“ One of you people killed my daughter! “ She yelled, her calm façade faltering.It seemed very weird that she hadn’t thought that Nikolai would take her children. Maybe she had banked on me to convince him not to do that. She thought I was still the same Brianna I was when I left New York.“ Lily killed herself. I was there trying to unlock her door while I called out to her. She didn’t answer me because she was busy giving up on life.I found her in the closet hanging from the ceiling and a stool was toppled over on the floor. We all lost a companion in her. Don’t act like you’re the only one grieving. “ I said with tears gathering in my eyes.Claire scoffed and shook her head, refusing to believe what I was saying.“ Liar! No one was as resilient and hopeful as Lily. You brought her into the mafia so even if she did kill herself, it would be your fault. “ Claire said.“ She fell in love, Claire. She fell in love with a man and refused to go back to Seattle no matter how hard I begg
Since Claire died, our lives were fairly peaceful. Nikolai and I still worked and then met at the end of the day. It was domestic and for the first time, I registered that I was married and I loved it.“ What do you want to do now? “ Nikolai asked.I knew that he referred to all the free time that we had since we were free now that we had nothing to worry about. We were in the garden relaxing. He was laying on the grass and I was laying on his chest.I sighed in contentment and snuggled closer to him.“ You know I just remembered that we have never gone on a honeymoon. We got married and didn’t take that opportunity for a getaway. “ I said.I knew I should have realized earlier but with all that was happening, a honeymoon was the last thing on our minds. I missed a vacation.“ Oh, yeah? I didn’t realize it either. Do you want to go on a honeymoon? “Nikolai asked.I shrugged my shoulders because I didn’t know what I wanted. On the one hand, I wanted to go on the other hand I thought th
Viv held my hand as she guided me through the sand.“ I should have worn a more comfortable dress. I am never trusting you again, “ I said.She chuckled and pulled me harder to where she was taking me.“ You will thank me later for this outfit. Now stop complaining and shut up. “ She said making me grumble even harder.We came to a stop and my hand was held by a much bigger one. Goosebumps rose on my skin at the familiar touch I felt. I knew that it was Nikolai before I even saw him. He placed his hands on my waist and turned me so that my back was on his chest.“ Hey, “ he greeted into my ear.Just like that, I started blushing like a complete idiot.“ Hey, “ I greeted back.I felt him take off my blindfold and I squinted my eyes open, trying to adjust to the light. “ What is all this? “ I asked while I looked around. It was everything I had told him I wanted and more.There was a table at the center of the beach that was candle lit. There was a wine bottle on the table and a wine g
For the next three weeks, I planned the second wedding. It wasn’t like last time because then, I didn’t have a choice. This time, I would get to have everything I wanted for my wedding and no one would stop me.I was happy as I chose the themes for the wedding; black and gold. I got to experience how women felt when they were planning weddings and I was going to make the most of it. I now understood why they said it was the most special day of a woman’s life.You only go to plan it once. My only regret was that I couldn’t plan it with my mother like most brides did.Nikolai, like most men, only nodded and went with everything I said. Of course, he was the one paying for the whole thing so the least I could do was plan it myself.“ Place the flowers there, “ I instructed.I was in the rented residence where the ceremony was to take place. There was a garden where we would say our vows and an indoor reception. I sighed, feeling anger rising when he didn’t do what I said.“ Didn’t you he
I stared at my reflection for the fifth time with a smile on my face. My hair lay on my neck, and it was decorated with white pearls. How the hair stylist ad gotten them there was still a mystery to me.I was wearing a lace white wedding dress that had a column design and a slit that reached all the way to my mid-thigh. I had on silver stilettoes to match my dress. The dress showed off my cleavage and had long sleeves.The dress was backless and it had a ribbon at the waistline. I had fallen in love with it the moment I saw it.The eyeshadow on my eyes was silver and a few crystals had been put on the edge of my eyes. I also had on white eyeliner and nude lipstick. The more I stared at myself the more I was proud of the woman I saw in the mirror.I had a good marriage, better than my mother ever had, and a husband who loved me. This was everything I had dreamed of in my life. I had become stronger and soared through battles together with my man.Most of all, I was happy. My only regre
After the wedding, we were on our way to the airport.“ Where are we going? “ I asked Nikolai once again.“ I will tell you when we get to the plane, “ he answered cryptically.I rolled my eyes and huffed. I didn’t understand why he was keeping it a secret when telling me would change nothing…literally.“ Why not now?” I asked, whining.We were currently in the car being driven to the airport to take our private jet. I wanted to hear him tell me where we were going. It wasn’t like telling me would delay our flight or anything so it made me all the more confused about why he was adamant about keeping it a secret.He just wanted to torture me.I heaved out a sigh of relief when the car stopped. Nikolai put his coat over my shoulders to shield me from the cold air that was hitting my body. He held my hand in his as he guided me up the steps of the private plane.Someone was behind us carrying our suitcases into the plane with us. I didn’t even know when or who had packed everything. I ha
Barbados was even better than I imagined. It was fun and there were a lot of tourists just like us looking to have a nice time there.“ What are you doing? “ Nikolai asked as he stepped into my line of sight.I reached for the coconut juice he had gone to bring me but he shifted it away from my reach and continued glaring. I fought the urge to laugh at his reaction.“ Can you step aside a little? You are blocking the sun from reaching me. “ I said.He got angry and blocked the sun from reaching my body even more. I lifted my sunglasses and raised an eyebrow at him.“ Answer my question, Brianna. I am not playing games with you. “ He said.“ I do not know what you are talking about, “ I said and relaxed further in the chair.“ You’re topless! How do you not know what I am talking about? “Of course, I knew what he was talking about. I had asked if I could take off my bikini bra and he had said no. I didn’t see the problem since almost everyone on the beach was topless or either fully n
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