Chapter 134: Now Or Never

Felix and I both look at each other in shock. His expression is mixed with fear and hope. He only just told me his family history and I know he was hoping his brother was still alive. But this could be a trick to get him to come to Ivanov.

“Did he mention his name?” I ask Logan.

“He said his name is Oscar,” Logan replies.

“My mom was a fan of the tv show The Odd Couple,” Felix remarks. That explains the names, I thought.

“So he’s holding Oscar hostage? All over one little girl?” I ask.

“Ivanov has been offended and he doesn’t take that well. He wants retribution for being slighted,” Felix says. Logan nods in agreement and we all sit in silence for a moment.

“I didn’t know you had a brother,” Derek remarks.

“I thought he was dead,” Felix tells him. He doesn’t want to elaborate so I don’t say anything, just squeeze his hand in support.

“The plan remains the same, but now we have to be careful that Ivanov doesn’t get a chance to alert his men and order your brother to be executed,” Logan says.

“You think he would do that?” I ask. Both Felix and Logan look at me with wary expressions so I guess I have my answer.

“Like I said, let’s get a good night’s sleep. We are leaving very early in the morning,” Logan says. He leaves to make his plans and I turn towards Felix.

“How are you feeling?” I ask him.

“I’m fine. I just need to think,” he replies and walks away to be by himself.

Derek and I head up to our room and I give him the highlights of what Felix told me. He ponders the situation for a moment and then shakes his head.

“Felix has certainly had a rough life,” he says.

“I feel bad for him. We need to do what we can to save his brother. It’s the only family he has left,” I reply.

“For now we need to get some sleep. We won’t be good to anybody exhausted,” he says. We get undressed and settle down in bed and he starts stroking my body. Then his hand moves lower and he squeezes my behind.

“Derek, you’re injured. You need to rest,” I say, but my protest is weak at best. I need to be with him like I need air and it’s been too long. He lowers his mouth to mine and kisses me deeply, swirling his tongue in and out. The motion makes me think of other things that move in and out and I become wet with anticipation.

I rub my body against his and he rolls on top of me, pressing his hips into mine. I can feel his hardness against me and I moan. I stroke and touch his chest and arms, then rake my nails across his back. He growls and starts sucking on my nipple. I arch my back as he fondles the other one, tweaking and rolling it between his fingers. Then he licks and kisses his way down my body until he reaches the apex of my thighs.

He caresses my wet folds and slides two fingers inside me. I cry out from the tight fit and buck my hips against his hand. He continues to stroke me as he sucks on my bud and I’m hurtling towards an orgasm. I can’t help myself from falling apart around him and he growls in response. Then he plunges inside me as I am coming down and I whimper with pleasure. His pace is relentless and I wrap my legs around his back to bring him deeper.

He teases my nipples and kisses my neck as he thrusts and my senses are overwhelmed. I tug on his hair and scratch his back. We are animalistic in our pursuit of each other as we chase our release. The headboard knocks against the wall as he slams into me over and over again. He makes one final plunge and we both shatter into a million pieces in each other’s arms. Breathing heavily, he falls to the mattress next to me and brings me close to stroke my hair.

All the events from the last few days and the stress of our current situation have me feeling very emotional. I begin to cry silent tears but Derek can sense how upset I am.

“Sweetheart, I know this is hard, but we are going to get through this. And we are going to get Anna back. I swear to you that we will,” he says soothingly. I nod my head, but I’m just so overwhelmed and I need to get it all out.

“I believe you. I’m just so tired of it all. I want our family back together. I want peace,” I say through my tears. He gathers me in and squeezes me tightly in his arms while I finish crying.

“I promise we will have peace. We will have our family back and put this all behind us,” he replies and kisses me on the forehead. We lay like that for a while before falling asleep.

I wake with a start, bolting upright in bed. I must have had a nightmare but I don’t remember it. Derek is snoring beside me but I know we have to get going soon. I gently shake him awake and he groans. We both shower and dress and meet Felix and Logan downstairs in the kitchen.

“You look like you didn’t get much sleep last night,” I say to Felix. He shrugs and sips his coffee.

“I got in touch with some contacts who have access to Ivanov’s people, but they weren’t able to provide any information on your brother. I was able to set up a perimeter, but we have no idea how many guys are inside with him,” Logan says.

“So we’re going in blind?” Derek asks.

“We don’t really have a choice,” Logan replies.

“Well, it’s now or never,” I say and we head out into the darkness of the early morning.