And how would he know if Dom doesn’t sleep as well when I’m not beside him unless…unless he doesn’t either.
“What’s wrong?” Dom asks noticing the tension in my body.
“How would you feel about letting Gavriil sleep in here with us? Nothing more than that,” I’m quick to add. “Just let him sleep next to us so he’s not alone all night.”
A flicker of nervousness fills my stomach as I wait for Dom’s answer, unsure of how he will feel about my request.
“Go get him.”
My heart soars, and I lean over the bed to kiss his cheek. I then run back to Gavriil’s room.
It’s such a small thing in the grand scheme of all that we’ve done together, but it means a lot to me to have them both next to me at the same time.
I knock on Gavriil’s closed door and wait, eventually hearing approaching footsteps from inside.
He opens the door looking surprised to see me again. “Everything okay,printsessa?”
“Come sleep in the bed with us,” I tell him.
Gavriil tilts his head to the side. “What?”
“I don’t sleep well without you there, too,” I say. “And Dominik is fine with it. Come sleep with us. Please?”
Gavriil thinks about it for another moment, but I know he won’t refuse this. “Lead the way.”
I take his hand and pull him along to Dominik’s room, butterflies filling my stomach as we approach the bed. “We’re only sleeping,” I warn him over my shoulder.
Gavriil smirks a little at my warning, but he nods in understanding.
I get back into bed first and lay on my side, smiling as Gavriil spoons me from behind with his hand resting on my waist.
He presses a gentle kiss against the top of my head, the warmth of his body enveloping me.
Dominik turns off the light, then rolls onto his side to face me, tucking his arm under my pillow. He holds my hand with his free one between us, his eyes meeting mine. “Good?”
“I’m perfect,” I say, feeling safer and more cherished than I’ve ever felt before.
Tucked between them, nothing can reach me. Nothing can hurt me.
For the first time in my life, I actually know what I want, and I’m determined to have it.
I don’t want to live a life haunted by regret and guilt for Archer. And I don’t want to go through this life alone.
While I may not know what the future looks like for the three of us, I don’t need to. I’m done surviving alone. Whatever comes next, good or bad, we’ll face it together.
And for the first time in my life, that feels like home.
EPILOGUE
Gavriil
Four months later…
My steady footstepsecho up and down the hallway as I walk to the meeting room, passing spots where burn marks and bullet holes used to scar the walls of the house’s second floor.
A lot has been repaired during these last few months, and even more things have changed.
The Bratva’s grip on this territory is firmer than ever before, and that strengthening began with Dominik officially becomingPakhanupon the Council’s approval and with my blessing.
