Eliana:
“How are you feeling, love?” I asked Vladimir who was laying in bed with an ice packet on his forehead.
It’s been a month since Maria passed away, a long exhausting month which drained the whole family.
Viktor had come home after the operation and thankfully, Nikolay, Kiara, Richard, Grace, and Sebastian had stayed here. Vladimir Ivanov has been taking care of things back in New York, and according to Nikolay,, things didn’t need his presence so far. Their kids have come to visit here too, and they also went back twice to see them at home. Ivan hasn’t gotten better through the month, his anger, pain, and heartbreak could be seen in his eyes whenever we saw him. The man wouldn’t even leave his office unless dragged out. As for Vladimir, all the pain he held inside reflected on his health and he was now on bedrest due to high fever.
I removed the packet which was now not and put my hand on his forehead before he c
Vladimir:“When did you hear of this?” I asked Luka who avoided my eyes.“They have been fighting for a while now, boss. I tried getting Eliana to tell you, but she was choosing to keep it quiet, especially lately” Luka explained.“And you chose to listen to her? You chose to know that someone was harming her…”“Vladimir, if Eliana asked for something you know that it had to be done. Otherwise, they would have been breaking the rules” Viktor said stopping me “she must have her reasons, go and talk to her”“What reasons could she be having?” I asked glaring at my brother who sighed. I knew that he was just as angry about the situation, but he was being more rational than I was at this moment. I nodded and walked toward the bedroom where I knew Eliana would be waiting for me. My headache made my head throb, but I forced myself to ignore the pain for my wife’s sake ri
Eliana:“Wait, wait, wait, we’re going to be working with the cops to get to my brother? Have you gone mad?” I asked Sebastian who pinched the bridge of his nose. The men have decided to go and work with the federal agents and cops to stop my brother, and they were just ‘informing’ me about it.“Yes, Eliana, we’ve already spoken to Vladimir about it. He too believes that it’s a good idea. Plus, it won’t be the first time the mafia and cops work with one another” Sebastian said and I sighed. Vladimir wrapped his arms around my waist and laid his chin on my shoulder.“You need to relax” Vladimir whispered to me. I put my palm on his cheek as he kissed me gently, leaning in to my touch making me smile.“Working with one another is something, but don’t you think that it would be dangerous to get in between people that we don’t even know. I don’t even know what Ian
Vladimir:“Dad?” I asked wide eyed. Dad, Dimitri, and Eliana walked into the office together.Dad wrapped his arm around Eliana and smiled at me “I hear that you plan on cutting off the snake’s head”“Indeed, though I wonder how you found out” I teased making Eliana laugh.“Let’s just say that a little bird told me” dad said kissing the crown of Eliana’s head. She smiled before he pushed her toward me. I wrapped my arms around my beauty’s waist, my heart skipping a beat at how grateful I felt for her being here beside me.“I don’t know what you did, but I will forever be grateful for it” I whispered to Eliana who smiled and kissed my jawline.“I’m always here to help, love” I kissed my wife’s forehead before looking at Viktor and nodding at him to proceed where we left off after he’s given dad the basic details of the plan.
Eliana:I watched as the men took their positions after Vladimir had assigned their duties.The side that the men have seen of me was one that I made sure not to expose as I lived with them.It was one of power, one that the man I called father feared as I grew older. Hence it was one that he made sure to break as time went by.I laid my head on my husband’s chest knowing that he would have thousands of questions to ask, and I was prepared to answer them all. He had the right to know why James hated me despite the fact that I wasn’t even his daughter.“Eliana…” Daniello said catching my attention. I stood up to face him and he handed me a box filled with my things making me smile “boss wanted us to throw them all out, but I knew that you would at least want to take a look at them”“Thank you” I said smiling at the man who nodded and took a step back “listen, is dad’s study st
Vladimir:I ran my fingers over my wife’s shoulders, massaging them softly.“Baby, how about you go with Luka while I take care of things here?” I asked Eliana who shook her head. Her fire could be seen through her eyes, the anger that she had after what happened could be read through her body language.“No, what was going to happen happened because I chose to trust the men. It was me who trusted their word…”“Eliana, we talked about this. Leave that to me, you don’t taint that beautiful heart of yours” I said stopping my beautiful wife “go to the hotel, I’ll finish what I have to do here in an hour. Then when I’m back, I’ll let you know who I’ve assigned for what position, and I promise none of them will come out of here alive after what you’ve lived”Eliana nodded and I smiled before kissing her forehead. She sighed and I nodded at Luka to take her ba
Eliana:I watched as my husband walked inside the hotel suite where I was sitting with Luka waiting for him in the living room. My hands were crossed over my chest as I sat after growing tired of pacing around the room like some psychotic woman who was on the verge of killing someone.Vladimir smiled at me and wrapped his arms around me when I got up and walked toward him. He kissed the crown of my head and I laid my head on his chest, right over his beating heart, relaxing in his embrace.We pulled away to look at one another and Vladimir cupped my cheek, softly pecking my lips. Luka got up and crossed his arms over his chest, waiting to hear what happened since he was sent here with me. The poor man has been bearing with my rant since then, well, it wasn’t technically a rant, it was just me snapping at myself for being a fool and believing whatever anyone has told me.“Two were dead, the rest are on our sides…” Vladimir told Luk
Vladimir:“Well, well, well, if it isn’t our beloved snake” I said entering the basement where Ian was locked. Luka, Nikolay, Viktor, dad, Dimitri, Richard, Sebastian, and I were inside while the girls waited for whatever we were to tell them when we walked out. I knew that Audrey wanted to be here, but I was going to give it a while before I’ve allowed her to walk inside. There were still answers that I wanted to get.“Ah, boss decided to arrive. What happened? Couldn’t find what you were looking for?” Ian smirked.“If you’re referring to your boss, then I’ve found what I needed, for now. However, I was to make sure that you begged to die before I watched you bleed to death” I whispered to the man before dragging my knife along his jawbone. The man fought to stay quiet, but I could tell by his shivering that he was already frightened of whatever fate I decided to give him.“Now, I&rs
Eliana:“We aren’t the ones who are practically kicked out of the house” I heard the maids mock inside the kitchen.“One more word and I will be sure to rip your tongues off” Aurora snarled.“Do try, you know, boss wants you out of the house…”“What is the meaning of this mockery?” I asked walking inside the kitchen. The girls who were watching as Aurora cut the onions. Their hands which were crossed over their chests, and their heads which were held high lowered to their feet as they avoided my eyes. None of them opened their mouths to speak, and Aurora continued to chop the onions for tonight’s dinner.“Rather than working, you’re choosing to mock a family member?” I asked angrily. I could hear Aurora stop chopping, though she made no attempt to turn to face me.“We apologize, M’lady…”“Pack your things, and thankful t