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“You think I should give him a chance,” I gather.

“He’s my best friend, a good man. And you’ve grown on me, little Bratva princess.”

My arms come around him. “I’ll think about it.”

“I’m one call away if you need me. You have a family now, Elena. And we’re all here waiting for you.”

He opens the car door for me, and I slide into the back seat.

Family. It’s all I ever really wanted.

Can I trust that Suit means what he says?

Or will his hot-and-cold act continue once I give in to him?

I’ve always been good with numbers.

With gambling.

But with my heart on the line, with my child to think of, for once, I’m not so sure I want to play.

ELENA

“What have you decided to do?” Alexei asks me over dinner. He has a glass of whiskey in one hand, his emotionless eyes on me.

“He wants us to try,” I admit, swallowing hard. “And I think I should give him a chance. I love him, Alexei. And we are having a child together.”

“One chance, that’s all he gets,” my cousin responds, eyes dropping to my stomach. “And if you weren’t pregnant, I wouldn’t even be giving him that much.”

I nod, cutting a piece of steak on my plate. “Will you have to marry soon, cousin?”

His jaw tightens. For Alexei, that is his version of a full-blown rage. “Eventually, I’ll have to marry for an alliance. For now, I’m too busy fixing all the mistakes my father left behind.”

“I’m sorry,” I whisper, because I’ve also dumped my problems on his shoulders.

“Never apologize for coming to me when you need me. I’m always here for you,” he responds, his tone gentling. “I’m responsible for keeping you and the rest of the family safe. Your father, though, he has been given too much leniency. He will be brought down a notch. Sending you off to marriage without notifying me was a mistake. I’ve found a match for Katerina, one of my soldiers. Since she chose to disgrace the family by eloping and sleeping around, that is her price to pay.”

He watches for my reaction, but I don’t give him one. I don’t care what she does as long as she stays away from my family.

“I will also be taking over from your father with the gun deal with the MC. I don’t want you to have to deal with him, and this way, I will get to check in on you as I see fit.”

“Okay. Maybe we could have dinner together once a month or something?”

“Yes,” he replies, giving nothing away.

The next morning, I text Angel.

Elena

Can you come get me?

I don’t know why I don’t message Suit. Even though I told my cousin I would give him another chance, I’m still upset with him.

Angel

I’m at Club Cobra. I can be there in thirty?

Elena