at the door and it’s like the spell I’m under is broken, but my heart is pounding.
“VHAT ZE FUCK DO YOU VANT!” Alik snarls.
“I… I’m sorry, Master Alik…” A maid calls out.
“I… I brought food for the Miss,” she stammers and I huff, looking back at Alik, who’s sweating buckets.
For a second, I think he’s going to send her away and buss me down right here…
but Alik pulls back instantly, his hand dropping away from my body.
His face is impassive once more, the flicker of desire carefully replaced by a chilling, unreadable mask.
The moment is gone, shattered into a million pieces.
“Enter,” he mutters, setting me aside and standing, running his hands through his hair as the maid comes in and shakily sets up my food on the table set by the terrace.
“Vill you be joining ze Miss, Master Alik? I ca—”
“No. Leave.” Alik curls his lip and she scurries off without another word. I press my palm against my chest, trying to breathe, trying to calm down, but every time I close my eyes, I see that vision flashing across my mind.
Was that for real?
Was any of that normal?
“Come, Connie… you should eat.” He takes my hand and leads me over to the table where he pulls out the chair for me to eat, but soon he picks up the spoon to feed me.
“I can feed myself.” I try to take the spoon, but he shakes his head.
“Let me have a least zhis.” He looks sorrowfully at me.
“Have w—” My thoughts are cut off when Nadya enters the room.
“Nadya! I thought you were with Misha and Dimitri.”
“I vas, but I asked Misha to come to you.” She takes a seat next to me, close to Alik. “Pechenye,” she says softly, her accent curling around me like a ribbon. “Are you okay?” she asks as she takes my hands in hers.
“I’m fine.”
“Aww, sveet one, you don’t have to hold it in.” She runs her hand over my hair. “Did zhis scare you?”
“A little…” I mutter and she pauses on the questions, but I can hear she wants to ask more, though I’m glad she doesn’t.
“I’m sorry zhis happened to you here. Pakhan vas livid and he’s vit Misha, looking for vho infiltrated ze house, so do not vorry and relax vit Alik. Vee vill take care of you.” She places her hand on my cheek, and I already feel comforted.
“I’m not that worried,” I lie. “Just creeped out is all.” I sit up looking at her, and my heart does back flips seeing them together…
“I do not like to see you frovn, Pechenye.”
“I’m sorry… I’ll stop,” I tell her, and she smiles.
“Adorable,” she sighs, tugging one of my twists, eyes glittering “But you do not have to be brave for us, Pechenye. If you are scared, say you are scared. Vee vill take ze bad zhoughts avay from our sveet one’s head. You only need to zhink good zhoughts.”
As Alik feeds me, I let my mind wonder.
“Vhat’s on your mind?” they both say in unison and I sit up straighter, surprised.
“How did you know I was thinking about something?” I ask, shocked, and Nadya chuckles .
“Because you’re easy to read. So tell me vhat are you zhinking about.” Her question has me pausing because I don’t know if it will be rude or not, and you know, curiosity killed the cat and all… however…
“Well…” I bite my lips nervously. “Y-you and Misha are cousins, right? H-how are you related?” I blurt out, and her eyes widen at that as she glances shyly at Alik then back to me.
“Oh… vell...” She blushes, and her sexy, fierce face shifts to look cute and adorable. “It’s nozhing grand. My mozher married his uncle, and zhen vee vere introduced…” I can see her heart rate pick up and my lips form an O.
“And I heard Dimitri was Misha’s best friend?” I ask just as the doors open up and we turn to see Dimitri standing right there.
“I heard my name?” He smirks, closing the door, striding over to kiss Nadya then sitting opposite of her.
“Pechenye vas asking hov vee are uhm… related,” Nadya states and Dimitri cocks his head.
“Oh fun. Vhat do you vant to know?”
“Everything,” I pause with a hum. “How did meet Misha and Nadya?”
“Misha and I had ze same private teacher. Vee have been best friends since ze first day… after Nadya’s parents married into his family, he introduced me to her. She vas so beautiful zhat I had no choice but to fall in love vit her.” And from the way he looks at her, I believe him.
“Aww, how sweet,” I giggle.
“And what about you? How did you meet Alik and Pyper?” Dimitri asks, sitting up and my heart does summersaults.
“Pyper and I met through a mutual friend and she introduced me to Alik… w-we dated seriously for a while…” I trail off and I see Alik grit his teeth.
“And vhat happened?”
“Well…” I look away, suddenly not hungry. “I… I guess the feelings just faded. Alik said we should break up, and I agreed. N-not soon after, he moved back to Russia, but as you can see, we’re still besties.” I smile awkwardly as Alik shifts uncomfortably.
“Connie, I—”
“It was mutual, Alik. There’s nothing to talk about,” I cut him off, something in me feeling bitter even though I agreed to the breakup and truly felt like things had to end.
I never once thought twice about it until now because he up and left, but now sitting with him…
The four of us settle into a uniform, uncomfortable silence that has tensions rising, pulsing in the quiet room.
I glance up at him, growing more pissed every passing second.
But when the double doors swing open again, with an air of complete authority, Mikhail stands in the doorway, his massive frame silhouetted against the hall light.
His eyes are clear and focused as he strides in without a word, and the entire atmosphere of the room shifts from tension-filled to electric.
“Pecheny—” I don’t even let him get a word out.
I leave the chair and unconsciously jump into his arms. He catches me with ease, hugging me tight, heart pounding so hard that tears well up in my eyes, but I hide them, because I don’t even fucking know why I’m crying…
I just feel like I’m suddenly dying inside.
“I’m going…” I hear Alik voice sputter over my shoulder and I want to look at him and tell him to stay… to talk to me, but I don’t. I just hug Misha tighter and when that door shuts, whatever string is in my heart pulls so tight, almost snapping to the point I wrack out a sob.
“Shh, I got you, Pechenye… we got you,” Misha murmurs in my ear and speaks gentle words until I fall sleep.
I want is to stay right here, tangled up with them… Misha, Alik, Nadya, and Dimitri… I want to… I want to… God I really want to.