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said fiercely. “I hate my uncle! I hate my mother and my father, both consistently drank themselves to sleep all day, which only let him do that horrible thing to me every night. But if I could save money and get out, I could move to Moscow, buy a nice house, marry a rich man that loves me and have kids. I want a family of my own. I want to raise a little girl right and give her the world. That’s the only way I could forgive myself and my family.” Deep sighs were released as she held back her tears, tilting her head up to the ceiling so that I wouldn’t see them.
    “Vera.” I moved in close, wanting to caress her cheek, needing to move past my danger zone and not feel a thing. My feelings shouldn’t matter right then. She needed me. For the first time, I held her head on my bare chest, and damn did it feel good to have her that close. Did she know that she had that effect on me?
    “Please think about it for a little bit. After dinner tonight, we can go catch a movie or go get some of your favorite yogurt.” My breathing was close to her ear and I felt her shiver. Her hand rested next to her head on my chest, making these small, soft strokes… and it was fucking driving me insane.
    She barely nodded before she suddenly lifted her head and took me in for a shock when she bravely planted her lips on mine. Her hands were squeezing the sides of my head so hard that I could feel my thoughts pouring out of my ears.
    “Please , Ryan, I need you. I miss the feeling of it inside me. I need it inside me . If you do me, I will forget about what I said.”
    Without even asking for my permission, her hand went straight into my boxers and she wrapped her soft, warm hands around my cock and balls, massaging them slowly, pulling it playfully.
    “Please , Boss, fuck me, please! Hit me, beat me, take me like I don’t want it!”
    I couldn’t stop looking at her with her eyes closed , talking about all that nonsense. Suddenly, she slapped me so hard that it could probably be heard downstairs. I reeled from shock, from pain, from confusion.
    “What the fuck was that for? Are you fucking crazy?”
    “Come on, hit me back!” she hissed, getting riled up.
    My mouth hung ajar, not knowing what to say. After a good moment of shock, I snapped out of it. “I’m not going to pretend I’m like them, Vera. You’re more than that!”
    “No ,” she argued. “I’m worth nothing. This is all I’m good for.”
    She was talking about her hankering for abusive sex. “Don’t say that… please, don’t say that.” I reached out to her, cupping her cheek before a tear fell on my wrist. Fuck, it hurt to see her cry. “Vera…”
    “Why do you fight it?” Her voice was incredibly fragile. She looked at me through her tears, breaking me in pieces. “Why do you fight me ?”
    It was hard, yet I had to. Someone had to do it. As much as I liked her and really wanted her to be more than a friend, there was so much to consider. I was still young. Hooking up with a girl like Vera, I would have to be ready to take on a mother load of responsibilities. Besides that fact, what if sex ruined everything we had? There were just too many factors to think about, and I wasn’t ready to cross that line yet.
    “It hurts me to see you like this.”
    “Not as much as I’m hurting inside.”
    “Vera,” I whispered, my gaze one of longing. “I care for you, maybe too much sometimes, but I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk.”
    “You’re a coward.”
    “Maybe I am.”
    “You’ll regret this.” Her voice was chilling. “You’ll see.”
    “Don’t— Vera! ” I tried to reach out to her, however she was already on her way out.

Chapter 3
     
    I was escorting Sabina to dinner since it was her first night with us. We needed to assure her —make her feel safe—that she was going to be well taken care of. Tonight, she looked glamorous in her brand new, short dress that my aunt Katja had provided for her. The girl who had been bracing