Anastasia was born as the daughter of a Russian mafia godfather who lived her whole life in wealth and protected by her handsome bodyguard Alexander. All was well until she graduated college and was placed in an arranged marriage with a powerful man, Anton Chernikov in order to increase the wealth and power of the family. However during the courtship period between the arranged couple, Anastasia and Alexander fell into a secret affair between a young mafia daughter and her bodyguard. They kept their forbidden love hidden for long... Until they could not hide it anymore.
view more"Men are not only women's unpaid bodyguards. They actually pay to be a woman's bodyguard."
-Warren Farrel-
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It was midnight when young Anastasia stepped out of her room, very carefully as she tried to make as little noise as possible. After all she did not want anyone to wake up and put her back to bed. She was not exactly feeling sleepy, it was the opposite. Her heart was thumping loudly as she walked through the corridor of the mansion in attempt to get to her destination. She knew exactly had her father or any of his men found out about it then she would surely be doomed, they would punish her, not physically, as she was the apple of her father’s eye. The old man loved his youngest daughter so much that he would never harm her that way, heck, he would probably kill himself before he did such a thing, that didn’t mean she would not get in trouble if any of them discovered her going out of her room alone so late at night.
That did not stop her though, she was far too much of a daredevil to listen, her smooth young feet tapped against the cold marble floor, she had purposely left her house sandals for they would put too much restrictions on her movement. Though it was a bit cold since they were in the middle of winter, she simply wrapped herself in tiny fur coat over her night gown to warm herself up. She was definitely doing it that night. It was a risky move to make but she needed to do it anyway. Not out of necessity, but out of mere curiosity.
She was not going to see anyone in particular, she was simply curious of what the place was like. Her father had always forbid her to go to the guard’s wing of the house, basically their mansion, which in reality resembled a mini palace was divided into several wings and sections, each sections served a different purpose. Her room and the family’s residence in general was in the main building, but just beside the main building there was a smaller building where the guards resided. They all had their own rooms which some were shared with other guards depending on their ranking. The higher the ranking the more privilege the guards had. Ana who at the time was only sixteen years old had the most brazen curiosity like a young lad. She was feminine by nature, mostly soft spoken, always dressed in the best dresses with laces and ruffles being her comfort zone, she was girly for the most part. Yet at the same time she also possessed this boyish charm, a curious trait she picked up from being surrounded by mostly men.
When she was so sure that no one was gonna see her, she accelerated her pace and moved toward the guard wing, she was a bit reckless since she did not realize that each move she made was actually being recorded by the CCTV which was placed on nearly every corner of the mansion, since they did not want to risk any intruder coming in, even with dozens of men guarding the place every day. Fortunately, at the time the men at the surveillance room were busy having conversations with each other while sharing some coffee, they did not notice Ana sneaking in into the hallway of the guard’s wing where she had successfully entered.
Young Ana had never felt more alive, for the first time she felt a sense of thrill from being able to rebel against her father order. It was quite an experience for the rather naïve and innocent girl. Being the sole daughter of Grigory Orlovsky with only male siblings, she was the most beloved child among the rest, but that meant they had protected her more than others, even her brothers, Ivan “Vanya” and Mikhail “Misha” Orlovsky are both as protective of her like her father. Therefore, she never had that much freedom growing up.
Being in the guard’s wings gave her a sense of excitement, like her brothers had told her before, the place was indeed different, instead of the well decorated space filled with cream vanilla and golden ornaments she was so used of seeing, the place was a bit more somber in nature, the walls were painted in a mid-toned warm brown shade which resembled one of those hospitals she used to visit abroad, not the most flattering or uplifting space to be in, but the place was filled with men who were trained to obey orders without question and carry guns around nearly twenty four seven even as they are sleeping, what was she expecting?
As she wandered around the place, admiring everything in silence suddenly she heard a loud sound of footsteps coming from the other side. She started to panic, if one of them saw her there they would definitely bring her back to her room and reported it to her father.
She quickly turned around about to leave when she suddenly felt a pair of strong hands held her and brought her inside the room. She was squirming and struggled as she thought she was being kidnapped, she nearly kicked whoever caught her shoulder and sealed her lips where the sun did not shine, but then she heard a small “hush” as the person slowly released his grip on her, she turned around and saw him standing there with a semi worried look on his face. He was wearing a casual wear, a black T-Shirt and a long black pant to match which signified that he was ready to go had there was something urgent he needed to take care of.
“Oh, my god, Alexander, you scared me, I thought it was a stranger who wanted to kidnap me!” she exclaimed lowly as she breathed in relief at the sight of his face. Though she felt relieved with him, it didn’t mean the man was not going to nag her because heaven believed, he was going to say a thing or two, judging from the small frown in his face.
“Anya, what are you doing here? You know it’s dangerous and forbidden for you to be walking around the guard’s wing. If your father find out about it you will be in a huge trouble, young lady.” He was the only person in the entire house that called her with that nickname, usually the others would call her Ana or some of her friends would call her Nastya, like the novella, but for some reason Alexander never called her any of those, he would always call her Anya.
In comparison to her, Alexander was a big man. He was not exactly that tall, standing at only 184 cm, he was not the tallest man in the world, yet he was well built and agile, he was strong and had a lot of energy, most importantly, his brain was always working. He always had his guard up and was always skeptical about a lot of things. Which made him the perfect human watchdog for the sole daughter or the Orlovsky family. He had a rather masculine features, tall nose, deep set eyes, thick, slightly arched brows and a thin, yet kissable lips on the right proportion against his chiseled jawline.
“Alex, I’m just curious okay, I have always wanted to come and visit this place, I mean come on, I grew up here, Alex and I have never been allowed into this part of my own home. Beside I don’t understand father’s concern, none of the men here would hurt me. They work for my father and brothers, there is nothing to be worried about.” She replied innocently, trying to defend herself.
Alexander couldn’t help but stare at the beautiful young lady before him, the way she pouted with her big blue eyes which almost appeared doll like always made him weak. He cursed himself for having a soft spot for her, he was trained to kill and protect, he was supposed to be stoic and dutiful, yet something about this young girl. This young lady before him always made him feel a little bit frustrated. Perhaps it was her innocence, perhaps it was the way she always spoke her mind without any hesitation, perhaps it was the way she was so warm and lovely to almost everyone she knew.
Sometimes he wondered how did such a lady could blossom in a place where blood was a common sight and murder was conducted by nearly everyone in the house. Perhaps Grigory had managed to shield her well from the outside world, it was not as if she didn’t know anything about the family business. Ana had always been a very clever girl, she was full of wit and had a high amount of self-awareness, taught in lots of subjects since an early age, the girl was talented at many and brilliant at some, she was definitely not all pretty face, and her mannerism, it was so natural, she was always polite, not the most outgoing girl as she was a bit of an introvert, yet she was oddly charming. Anyone who knew her would either love her or respect her, though some preferred to maintain their distance in order to not get themselves involved with her family.
Despite Alexander reaction, Ana casually walked deeper into his room. Her personal bodyguard was given his own chamber that was free of roommates for safety purpose. Which was why it was modelled a little bit differently than the common bedroom in the house.
She didn’t ask for permission as she took a seat in his bed, playfully bounced herself up and down in the bed until he had to approach her and placed both of his hands gently on her shoulder to stop her.
“Anya, go back to your room, come on, I will take you there.” He was about to take her when she shook her head and moved back a bit, staring at him with an annoyed gaze. He had seen that look before, she was definitely getting a bit upset. Being the spoilt daughter she was, Ana was not the best at being told no or being told what to do, she was pretty well behaved in general, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have desires of her own.
“No, Alex, I wanna stay here for a little bit longer. It took me so much effort just to arrive here, at least let me enjoy your room.” Alexander who was eight years older than she was could only stare at the girl as she laid down on his bed, stretching her arms casually and snuggled on his pillow. He knew for her, it was just an innocent gesture, but at that point Alexander was getting slightly uncomfortable with her presence. He feared had someone found her with him in his room, terrible things could happen for both of them. He wasn’t exactly scared of death, he had played with it way too many times to be scared of it. He just didn’t want the others to have the wrong perspective of Ana.
The girl was too precious to have any harm bestowed upon her.
“Okay, I will give you fifteen minutes, after that you need to go back to your room okay, I’ll make sure to delete the CCTV footage later so no one would find out you sneak out here.” He casually said as he approached her and stood on the side of the bed. He thought she was listening to what he was saying, but no, actually she had fallen asleep. Her eyes were closed and she formed herself in the shape of a fetus, which made her appear even more tiny and vulnerable. Yes, she was sixteen, but Ana wasn’t exactly the tallest or largest girl in the room.
Alexander stared at her and shook his head as he gently picked her up from the bed. Looked like he would have to carry her back to her room that night. Hopefully no one would see anything, otherwise both of them would get in big trouble.
As he carried her back, he looked down at her and couldn’t help but let out a faint, sad smile.
“Anya… what do I do with you?”
"Anyone can have a once upon a time or a happily ever after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling."-Chris Coffer-***It was a quiet and sunny Sunday afternoon, In the vast graveyard lane, Ana was dressed in a soft black gown with two bouquets of red roses in her hand. She slowly walked over to her parent’s graves and gently placed the bouquet on top of the tomb. When Grigory was murdered he was buried right beside his wife whom he loved so much so the two of them could keep each other company even in death. She found it quite touching and to this day, Ana still regretted the fact she could not be there during his burial, which was why every few months she would come and visit their graves and laid a bouquet of fresh roses in their memory while pouring her heart to them, knowing they were probably listening to it.That afternoon was no exception. She knelt down and touched her parent’s tomb
"My love for you is a journey, starting at forever and ending at never."-Anonymous-***Ivan and Mikhail agreed that before they make any decisions they needed to talk with Alexander because as men they prefer to get things out of the way in a straight forward manner without covering anything up. So at night after Ana was asleep, Ivan called him to the room and it was the first time since his arrival there did the three of them was able to gather together in a room.Did not take Alexander long to figure out Ivan wanted to discuss something serious sjuts from his facial expression alone while Mikhail who was the more even tempered out of the two made the perfect balance as a moderator for the conversation. That way there would not be any fights between the men because both were equally as fierce when it came down to their decisions. Although Alexander returned to a mere bodyguard status, the amount of respect he garnered was enou
"Bonds of love never make the wearer weaker, they give him greater strength."-Wonder Woman-***It had been a few days since Ana’s return to the manor with Alexander and they had re-hired him as her personal bodyguard and the relationship between the two of them had been closer than ever before. They were already like a couple even before the crazy incidents which had been going on lately but it became even more noticeable after their return from the countryside house and Ivan, as the head of the family who moved back into the main manor had been watching over her and could not help but feel slightly bothered by it.The relationship between Anastasia and Alexander bothered him so much that his wife saw him awake at night unable to sleep just because he was constantly thinking about his younger sister. He found it slightly disturbing how something that started off as a professional relationship could turn into something per
"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."-Norman Cousins-***Maria was sitting in her house drinking tea while reading one of her favorite book by Dostoyevsky while relaxing. It was late in the afternoon and she had finished her work for the day, there was nothing she wanted to do more than to just relax and enjoy herself for a few days before she had to go to Italy for a friend’s son wedding. She did not expect much noise to happen for the day but suddenly one of her maid knocked on her bedroom door and informed her that a man came to look for her.“Does he say where he’s from?” The maid wished she could help more but she shook her head. Maria sighed as she put down her book on the table. Who could possibly come to her house without prior notice? Grabbing her robe from the shelf, she put it on and walked out to the living room where she saw one of
"Being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure."-Bob Marley-***Ivan arrived at the house to find Ana being hugged by Alexander who was making an attempt to calm her down. There was a gun on the floor right in front of them and Ana was sobbing uncontrollably. It was her first time shooting someone and she was not sure how she was supposed to feel. She was scared but Alexander comforted her, saying that everything would be just fine. Ivan was speechless as he saw Anton corpse laying cold on the ground.“Alexander, did you just take these men out yourself?” Ivan asked. Alexander did not reply, instead he focused all his attention on Ana. Ivan noticed her sobbing and approached her as well, asking her what was wrong, but she did not reply. Instead, she buried her face on Alexander’s chest.Ivan did not understand the whole picture yet but he gave an order to his men to clean up
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."-Wayne LaPierre-***It was not even dawn yet when Alexander woke Ana up. She was still in a deep sleep when she felt him shaking her body with a noticeable force before actually opening her eyes. She always hated one of those scenarios where she did not wake up naturally but instead had someone to wake her up, forcibly and so early. She was still in a daze but the stern expression on Alexander’s face meant something serious was actually happening and she knew it was not the time to be sleeping. She had asked him what was wrong and Alexander seemed upset to even have to announce the news but they had no time to waste.“Listen carefully Ana, Anton has found out your location and he is planning to come here soon with his men. We can’t just move because he’s already coming close and the chance of death on the road is much higher. So, I
"Thinking will not overcome fear but action will."-W. Clement Stone-***The sky had turned dark and rain was pouring heavily from the sky. There was a loud sound of thunderstorms which appeared almost as if it was trying to barge into the room. Ana had only finished dinner and was about to go into her room when another loud thunder sound made her jumped from the ground instinctively. Her heart was racing and she quickly ran to the room and hid under the sheet.Ana was not easily scared but if there was one thing she feared it was the sound of thunderstorm, because he once almost got hit by it when she was on vacation and ever since that she was scared of being attacked by a lighting. Hence why, each time there was a thunderstorm outside she would stay in her room and hide under the blanket, this habit had always been repeated over and over again and even to her adulthood she had not managed to overcome her fear. No matter how h
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine."-Maya Angelou-***It had been a week since she lived with Alexander in safety, she had gotten herself used with the quieter life although she was yearning for the day when she could return safely to her house. No matter what she was still a city woman, there was no way she could survive living in countryside because there were just too much things she enjoyed doing that only the city could offer her. That morning she woke up wearing her cotton gown and walked out from the room to see Alexander making breakfast like usual. It was only since she stayed with him did she know he actually had amazing cooking skill, not on the same level as some professional chefs, of course, but generally his cooking tasted quite good.She started to remind herself of the household dynamics they had been having for the past weeks. Things had
"Family is not who's blood is in you, is who you love and who loves you."-Jackie Chan-***The coffin where Grigory Orlovsky was closed for the last time and the funeral staff buried him on the ground as the people who dearly loved and respected him stood around the soil watching as the one feared mafia leader was no longer with them. In their heart they also silently knew that his death would create a ripple of chaos for everyone. Ivan and Mikhail along with their wives were present and they were standing closer than anyone to the ground. The staff quickly covered it up with soil and they placed his tomb stone above it. The men were not crying at all but inside they were devastated by their father’s death.Although considering their field of work, he would be considered lucky enough to live that long, the way of his death was still unfair to them. He could have died of anything but instead he was killed by the men ordered by his supposedly son in
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