“Continue.” Demanding little minx, she was.
“What else do you want to know?”
“If you wanted them together, then why did you ask Viktor to choose between his family and Valerie?” she said, her gaze curious and focused on me.
I watched as she licked her lips and fuck, I wanted to kiss her again. Ayla narrowed her eyes at me, as if she could read my mind. I shrugged, not guilty one bit.
“I know him, Ayla. I have known him since we were kids. And I knew Viktor would be struggling. Between his loyalty to us and his newfound loyalty to Valerie. He is a man who is devoted to his work and family. He can’t easily be distracted from his duties. Once he is in the game, he plays with full intent to annihilate anyone in his path. But now Valerie has his attention, and he is a confused man. His loyalty to us or choosing to save his woman,” I explained.
“But you…” Ayla hesitated, scanning my face and trying to understand my move, my plans, and my next goal. She squinted her eyes at me and then let out a sigh. “You just made this harder for him by putting him on the spot and forcing him to make a choice.”
“No, Angel. I made it easier for him. Now that I have pushed him and have placed this thought in his mind, he will be thinking of it non-stop. He is angry right now. Angry at me. Angry at Valentin. Furious at everything. There is a storm boiling inside of him,” I confessed, having seen the inside of Viktor’s soul. He was an open book for me to read. “Once the storm unleashes, there will be chaos.”
“What if he doesn’t choose us?” Ayla whispered quietly. “Valerie deserves to come first, and Viktor…this can’t be easy for him. What do you think his choice would be?”
I smirked.
Oh, baby.
“And that, we will need to wait and find out.”
I already knew his choice. Viktor was so obvious. But like everyone else, I had to sit back, wait, and watch the chaos unfold.
Viktor had never failed me.
He wouldn’t fail me this time either. He’d make me proud, that I knew for sure. I just wanted him happy…like I was. Happily ever after and all, like those stories in Maila’s fairy-tale books.
I knew he would succeed in bringing down Solonik. Never once had I questioned his loyalty or his ability. But I also wanted him to find love. I needed to make sure he’d get both ends of the rope.
His Valerie.
And our revenge.
Ayla threw her head back and laugh, all worry now gone. “I can’t believe this…”
“You should have trusted me, Angel.”
My wife sobered, and a hint of guilt appeared in her eyes. She brought her head closer to mine, and her lips feathered next to mine. “You’re right. I’m sorry.”
My hands tightened around her hips, and I ground into her, pressing hard between her legs. I made my intent clear. Ayla gasped and her lips slid over mine for a wet kiss. “Don’t ever question me,” I growled into her lips.
Ayla breathed into our kiss and then pulled back long enough for me to see fire burning in her eyes. “I am your wife. I will question you when I think you’re wrong. Especially when it comes to our family. That is not up for discussion, baby,” she said slowly, wanting each word to sink in.
Fuck. I wouldn’t want her any other way. I loved it, this feisty side of her. She had broken through her cocoon and she was blooming. Her wings were no longer folded, and Ayla wasn’t hiding anymore.
She was flying free. Just so fucking beautiful.
Ayla snagged another kiss before she took her lips from mine. I groaned in disappointment. But then she slowly and clumsily dropped to her knees in front of me. I spread my thighs out to accommodate her, and I saw the devilish glint in her eyes and the teasing smirk on her lips.
My kitten was now out to play.
Ayla grabbed my hardened length through my boxers, and I jerked in her palms as she rubbed me leisurely. “I think you deserve a reward. For playing matchmaker.”
Fuck.
“Yesss,” I hissed as I pushed up from the mattress a little to give Ayla better access to pull down my boxers.
She licked her lips, and my hips flexed eagerly. Ayla brought her head down, and her tongue peeked out before sliding up the length of my cock.
My chest rumbled with a growl, and I gripped the back of her head as she took me in her warm mouth, slowly, inch by inch.
She closed her lips around my length, and the sucking motion almost drove me to insanity. Pleasure zinged through my veins, causing the muscles of my thighs and lower stomach to tighten.