A depraved smirk curved on my lips. “The woods are marked off in several different places. I’ll be hunting you all weekend.”
A shudder ran through Sarah. After biting her lip, she asked, “You don’t happen to still have that Beast mask, do you?”
A smirk curved on my lips. “I thought you’d never ask.”
Desire flashed in her eyes. “Is it back at your apartment?”
Slowly, I shook my head back and forth. “I have one here.”
Her whimper echoed through my ears. “Would you like me to put it on now?”
“Please, sir.”
“Then run and hide in the house,” I commanded.
As Sarah happily obeyed me, I couldn’t believe this was real life. What had first brought us together but drove us apart was now uniting us once again.
After giving her a good head start, I broke into a run to catch my prey—the love of my life and my future wife.
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE SARAH
As I zigzagged through the tree-lined woods, I ignored the ache in my calves. It’d been a while since I’d pushed myself so hard in a sprint. While Maksim and I might’ve had the occasional small chase through his penthouse or down a dark alley, it hadn’t been like this for a long time.
With my breath coming in rushed pants, I pushed myself up the back terrace steps. I threw a glance over my shoulder and instantly regretted it. Maksim was closing in on me. Although I knew he had to don the mask, I still needed time to hide.
While I’d been chased in the house he’d rented, the Korolov mansion was twice as big. I’d only been here a few times, so I really felt out of my element.
When I skidded into the massive dining room, I froze in horror at the sight of Dima, Aleksandr, Lev, and Kira having dinner. They appeared as shocked to see me as I was them.
“What are you?—”
Before I could finish, Maksim’s voice echoed from the other room. “How wet is your cunt, my little prey?”
As I wished for the floor to open up and swallow me whole, my future in-laws stared wide-eyed at me.
“Oh fuck,” Lev muttered.
Aleks snickered behind his cloth napkin. “Let me guess. You didn’t think we were here, so you and Maksim decided to get kinky?”
“Exactly,” I muttered.
Kira’s eyes lit up at the mention of us getting kinky. “Are you guys role-playing or something?”
“You don’t know the half of it,” Aleks mused.
Lev grimaced as he tossed his napkin on the table. “Yeah, I think I’m done.”
“I’m so sorry,” I replied.
As heat inflamed my face, I brought my hands to my cheeks, which caused Kira to squeal. “OH MY GOD, YOU’RE ENGAGED!”
Her exclamation caused Aleks to jump, and Lev to cover his ears. Maksim appeared in the doorway then, shirtless and holding the mask in his hand.
“What the fuck are you d-doing here?” he demanded.
“This is our home too, my co-pahkan,” Dima replied.
“B-Bullshit. None of you have stayed here in weeks,” Maksim argued.
