Status Updates From Sinful Lies (Koslov Bratva #2)

I really loved this one, more than 1st book. Dimitri was big, gruff guy but was so sweet w/Zara. Just loved the way he took care of her, loved her.

ever let Zara marry him. Dimitri say there’s one way, her dad could see how much Dimitri loved her. She say they weren’t in love yet. Dimitri blushes, say he’s loved her since 1st time he saw her. HEA

stay marry to him. 7 months later, Sasha (girl)& Benedict (boy), their twins, home from giving birth. Zara happy her kids have big, extended family. Her dad say there’s 2 more heirs to family business, look at Dimitri & basically say Dimitri better treat them well. He promise. Zara ask what dad meant. Dimitri say her dad definitely look into Koslov’s. She say no way dad knows they’re in mafia cuz no way he’d

Zara say Mossimo call dr, say babies ok but still feel something wrong. Alexei stay behind iron out details w/Mossimo while Dimitri take Zara to dr, dr say babies ok. Dimitri would’ve never forgiven himself if something happen to Zara. Dimitri feel guilty Mchale has marry Lucia. Dimitri finish off Giovanni, he’ll never hurt her again, he tell Zara. Dimitri proposes again, she love of his life. She agree want

See one them marry Lucia & they have deal. Dimitri look to Mchale, Mchale will marry Lucia. Mossimo ask Dimitri about Giovanni, what his beef w/him is. Mossimo say he snake, only loyal to self. Dimitri say he kill him in few hrs cuz he raped Zara. Mossimo tell him they do whatever have to do to keep those love safe, something they both have in common. Zara come, stumble, Dimitri hugs/kiss her, make sure she ok.

Mossimo bring dr check her. Babies ok. She try talk Mossimo let her go, he laughs. Dimitri, Alexei, Mchale meet w/Mossimo as Denile stay in car. Dimitri apologize for deception, was arrangement but he loves her. Mossimo doesn’t care if Lucia happy, Igor Ivanov making moves, he need business & power. Alexei say they’ll help w/that, they want Igor taken care of too. Mossimo want Lucia protected, other Koslov’s

Dimitri annuls marriage & he marry Lucia. Dimitri tell bros Zara pregnant w/twins & if she lose babies she’ll never forgive him. Alexei say they’ll do everything they can but he may have dug own grave. Dimitri do whatever it take save Zara’s life, including marry Lucia. Zara get Mossimo attention, he comes to door, she vomits, go to bathroom, vomits then see blood btwn legs. She need dr, tell him pregnant.

her. Once Mossimo get what he wants, he won’t make her suffer, kill her quickly. Dimitri know something wrong cuz Zara not home, call her office, Carli answer say she left hour ago. Dimitri call Alexei, say Mossimo has her! Mchale show Dimitri security footage of her kidnapping. Dimitri wonder if Giovanni involved. Alexei pissed when get off phone, Mossimo found out about deal w/him/Zara. He plan torture Zara til

let Dimitri get away with/what did to him. Giovanni told Mossimo he’d get proof her/Dimitri’s marriage was lie & planted big under her work desk. (I was right when she told Bianca over phone). Mossimo say he heard it from her own mouth. She going help convince Dimitri marry his daughter, Lucia. Zara say he won’t. Once Dimitri see Mossimo torturing Zara, he’ll have change of heart. She ask what he gonna do w/

her in head, loses consciousness. She wake, feel blood on head, in dark bedroom, smell musty, she not tied down. She search room for weapon but nothing, all furniture bolted to floor, windows barred. Man enter room in suit, tattoos everywhere, bald head. He tell her not surprised Dimitri lied to him. It’s Mossimo. She say Dimitri loves her, he scream not to lie & hit her. She wrong cross Giovanni, he wasn’t going

“She’s everything he didn’t know he needed & more.” Ultrasound show having twins which explain why she so nauseous. Giovanni gone MIA for past week, she know Dimitri involved. She work late w/Carli, on phone send Dimitri text say she on way home when phone hit away, man grab her from behind, cover her mouth, she see another man cover head toe in back w/mask over face waiting by blacked out van. Something hit

someone to record birth as stillborn when found out dad was father. But baby wasn’t stillborn, & he’s still alive but nobody know who he is or where he is. Dimitri want know why Zara didn’t tell him pregnant sooner. She was scared to tell him cuz didn’t want lose him, she fallen for him, thought he was too but by his reaction she wrong. He say she’s all he thinks about, he in love w/her, he’s all in. Kiss

He ask her why has ultrasound, she tell him she pregnant, he curses, she try talk to him, he has nothing to say, storms out. She fall to ground, cries. Dimitri curse himself, woman he loves told him she pregnant & his reaction was horrid. He find her still curl on floor in bathroom, he feel like ass. He both thrilled/scared. Emotions all over place cuz of dad. Alexei call say good thing he went Russia. Igor paid

from beginning. He never thought he’d fall in love. Once he take care Giovanni their deal over, he doesn’t want let her go but it’s her choice. He let her sleep, grab gun, knife, tell Mchale meet him. Take Giovanni, cut off hands so can’t ever touch woman again. She make romantic dinner at home to tell Dimitri news. She in shower, he get back early, her phone ding w/alert, he see it & just stares at phone.

ago was cuz of her. She tell him how Giovanni invite her to house work late on project, he spiked her drink, rape her. She thought over it but see him everyday too hard. Dimitri calm her but he furious, he should’ve kill him. He can’t believe Zara downplayed what happened btwn them, went to work everyday staring her trauma in face, he’s in awe of her strength. He knows he loves her, has for while, maybe even

to pay. Gyno confirms she pregnant. Zara go over to Bianca’s, she tell her she pregnant, Bianca so excited, say Dimitri will b happy. Zara tell Bianca truth about her/Dimitri marriage. (She’s telling Bianca this over phone while at work, I just know Giovanni overhears this). Zara has nightmare, tell Dimitri when she intern in college Giovanni hurt her cuz knew nobody would believe her. Reason he return few months

Alexei want know why Dimitri look into dad/Igor. Dimitri show him pics of dad/Igor wife. His PI call, contact in Russia only talk in person. Alexei will go. Zara make gyno appt confirm pregnancy. Giovanni off 2 weeks but back, slam file on her desk. Has black eye, cut going from that eye to jaw, right arm in cast, look at her w/rage but say nothing. She know Giovanni won’t let go what Dimitri did & she gonna b one

she’ll let him show her how sorry he is. Dress beautiful. Restaurant has table for two in middle, every other table filled w/candlelight. Zara return to work, Giovanni call in sick few days. Zara realize period late, take two pregnancy tests, both positive. She work from home for few days, Dimitri concern cuz she nausea. She say just bug, she fine. He so sweet take care of her. Alexei call, coming over to talk.

has more info. He need talk to Zara, find her sleeping, kiss her forehead, say he’s so sorry, let’s her sleep. Dimitri plan have gown, flowers arrive for Zara, booked out entire restaurant at best chef for night, he hope it’s good enough but only Zara decide if want forgive him. Zara know she shouldn’t have snoop in his office but still hurt for him treat her so cold. She find dress, flowers, card say he hope

probably not. Look on her face was same look had when he rescued her from Giovanni, terrified. Dimitri PI look into Igor’s wife, she gave birth not long after affair w/dad end but baby boy stillborn. Properties dad gave Igor coincide w/stillbirth, maybe Igor saw baby couldn’t b his. Know Igor wouldn’t raise baby of another bratva boss esp if it was boy, PI look see if it coverup. Dimitri not gonna tell bros til

built btwn them, esp after she open up to him. He shouldn’t have lost cool but see her looking at his memories on wall trigger rage he didn’t know simmering so close, probably cuz when look at pics now they seem like lies. His dad play part doting husband so well. People always said Dimitri like his dad, which use make him proud. Now question whether he has what takes b good husband. Way yell at Zara tell him

is warm, cozy not modern like rest of house is. Pictures of brothers, parents line walls. She pic up pic of him, brothers, hear Dimitri say her name. He say she decide snoop in his office? She try explain, he yell at her leave his office. She hesitates, he screams at her get out! gone was gentle man that held her last night. She run to room, lock door, sobs. He make her feel unsafe. He know he shatter trust they’d

sexually assaulted few yrs ago, struggle b intimate. She didn’t tell him full truth, Giovanni done far worse cuz know Dimitri kill him & she don’t want more blood his hands cuz her. He assure her they’ll only go as far as she wants. He’s gentle, sweet, made her feel safe. It made her realize she falling for him. He’s gone to work, she see his study ajar, it’s always locked. She assume he forgot, inside

He pushed her away so wouldn’t hurt so much if he walk away 1st. Then she got in car accident, died & he blamed himself. If he hadn’t pushed her away maybe she would’ve been w/him, not in car. He never got over it, carry it w/him as reminder of what coward he is. She give him softest kiss, he deepen it, she pull away tears in eyes. He apologize, she want b w/him but something he don’t know, she tell him she

leave her. He say never. He has Mchale take her home while he deal w/Giovanni. He beat the crap out of him & go home to Zara. He hold her, they talk. She’s never been in love. He admit he serious w/girl at 18, thought she was one but then his parents died & he couldn’t handle it.

slipping since got married, maybe she focus on career, not personal life. She not redo report, he pissed, won’t let her leave. Think she need lesson in respect, pins hands, touch her legs, she screams stop, door fly open Dimitri throw Giovanni across room. Dimitri point gun at head, cameras everywhere, she tell him no. Dimitri knock him out, holds her telling her she’s safe, he has her. She doesn’t want him to

men in high places, smile at him. Dimitri threat kill him if doesn’t leave Zara alone. Call his PI to get info on Giovanni. Zara happy w/whatever Dimitri said to Giovanni cuz he been avoid her for past week. She work late, Dimitri gonna pick her up, she just has put report on Giovanni’s desk. He still working, cold w/her, look at report for a sec, tell her need redo it, not leave til done. Say her work has been