A New Life

Alessia left Nicolai's office in a daze, her mind swirling with conflicting emotions. She felt a sense of trepidation about the direction her life was taking and the hold Nicolai had on her, yet a part of her yearned for more. She had gone to meet with him ready to put up a fight, to make him call off his pit bulls and leave her alone.

Yet as soon as he'd touched her, something deep inside had shifted - a clarion call to submit. As she made her way back to the bustling hospital ward, she couldn't shake the feeling that she had just crossed a point of no return, like a train leaving the station, gathering speed with each passing moment and no brake pull in sight.

The rest of the afternoon passed in a blur, with Alessia's thoughts continuously drifting to Nicolai. She found herself both drawn to and frightened of the powerful Bratva boss. The combination was heady. Their intense encounter in his office had left her shaken, the memory of his commanding presence and possessive words linger