Throughout the whole car ride home, there was tension in the car. Nikolai kept his hand on my thigh, stroking it gently while he drove with one hand. I kept glancing at him and he kept glancing at me. The silence spoke all the words that needed to be said.The car stopped at the mansion that we were staying at and we got out of the car. We entered the mansion hand in hand. Our paces were not fast but they weren’t slow either. The anticipation was burning me from the inside out.Instead of guiding us to the bedroom, Nikolai guided us to the pool. I had never had pool sex before. I stared at the water wondering if it was safe.“ It is okay, I promise. You know that I would never purposefully put you in a situation where you would get hurt, “ he said and I believed him.Like I always did.I took off my cardigan and let it fall to the floor. Nikolai was taking off his clothes too whilst we stared at each other. There was something raw about taking off our own clothes slowly as we looked a
I dialed Lorenzo for the fifth time since I saw his missed call and he was still no answer. I started sending a series of texts to him and all the other men who resided at the estate. For some reason, I felt that something was not right.It was unlike Lorenzo to refuse to pick up my calls like that.“ Is there something going on? “ My wife asked from beside me. Judging from the way she had furrowed her eyebrows, I could tell she thought something was wrong.“ I found a missed call from Lorenzo and he refuses to pick up when I call him. I have a feeling that something is wrong. He never calls that many times. “ I answered.I hated how she worried about everything and I almost didn’t tell her what was going on but I wanted to ease myself into leaning on her. I found the burden of my worries lessening when I talked to her about things.I felt her move from my chest. She took out her phone and started dialing too. I knew she was calling Viv before she even told me. I saw dread settle on h
“ Viv? “ I called out after picking up the call.There was silence and then commotion on the other end of the line. It was followed by a string of curses, making me and Nikolai tense.“ Viv?” I called out louder.“ Siege-“ was all that we heard before the line on the other end went dead.I tried to redial it but it went straight to voice mail. My heartbeat was getting faster and faster as I tried dialing again.“ What did she mean by siege? “ I asked.The prospect that something was very wrong was getting more real. We knew what we had to do before he even said it. How could we stay there when there was a possibility that the others were in danger?Maybe the mansion had been attacked. But by who? Still, we would regret it if we didn’t go there and look if everything was okay.“ I don’t know, “Nik said while getting up and walking to a distance.He made a few calls and I went into the closet to change into more appropriate clothes. I wore a tee, sweats, and a jumper on top. All the whi
I had been in the hospital for three days and all those three days were pure and utter torture. I couldn’t lie down and not cry. Not a day went by without me having a panic attack. My mind replayed Nikolai leaving over and over again.Where was he and who had taken him?I felt helpless laying on a hospital bed. I should have trusted Lorenzo to look into his disappearance but with the time he spent at the hospital, I doubted he had time for that. Whenever I asked for an update, he told me there was none.I didn’t trust anyone. Those two; Viv and Lorenzo were yet to tell me what happened at the mansion. They always told me that I needed rest. That day, I woke up intending to find out.I was a sour woman and I was going to get whatever I wanted.Viv entered, breaking me out of my thoughts. She had a bag that was full of fruits and food. She always brought it with her when she came to visit because she knew how much I hated hospital food.“ How are you doing? “ She asked as she pulled a c
I stayed quiet as I sat in the backseat of the police car as it drove to the police station. There was pain in my wrists because of the cuffs and I put my head down as I cried because I didn’t want them to see me crying.Where was Nikolai when I needed him the most?When the car came to a stop, I wiped my face on my shoulder before keeping my head up. I wasn’t going to falter because if I did, they were going to prey on my weakness and never let me go.A police officer pulled me out of the car by my arm, using a little too much force than required. I glared at him making him gentler with how he was treating me. He took me inside the station and placed me on one of the seats.I waited as he wrote some things on a register before pulling me up again and taking me to the interrogation room. I sat there with my hands in front of me at the table. It reminded me of the first time I had been arrested.For some sick reason, I laughed a little. Did these men really think that they were going t
“ Your baby is going to be okay, “ the nurse told me. I heaved out a sigh of relief because of what she had told me.My child was out of the woods. He must have been a fighter just like his father.“ What about the blood? “ I asked.She smiled at me and put her hand on my shoulder.“ That should not worry you. Remember that you received a blow to your stomach. You should be happy that you were able to block some blows to your stomach. “ She said and left.I had a handcuff to my wrist that was connected to the bed like I was a common criminal. If it were Nikolai, he would not have let me stay there for five minutes. I couldn’t help but think that the good deeds Viv was showing me were only a façade.Just then, the door opened and she came in with a horrified look on her face. Speak of the devil. She rushed to my side and started touching me to see where I was hurt. I couldn’t help but feel disgusted by her touch.She had left me to rot in that hell hole and I almost lost my child. Lord
It had been three weeks since I went to the penthouse and drowned in my own pit of self-despair. My routine was eating, sleeping, and repeat. I was stuck in my bed, wanting nothing more than the nightmare I was living to end.Every day like clockwork, I called Lorenzo, and every day like clockwork, he told me they were close to finding Nikolai. I convinced myself that he was getting closer when deep down I knew that he was telling me that to make me feel better.Hope was a fickle bitch and for the past few days, it was hitting me how true that statement was. My phone buzzed with a text and I furrowed my eyebrows wondering who that could be.When I saw who had texted, I saw that it was an unknown number. I read the text and saw that it was Corinna telling me that she was at the entrance of the hotel room and she was coming up with the paperwork.Through the haze of it all, I had forgotten that I was a CFO of a multi-billionaire company that needed running. I sent her a quick text askin
“ Why are you suddenly so quiet? “ Romano asked.He took a gulp of his whiskey and went to pour himself another one. He looked back at me and then smiled. It was a sarcastic smile because what he was telling me was too serious to smile about.I didn’t have the answer to his questions. Before I could react, he threw the wine glass to my head and I ducked. It was seconds away from hitting me square in the face. It shattered on the floor, causing a mess.I brought my eyes to him with shock written all over my face. How could he do that? It would have sent me back to the hospital.“ I expect an answer, Brianna, “ he said before grabbing another glass and pouring himself a drink.I stayed quiet because all that was happening was shocking enough to leave me speechless.“ Are you going to finish that?” He asked while pointing to my whiskey glass because I had taken a very tiny sip.“ I’m pregnant, Romano, “I explained even though I didn’t want to put it out there. That was not the way I had