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
Vladimir:Eliana and I walked toward the basement’s door and I sighed when Eliana stopped a few steps back as not to hear her brother’s bone shattering.Riley was upstairs in her playing room with Grace and Kiara, and the TV was loud enough as for her not to hear what was happening down here.“Eliana…”“Vladimir, I want to go and see him” Eliana said stopping me. I froze for a second not sure if I had heard what she said right. Her eyes met mine and I could see the seriousness in her expression “I have to hear this from him, Vladimir”“Eliana, what are you going to hear from him? More specifically, would you be able to look at him?” I asked. Eliana stopped for a second to think, before nodding.“I am sure, Vladimir. I wouldn’t be able to live with this if I don’t hear this from him, and whether or not I’ll be able to handle the vision; I don’t kn
Eliana:I washed my face trying to wake myself from the trance that I was falling into. The pain that I was in, everything which was eating me alive. My husband who didn’t want to look at me, him holding me the way he did…I shook my head at myself, snapping myself out of it. I walked toward the bed and laid on it, gripping the blanket tightly as to keep myself safe from the world. I didn’t know what I was expecting next, and Ian’s words kept playing in my head as I tried closing my eyes.“Eliana…” Vladimir’s voice broke my heart, partly because of what he had heard, and because of what happened. I felt the bed dip beside me as he sat down beside me. He slowly removed the blanket from over my shoulder, revealing my face; however, I closed my eyes and turned around, giving him my back.Vladimir sighed and ran his finger over my bruising arm, where he had gripped it “I’m sorry, malyshka”
Vladimir:I wrapped my arms around my wife, holding her to my chest.“A penny for your thoughts?” She asked looking up at me. It’s been days since her breakdown, and despite her not shedding a tear in front of anyone. I was glad that she trusted me enough to open up to me.“I was wondering whether or not you wanted us to leave town for a few days. Just you and me, away, on the beach?” I asked looking down at her. She raised herself to look at me, and despite her love for the beach, she shook her head.I sighed but didn’t say a word to object knowing that she was still mourning. I wouldn’t lie when I said that I didn’t like her mourning over a man that did everything in his power to break every spec of confidence she ever had in her. But I couldn’t expect her to just live, move on, and forget that the man was her brother after all. She grew up with him, and no matter what she tried convincing herself ab