Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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Dylan muttered under his breath, ‘Seriously? Is she his wife or something, and that he just called

her over?

‘He had said she was just a business partner. But now? Damn!‘

Curling his lip, Dylan decided to pretend he hadn’t seen anything. Honestly, he was getting more and more eager to see the day Alexei’s face got slapped hard.

Meanwhile, Natasha dropped Sadie off at her place, and had barely arrived back at her apartment when Alexei’s video call came through.

Alexei was wearing a black robe, his broad chest partly exposed. His black hair was slightly mussed, like he’d just been pulled out of bed, softening some of his usual cold sharpness.

“Isn’t it the middle of the night over there?” Natasha asked, puzzled.

Alexei was studying her through the camera. Since she’d been to a bar, Natasha was wearing a red, fitted mini dress.

The dress showed off her fair collarbones and long legs–slim yet with just the right curves, her waist small enough to fit one hand.

Now, when Natasha leaned in toward the phone, her features were magnified–blond hair, porcelain skin, arched brows, and red lips, like a little temptress straight out of a dream.

Alexei thought sourly, ‘How come she never dressed like this when I was around?‘

Alexei completely forgot that back then, they were basically homebodies and wouldn’t bother dressing up at home.

Of course, with her looks, Natasha could pull off both the bare–faced kind of beauty and the glamorous kind.

Alexei’s momentary distraction passed. He said, “Sit back a little. Let me see your arm.”

In the video Dylan had sent, Alexei saw a guy swing a bottle at her from behind, and Natasha blocked it for the woman next to her. After that, she’d lowered her head and clutched her arm.

Still confused, Natasha stepped back. ‘What’s with him, going crazy in the middle of the night?

‘Asking to see a girl’s arm like that–does he not realize how creepy that sounded?‘

But then Natasha glanced down at the scratch on her upper arm and suddenly understood. Her first instinct was to check her clothes and jewelry. “Did you put a tracker on me?”

‘Otherwise, how would he know I was hurt?‘ Natasha wondered.

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actually gave it some thought. “Not

X over her chest.

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tonight,” Alexei said.

darkened as he looked at the cut. “I leave for one day and you already get hurt like this,

thanks,” Natasha replied, looking innocent. “It’s

men at the bar, Alexei narrowed his eyes. ‘Letting Natasha drink with them–are they

flexed his fingers, resisting

strangely

flushed face, Natasha scolded softly, “Alexei,

tone is light and

you a preview of what

reminded her. “Don’t press on it. Take care of it before you

a shower and put some

need,” Alexei replied. “I’ve already called a doctor

just wrap it

to someone, then looked

was still at the bar, calculating

and found a pleasant–looking unfamiliar woman standing there. “Ms. Clark? Hello, I’m

had half expected Dylan to show up

inside.

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on Natasha’s arm but also checked the other bruises on

medicine and scar cream, along with neatly written instructions on sticky notes placed where

call on the whole time, watching

time

minded. In fact, it felt kind of nice. Natasha mumbled into the phone, “Alexei,

easy to win you over, then my job’s

gentle voice through the phone, her arm gave the slightest twitch as she packed up

just crash here for the night?” Natasha asked

was late, and it didn’t feel safe for a woman to

the night because of her–she was even in