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
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