Kiara:
“Your task today is simple. Mind games” Ian said announcing making me frown in confusion. He walked inside the podium where we were all standing. Each of us looking at him as we waited for him to tell us where this was going. He, however, smiled, never in my life did I think that I’d end up hating anyone’s smile. But seeing his made me reconsider thinking that all smiles were pretty “each one would get a question, he or she would answer the question. If the question was answered correctly, you’d pass. If not, one needle would be shot. The needle has the force of a bullet. Now, if you were smart enough to avoid it, it wouldn’t hit or hurt you. However, if it did hit you. Well, the impact would depend on where the needle was shot, and the force would also depend on how close you are to the needle or how fast you choose to run away from it.
“Ian, each contestant is supposed to have three chances. What the hell is this
Nikolay:“What the hell was that?” I asked looking at Vladimir who shook his head at the sight we just witnessed. Ian had to be kidding, this had to be some kind of joke.“I don’t know, but they just lost three of the contestants, and judging by Kiara’s expression. It had nothing to do with her” Vladimir said looking at me. My eyes were wide with surprise, again, the picture of Lucas flashed through the screens. The audience around us cheered, and the families who have lost their members froze as they stared at their now dead family members. Lilian walked toward the electric barrier that separated us from her, her eyes looking at the families who were grieving before she walked past them and stood in front of me.“You see, Nikolay, this is the danger you’re all in” Lilian said looking me in the eye. I glared at her and had it not been the barrier which was in front of us, my hands would’ve been wrapped
Kiara:I laid on my bunk bed thinking of what Ben had said. The fact that he thought that he could threaten to tell Ian about what we were planning told me that more of such trouble can occur, if it hadn’t already. The fact that Lucas had easily won the game both shocked and annoyed me. The kid didn’t even need to think of the answers to know how to give them, had it not been for Richard and I’s training. The education we had was tougher than most, just as Mikhail’s was. The games proved that the Russians had the strongest training, and having been with the Ivanov family for five years now had changed a lot in both me and Richard, despite me being trained to be a weapon long ago.I closed my eyes as my mind drifted back to my husband and kids, I missed them terribly. I couldn’t even describe it. The fact that I have been away from them for the past three days, barely seeing my husband, not seeing them. Yeah, I knew that it was enough to ru
Nikolay:“What do you mean you kissed Richard?” I asked Kiara. My chest aching with the idea of this fact being true.“Nikolay, I had no other option. If Ian saw the scar on my arm, he would’ve found out about everything we were doing…” I glared at Kiara who had snuck out of the games to come here, not only was I furious by the fact that she actually did sneak out when she knew the danger that she was in. But to hear that she had found it suitable to kiss another man.“Kiara, not only did you kiss another man. No, you kissed my sister’s husband. YOU my wife, kissed my sister’s husband, and you’re expecting me to be okay with this? Okay, Grace is sitting there not saying a word. She’s listening to the bullshit that you’re saying and staying quiet about it. Do NOT expect the same behavior from me” I said glaring at Kiara who had tears in her eyes. Vladimir, Maddie, Grace, Amalia, Ivan,
Kiara:“You okay, love?” Richard asked seeing me get down from the vent. His arms wrapped securely around me helping me stand. I looked around the dark room trying to adjust to the darkness which surrounded us. Breathing heavily as I tried processing everything that has happened throughout this long day.“Yeah, I’m fine” I sighed. Today had been a long day, seeing Ian kill Ben so easily without any remorse made me imagine what he could’ve possibly done to Sebastian when he had kidnapped both Richard and I “I explained everything to Nikolay and Grace. They want us to proceed with what we started”“Pardon?” Richard asked frowning in confusion. I took a deep breath and explained what happened to him, everyone was asleep by now. At least, I hoped they were. I didn’t really trust anyone anymore after seeing what Benjamin did. If a man like him, as powerful as he was, could easily betray us like that be
Ian:Flashback:I watched as Nikolay spoke to Kristina, the man having sent a spy to the games to protect his wife. My daughter.Watching as the woman walked back inside the building, Nikolay stared at the door after her. Clearly debating whether or not he should follow her, but I also knew that he wouldn’t risk his wife getting harmed. I respected him for that. The love I saw him having for Kiara made me thankful that their marriage has been arranged. That they managed to find a middle line which had united the two of them.I watched as the man got out of the building and toward the car where Vladimir was waiting for him and debated. I needed their help, and unfortunately, I knew that the men hated my very existence in this world. The fact that I had ‘kidnapped’ Kiara from the house being the last straw. But I couldn’t keep her there knowing that danger lurked around the corner.I got in my car and followed them, driving to
Nikolay:“So, we’ll proceed with the injection?” Kiara asked and Sebastian nodded. Her and Richard were with us in the underground secret tunnel. Well, not so secret but anyway.“You’ll proceed with everything as you planned. However, Ella would be the first to leave, due to being injured. You’d need to have her get out of the games before she actually does die, and there’s the fact that you’ll need to be more careful about who you trust and who you don’t from now on” Sebastian said and Kiara nodded.“What about those who died in the other game? Why didn’t we give them the injection?” Kiara asked and Sebastian sighed running his fingers through his hair.“They had their differences with Nikolay and the Ivanov family. We had caught them wanting to plot against them, but that’s a whole different story. Just be sure that everything goes smoothly and that YOU regain your
Kiara:The games passed by in a flash.Though not as we planned for them to.Ella had died before we even managed to give her the injection. Stefan who refused to take it thinking that we would end up killing him followed a few games later. Lucas having taken it, is now safe with his family. Mikhail followed on the second game. Yang was down to two chances before she lost and was refusing to give up now. The games were literally becoming an addition to some of the contestants who were refusing the fact of losing, some even claimed that I wanted them out for me to win the games. Lara, Mila, Emmanuel, and Joy have been a great help in saving those who would end up losing their lives. Emmanuel literally grabbed one of the contestants and shoved the injection in his neck without his consent when he saw that he was giving me a fuss.Now we were down to ten contestants, and the final level was approaching soon. My heart ached whenever I thought of what was to c
I waited for Kristina to report to me that the bodies of Lara, Emmanuel, Mila, and Joy were sent to their families before reporting back to them that their kids have taken the doses, and that they would be waking up after taking the antidote. My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw that Richard and Kiara were on the same team against four contestants who could rat them out.However, that fear quickly faded away when three of them died, leaving Kiara, Richard, and Yang for the last two levels. Though we didn’t know when they were going to start with them. The fact that they were going to stay in that place for a while longer than necessary worried me, especially since Yang was on edge as she believed that Kiara was with Richard, and that the two were cheating on me. We had two options, to either wait and see what would happen, or I could just give an order to shoot the woman, and we get everything done with.But as tempting the idea was, I knew that I couldn&rsq
Kiara:I laid my head on my husband’s chest as he ran his fingers over my waist. The two of us having rented a house on the beach for a few days to be alone.“So, what do you want to do today?” Nikolay asked me. His lips kissing my temple as I smiled and I looked up at him.“Well, for starters, I want us to make up for lost time. Lost love hours and minutes, you know, that kind of thing” I said looking my husband in the eye, he smirked and laid wrapped his arms around me, bringing me closer to his chest. Bringing my lips to his own, kissing me softly.“You know, since we’re finally alone for the next few days. I was thinking that we could give Dani and Lia a little baby brother or sister” Nikolay said making me raise an eyebrow.“Our children are still babies, Nik” I said looking at Nikolay who smiled.“Exactly, they can grow with one another, having a near age range. They&rsq
Nikolay:“So, do you want to politely tell me what else you did? Or do I need to break the rest of your teeth?” I asked Anastas. My fists covered in blood from punching him as hard as I did. I was currently wearing metal rings that I knew would break his whole jaw if I put the correct force into my punch.Anastas spat on me and I raised an eyebrow before punching his abdomen making him cough out blood. His eyes widened as he tried catching his breath, it having been knocked out of his chest. I was thankful for the walls being soundproof, otherwise, I would’ve have taken this elsewhere.“Again, what else did you do to harm my family?” I asked calmly. My voice was controlled as Vladimir pulled the man’s head back by his hair, forcing him to look at me. Anastas’s eyes were wide in fear as he saw the danger that he was in. But it wasn’t like he didn’t know it, he grew up with me. He knew what annoyed me, what did
Kiara:“Hey” Maddie said peeking her head through the bedroom’s door. Turning my attention to her, I forced myself to smile and nodded at her to come inside.“Hi” I smiled at her, standing up from the floor. I was sitting on the floor with my back resting against the couch. Her eyes met mine and she sighed wrapping her arms around my neck. Hugging me tightly as she did and I embraced her hug. Thankful for her being there for me.“Don’t want to join us for breakfast, Kia? You’ve been dodging your meals unless Nikolay pulls you down with him, and you know that it isn’t good for you” Maddie said softly. She wasn’t blind, no one in this house was. I knew that I wasn’t being fair to myself or this family with what I was doing to myself. But I couldn’t help it.One part of me was still mourning over the loss of mother, the other was breaking inside for not being worth the time of this
Nikolay:“Come on” Kiara said smiling as she put the spoon of soup in my mouth. The fact that the nurse had told her that the less movements I made, the better it would be made her not allow me to move from the bed unless I wanted to go to the bathroom, and even that was with the help of one of the men.Though, I wouldn’t lie when I say that I can’t see the sadness in her eyes. Despite the smile that she’s been putting on, I can see the exhaustion in her beautiful green orbs. That fact itself was bothering me, whatever it was, I knew that she was blocking it inside her as not to worry or upset me when I was in such a state. But that didn’t mean that I liked or appreciated it.I put my hand on hers when she was about to lift the spoon from the bowl making her frown in confusion as I studied her expression “what’s going on, baby girl? What are you keeping from me that’s having you this broken?”My
Kiara:I stared at Nikolay’s lifeless body for a second before turning my attention to my mother whose eyes were wide in both fear and confusion.“What have you done, Kiara?” She asked as she stared at both Grace and Nikolay “what have you two done?”“The task, mother” I said coldly. Her eyes were wide in fear when they met mine and I nodded giving her a cold smile, one which she taught me how to give for a long time. She had told me once that it was the way to survive in the mafia world, a cold smile which didn’t reach your eyes, but gave you a peace of mind.She rushed out of the podium through a door and I nodded at Richard to come with me, the two of us leaving the startled audience as we walked through the door. Ian was hiding somewhere, staying away from the spotlight, though that wouldn’t be for long. Mother would come and look for him, and that might not end too well for her, especially when sh
Kiara:“HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?” Mum yelled at the top of her lungs as she walked inside the dorm where Richard and I were staying. The two of us being the last contestants had the dorm to ourselves.“Hello to you too, mum” I said rolling my eyes. Crossing my arms over my chest, I waited for her to approach me.“You are writing your own death certificate, Kiara! Why the hell are you doing this? What happened to the woman who didn’t cheat on her husband?” Mum snapped. I stayed quiet as I watched her rant “you going ahead and announcing doing this publicly, IN FRONT of Nikolay and the other families, have you really become this reckless?”“So, it’s okay to do it without them knowing? Like cheating but hiding it?” I mocked rolling my eyes at mum whose eyes widened “my marriage is long over, mother. You made sure of it when you kidnapped me, you know, darkening my heart and eyes as
I waited for Kristina to report to me that the bodies of Lara, Emmanuel, Mila, and Joy were sent to their families before reporting back to them that their kids have taken the doses, and that they would be waking up after taking the antidote. My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw that Richard and Kiara were on the same team against four contestants who could rat them out.However, that fear quickly faded away when three of them died, leaving Kiara, Richard, and Yang for the last two levels. Though we didn’t know when they were going to start with them. The fact that they were going to stay in that place for a while longer than necessary worried me, especially since Yang was on edge as she believed that Kiara was with Richard, and that the two were cheating on me. We had two options, to either wait and see what would happen, or I could just give an order to shoot the woman, and we get everything done with.But as tempting the idea was, I knew that I couldn&rsq
Kiara:The games passed by in a flash.Though not as we planned for them to.Ella had died before we even managed to give her the injection. Stefan who refused to take it thinking that we would end up killing him followed a few games later. Lucas having taken it, is now safe with his family. Mikhail followed on the second game. Yang was down to two chances before she lost and was refusing to give up now. The games were literally becoming an addition to some of the contestants who were refusing the fact of losing, some even claimed that I wanted them out for me to win the games. Lara, Mila, Emmanuel, and Joy have been a great help in saving those who would end up losing their lives. Emmanuel literally grabbed one of the contestants and shoved the injection in his neck without his consent when he saw that he was giving me a fuss.Now we were down to ten contestants, and the final level was approaching soon. My heart ached whenever I thought of what was to c
Nikolay:“So, we’ll proceed with the injection?” Kiara asked and Sebastian nodded. Her and Richard were with us in the underground secret tunnel. Well, not so secret but anyway.“You’ll proceed with everything as you planned. However, Ella would be the first to leave, due to being injured. You’d need to have her get out of the games before she actually does die, and there’s the fact that you’ll need to be more careful about who you trust and who you don’t from now on” Sebastian said and Kiara nodded.“What about those who died in the other game? Why didn’t we give them the injection?” Kiara asked and Sebastian sighed running his fingers through his hair.“They had their differences with Nikolay and the Ivanov family. We had caught them wanting to plot against them, but that’s a whole different story. Just be sure that everything goes smoothly and that YOU regain your