Kiara:
Opening my eyes has never been this hard.
The world felt like it was spinning, but I forced my eyes to open.
“Take it easy, baby” I heard Alessio whisper to me. His lips kissed my knuckle which he ran his thumb over softly.
I looked at him to find a weak smile on his face, one which concerned me as I tried to adjust to the dim light. I turned my hand in his and intertwined our fingers making him smile before he stood up and kissed my forehead. He pressed the nurse button beside my head before cupping my cheeks softly to kiss my lips. His lips gentle over mine as if he were to break me if he added anymore force.
“How are you feeling?” Alessio asked and I rolled my eyes.
“Like some tractor is walking on top of me, waiting for me to make a move for it to break every bone in my body” I said tiredly. I tried sitting up but Alessio put his hands on my shoulders, stopping me.
“The wound is sti
Alessio: “It seems like we have a common enemy” I said calmly. We were currently at the Clinton Correctional Facility. The man, Nico De Luca, had been put in this prison by none other than Kyle Anderson. “What’s in it for me, Alessio?” Nico asked. His brown eyes meeting my blue ones, fear was known to surround him wherever he went, literally. He was a man of power, that much was known about him. What his deeds were was something that didn’t concern me at the moment, all I knew was that he loathed Kyle with every living cell he had in his system. “You get to watch the man die…” “And you?” “I don’t think that it concerns you” I said crossing my arms over my chest. He raised an eyebrow, the scar which was on his eye made him look a whole lot more intimidating. But frankly, I was one who was used to all the crap the world had, the bullets that I’ve taken were ones that risked my life more than once. Ivan who was standing behind me
Kiara:Artur and I have been walking around the garden for the past ten minutes now.Neither one of us has said a word since, and despite Alessio’s opinion, Artur believed that me going out to walk for a bit would be good for me. He heard from Alessio and Ivan about what happened last week, me being quiet about it hasn’t fooled him into believing that I wasn’t upset about it.“I was thinking that we could go out for you to get some fresh air, maybe cheer you up. But it seems like you’re still on mute” Artur teased and I smiled. He looped his arm with my own and I put my hand over his “you know that we are here for you Kiara”“I do, Artur, it just hurts I guess; I don’t know what to or how to feel about everything that I’m learning about myself. I mean, sure, part of me is grateful that I’m hearing about this, that I’m not living in some lie, but part of me…”
Alessio:“Has anyone seen Kiara?” I asked frowning in confusion. She has gone missing since Justin told her that she was able to start minor physical activities, and I was starting to worry that I already knew where she was.“I’m not sure, though I did see her going out to the garden” Natasha said. I took a deep breath already knowing where she would be going, the stable was the first place she would think of when she was tired or bored. She would get on her horse and feel free for a while, but her getting shot has stopped her from doing so.I walked to the stable and was surprised to find Angel, Kiara’s horse running around the field but Kiara wasn’t on top of her, she didn’t even have her saddle on. Kiara was sitting on the floor, her eyes looking up at the horse who stopped running for a second and walked toward her, nudging her with her nose. Kiara smiled and pet her horse’s nose before letting her go to
Kiara:I woke up laying on Alessio’s chest.My body bare and exposed for his eyes to see.I couldn’t help but smile at what had happened last night.The two of us had gotten married, no wedding, no crowd, just close family members. It didn’t matter though, it was just the two of us being together, I never wanted a big wedding. Growing up, I never even saw myself getting married, maybe it was the fact that I wasn’t allowed to date, but I never pictured how I would look like wearing a wedding dress, therefore, I didn’t really plan how I wanted my wedding.How he had been gentle last night with me knowing that I was still fragile made my stomach churn as the smile on my face grew wider. Each push or pull he made was controlled, holding on to the self-control he had on himself as he looked at me with a loving expression. I looked down at the man who was under me and softly kissed his jawline making him smile.&ldquo
Alessio:Hearing that sentence from Kiara made me tense.“Kiara, you can’t be seriously asking me something like that” I stated glaring at her. She flinched and shied back seeing my glare. But I still waited for her response. Knowing that she was well aware that I wouldn’t like it, she still brought the subject.“Alessio, I need to hear…”“Hear what, Kiara? You are a bride, MY bride, and instead of going and asking me for us to go for a honeymoon, you go ahead asking for something like this?” I snapped stopping her. She lowered her eyes to her lap knowing that she upset me making my eyes soften.“You would have wanted to know who you were if you were in my situation, Alessio” she said quietly. I sighed and cupped her cheeks making her look at me, however, she put her hand on mine and removed it. My chest ached as I processed the action and the reason behind it, but I couldn’t
Kiara:“Hey” Natasha said when she saw me entering the living room. Alessio had gone to his office as soon as we got into the house.“Hi” I said smiling. She hugged me tightly and I sighed.“Trouble in paradise?” She asked and I shook my head.“I’m just worried about Alessio, things just got a little too messed up” I answered looking at the wall before dismissing myself to my and Alessio’s room. I needed to get some rest anyway, the way home was long, and the fact that Alessio and I had gone from Niagara back to the hotel was a long enough drive as it was.“It seems like the little princess had come home, or must I call you queen now?” Alexandra’s voice startled me the second I closed the bedroom door. She was sitting on top of our bed looking at me with a raised eyebrow “oh, come on, kitten, why do you look so surprised to see me inside my brother’s bedroom?&
Alessio:“What do you mean Kiara is in trouble?” I asked Natasha whose eyes were as wide as a frightened deer.“I saw Lyov carrying her out of her room, Alexandra and Delilah were both following behind. She was unconscious…”I walked past Natasha to my and Kiara’s room, expecting to find this being a dirty joke only for my hands to shake when I saw the necklace I gave her thrown on the bed. Kiara was nowhere to be seen, however, I noticed that our things were rummaged through.I ran out of my room to the camera room my hands shaking as I feared the worst, Ivan catching sight of me followed me. However, the two of us froze at the sight of the slaughtered men in front of the camera room. I took out my gun, Ivan, dad, and Artur who had also followed us here. All four of us froze for a second when we found that both camera men were brutally stabbed before getting slaughtered beside their chairs.“What happened
Kiara:I woke up to find myself surrounded by people.Their voices rang in my head despite them practically whispering.I frowned and struggled to open my eyes only to find myself on a hospital bed, the voices belonged to Thomas, Grace, Arda, and Natasha. Alessio, Damien, and Artur were also here. However, all three men were quiet.Alessio’s eyes had dark circles under them from lack of sleep, his expression softening when he caught my open eyes. Getting up from the couch he was sitting on, he walked toward me catching everyone’s attention before he leaned I and kissed my forehead. I could barely feel my body, but the pain that was in my chest was enough to break a grown man, and judging by Artur’s expression, he either knew the reason behind my pain, or he was feeling the same one.Trying to sit up, Alessio softly pushed me down not allowing me to “you barely got out of surgery a few hours ago, malyshka, you need to rest&rd
“It seems like you’ve failed this one, Tatiana” Kyle said looking at his lover, or in other words, slave.She let out a silent laugh before raising an eyebrow at him, her eyes studying his expression as she waited for him to insult her one more time. She knew that he could do nothing at this point, he too has failed their boss’s assignment.“It seems like a cat bit your tongue? Or has seeing your daughter softened you up?”“Oh, please, you of all people know that it was always you who had a soft side toward the girl. Had it been up to me, she would have been dead ages ago, but no, you wouldn’t allow me to end her life despite it being easier before” Tatiana said walking past Kyle who grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her to him.“The girl is your daughter, and you may not admit it, but everyone sees the love you have for her in your eyes”“At least I don’t let that love
Alessio:I had my arm wrapped around my beauty’s waist as the two of us sat on the sitting room’s couch, watching a movie.We didn’t want to go down to the living room, knowing that everyone would be there. Therefore, we decided to stay in the sitting room that was on our floor. Having modified it recently, it was where we spent most of our time if we weren’t in the bedroom.I kissed my beauty’s temple and she smiled looking up at me, the love bite on her neck exposed for everyone’s eyes to see, and no matter how hard she tried covering it, I didn’t allow her to. It was one of my ways of letting everyone know that she was mine, though everyone already knew that, I wasn’t concerned about the family members though.“Alessio…” Alexei said walking up the stairs making me frown in confusion “boss wants to see you in his office”“Who’d you kill this time?” Ki
Kiara:“Easy there, girl” I smiled patting my horse as she came to a stop.I leaned down to kiss her neck and smiled scratching her hair twice “now, I’m jealous”I laughed turning to face my husband who was standing in front of the fence of the field. His arms were crossed over his chest as he watched me walk toward him. Angel ignoring the fact that I was on top of her, walked toward him and he smiled run his hand over her head as he pat her softly.“How’d you know that I was here?” I asked raising an eyebrow.“Do I not know my wife?” Alessio teased making me smile. I got down from on top of Angel, taking her reins in my hand as not to have her run around the field, she tended to do that when she was left loose, and pat the beauty’s neck before walking to my husband.His hand cupped my cheek as he gave me a soft, gentle kiss on the lips. I smiled into the kiss before the two o
Alessio:I ran my finger through my wife’s exposed thigh as she slept in my arms.The two of us have been in mom’s study room for a while now, I had wanted to be there alone. But Kiara had refused to let me live my pain alone, she knew that I would be here to hide my pain away, and it was something that she hadn’t allowed since Alex had died.Her and I have spent a few nights at numerous hotels in the past month, however, I knew that with us staying there, it was impossible for me to run away from the pain that I was living. Thankfully, Kiara had been supportive to me through it all.I kissed her temple as she slept, her hand was under her head over my chest and I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of her looking as innocent as she did. Her angelic face relaxed despite the pain she too was in.It amazed me how she was able to help mend my pain when she should have been focusing on her own as well. She hadn’t brought
Kiara:The funeral happened three days after Alexandra was buried.Alessio had made sure that everything was taken care of, and despite the pain that the family was in, the man remained as tough and strong as a lion. Alessio had made sure that Alexandra’s betrayal wasn’t mentioned anywhere, she was remembered as an Aslanov family member, a family member who wasn’t spoken about. No one outside the family members knew of what happened, and Alessio made sure to make everyone mind his limits when it came to the topic.He would wrap his arms around me to breakdown at night. His walls falling apart for me to help him mend his broken wounds. I would admit that it hurt me seeing him in such a state, but I managed to stay strong for his sake. Ignoring the shock that I was feeling about everything that I’ve learned in a short span of time, I stood strong for my husband.We had just arrived home and Damien walked straight to his office, Artur
Alessio:“Anything?” I asked Ivan walking inside the basement to find him pulling Alexandra’s head out of the bucket of water.“Not a thing, the woman is as stubborn as you are, if not more. But don’t worry, she’ll crack eventually” Ivan answered as Alexandra coughed twice. She glared at him before spitting on his face making him raise an eyebrow “stubborn, traitor, and stupid…”“Ivan” I said raising a hand stopping him from going on “can you leave us alone?”Ivan raised an eyebrow but I nodded again, Alexei who was helping Ivan walked out with him leaving me and my sister to sit alone in the basement. I sighed and walked behind her, she tensed fearing that I would be the one tormenting her, but I wouldn’t be able to do so, not yet anyway.I untied her hands then got on my knees in front of her, my eyes fixed on hers as she frowned in confusion while I untied
Kiara:I woke up to find myself surrounded by people.Their voices rang in my head despite them practically whispering.I frowned and struggled to open my eyes only to find myself on a hospital bed, the voices belonged to Thomas, Grace, Arda, and Natasha. Alessio, Damien, and Artur were also here. However, all three men were quiet.Alessio’s eyes had dark circles under them from lack of sleep, his expression softening when he caught my open eyes. Getting up from the couch he was sitting on, he walked toward me catching everyone’s attention before he leaned I and kissed my forehead. I could barely feel my body, but the pain that was in my chest was enough to break a grown man, and judging by Artur’s expression, he either knew the reason behind my pain, or he was feeling the same one.Trying to sit up, Alessio softly pushed me down not allowing me to “you barely got out of surgery a few hours ago, malyshka, you need to rest&rd
Alessio:“What do you mean Kiara is in trouble?” I asked Natasha whose eyes were as wide as a frightened deer.“I saw Lyov carrying her out of her room, Alexandra and Delilah were both following behind. She was unconscious…”I walked past Natasha to my and Kiara’s room, expecting to find this being a dirty joke only for my hands to shake when I saw the necklace I gave her thrown on the bed. Kiara was nowhere to be seen, however, I noticed that our things were rummaged through.I ran out of my room to the camera room my hands shaking as I feared the worst, Ivan catching sight of me followed me. However, the two of us froze at the sight of the slaughtered men in front of the camera room. I took out my gun, Ivan, dad, and Artur who had also followed us here. All four of us froze for a second when we found that both camera men were brutally stabbed before getting slaughtered beside their chairs.“What happened
Kiara:“Hey” Natasha said when she saw me entering the living room. Alessio had gone to his office as soon as we got into the house.“Hi” I said smiling. She hugged me tightly and I sighed.“Trouble in paradise?” She asked and I shook my head.“I’m just worried about Alessio, things just got a little too messed up” I answered looking at the wall before dismissing myself to my and Alessio’s room. I needed to get some rest anyway, the way home was long, and the fact that Alessio and I had gone from Niagara back to the hotel was a long enough drive as it was.“It seems like the little princess had come home, or must I call you queen now?” Alexandra’s voice startled me the second I closed the bedroom door. She was sitting on top of our bed looking at me with a raised eyebrow “oh, come on, kitten, why do you look so surprised to see me inside my brother’s bedroom?&