The Accountant

Dominic

–One Year Later –

December in San Francisco prevailed some semblance of warmth from the past autumn season. Perfect. Just perfect.

From his vantage point, with critical gray-green depths, he surveyed the vast garden below him. One same word. Perfect.

Everything was. The weather had cooperated. It was not too humid and it was not too cold.

All he needed was his family to make this special day astounding.

Beau and his son, Sebastian, was out of his reach. It had been hours.

He scowled. How long does it take to get ready? He loathed being away from them. Fuck! Where was Alec?

Even his general was nowhere to be found. Suppressing a curse, he strode back to his domain, a library cum study he shared with his wife. His wife.

The words had only become sweeter over time. His very demanding and fabulously genius wife.

Fuck! He needed to see them. Impatient, he reached for the door but it was pushed from the outside.

"Alec," he growled.

"Tzar," his best friend and second in command greeted him with a grin.

"Where the fuck are they?" Dominic knew he shouldn't swear that much. Beau had constantly reminded him because of their son.

"Almost ready, my friend." He couldn't believe Alec had also tied the knot last year. And now his wife, Dr. Hope was very pregnant with their firstborn. But no surprise there. They knew opportunities when stared at the face.

"That was hours ago. Is everything in place?" Dominic went back to the opened glass windows and glanced down.

This was how he imagined it would be. A magical scene for his tzarina.

Fuck! And he, a Mafia King was sprouting romantic bullshit left and right. The things he would do for Beauty Grace.

"Yes, tzar. The wedding planners have everything under control. Our guests are starting to arrive as well."

leaders all over the world, he was not

He knew he could count on Alec. "And

clothes. And he looked at Alec, who had a shit-eating grin on his face, and who

had plans for tonight and arriving late at his own wedding would not

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Lizzie Hope

special day made her remember her own beautiful wedding a year ago. Up to now, she still couldn't believe she had created her own

insisted she called her that, while mama for Alec's mother - was fussing over Beau

amazing. A true family.

her best friend, Dinara, dressed in a beautiful and gorgeously elegant gown in white. Her burnished blond hair swept up and secured with diamond pins and flower buds.

month she has kept to herself and she was mostly quiet with a far away looked in her lonely eyes. The mafia princess had matured during her sojourn. Where it was and whatever happened to her, it had changed her.

suspicion until her dear friend trusted her with her secret. Dinara had to so Lizzie and Beau could help her and dissuade their husbands from doing

secret would be out in a

you holding up, Arie?" Lizzie

Disneyland." Dinara grinned. Her joy didn't reach her eyes.

her hand instead. "You know

expression on her face. "I need to tell you something later. I will need your help." Tears flooded her beautiful depths, her friend took a deep

meet at the clinic after the party,

"What?"

you tonight. Not even a glass of

was out, Dinara nodded.

Knowing how active their

Their tzarina required reinforcement.

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Dominic

and he was of a mind to kidnap his detka and bring her to an isolated island in the Pacific. Well, he bought one

life, he could only count the times he had to wait for someone. Thus far, his

she made him wait at the altar with a nervous pastor and a too giddy general as his best man.

last, his beautiful woman consented to walk down the aisle. He had his little sister, Dinara to thank for that. After months of an

were back to their doting selves. Blessed with a new grandchild, they were steadfast in

tonight and his

romantic

than a year old son, dressed in a mini-me tuxedo was carried by his Maman, gurgling and smiling at the oohs and awwws of their guests. Next were the groomsmen and bridesmaids, all cousins from Russia, then Dinara all in white escorted by an Italian Don. His eyes narrowed, the man was too close to his baby sister. That wouldn't do. She was far too young to be seduced and he knew she was going to France for her college degree. He made a mental