Chapter 9


    Alexei and Niki in the dining area having their breakfast.


    Alexei: Is this really happening? Volkov left by a girl in his own fucking bedroom. Wow!


    Niki: Shut the fuck up.


    Alexei: Hey bro, I''m just saying. I never thought that this day woulde. And what the fuck is that in


    your head? Is that blood? Did she?


    Niki: She hit me with the rm clock.


    Alexei: Unfuckingbelievable! Not even one day in the rtionship and you get battered. Damn Boss.


    Do I have to call Marcus? It looks pretty bad.


    Niki: I don''t have time. I have a meeting at VH in a while.


    Alexei: You know for a man who got hit by an rm clock, you look disturbingly happy. You really got it


    bad don''t you?


    Niki: This Sawyer kid...


    Alexei: He''s not gonna be a problem. I mean at least for now since he''s in a wheelchair. It looks like


    he''s into her but your girl ispletely oblivious about it. When I took his phone, I found pictures of


    Belle, lots of them. The kid is obsessed with her. When I asked him why he had her pictures, he told


    me Belle''s his girlfriend. He''spletely lost it, bro. Reminds me of you. Ha!


    Niki: I told her to stop seeing him but she''s too stubborn.


    Alexei: Do you want me to take care of it?


    Niki: No, I got this. How about that Dn you met in the clinic?


    Alexei: I found out he''s an MMA fighter. He once made it to the mainstream but went back to


    underground fighting. He''s under Arkady. We can have him destroyed. Just give me the signal.


    Niki: No. Not now.


    Alexei: When are you nning to tell her? She''s been asking me questions, and your girl can be quite


    persistent.


    Niki: In due time.


    Alexei: By the way, Yuri will be back from Boston tonight. I heard he''s got some news. Let''s just hope it


    will finally lead us to whoever screwed us over.


    ~


    Sawyer is in the living room when I arrived and it looks like he''s been waiting for me.


    "I have been worried shit about you! Where have you been?! That Alexei guy went herest night


    looking for you. What did he want from you?" Sawyer looks hysterical.


    "I''m okay Sawyer, really. Now let''s heat up some food from the fridge so we can have breakfast and


    you can take your meds. I''m so sorry I got you worried." I walked towards the kitchen while Sawyer


    followed from behind.


    "Worried? I am mad Belle! You could have at least messaged mest night that you were fine but you


    did not! I was calling you but I can''t contact you on your phone."


    I know it''s my bad, I could have at least called him but after everything that happenedst night, calling


    him, did not cross my mind.


    "I''m so sorry Sawyer. I never really meant to worry you. Forgive me?" I give him an apologetic eye.


    He just stares at me sternly. What''s up with him?


    I decided to ignore his tantrum. "Cmon, let''s eat, I''m starving."


    "Why was he looking for you?" Geez can''t he just let this one go?


    "Uhm. Alexei needed to tell me something but my phone was dead. Then, I went for a runst night, I


    didn''t bring my phone with me. So he went here personally."


    "So he''s your boyfriend now?"


    "Who Alexei?" I retorted but he didn''t answer me, he just stares at me like he was expecting me to


    answer my own question "No but..." I was about to tell him about Niki but Loraine arrived earlier than


    expected, interrupting our conversation.


    "Hey Loraine, how''s the trip?"


    "It was fine Belle, thank you so much for everything."


    "No problem."


    Loraine went in Sawyer''s direction, cups his face, and kissed him on his forehead. "How are you


    honey? You look upset, is there something bothering you?"


    "I''m okay mum." Loraine nced at me perhaps expecting an answer.


    "I was calling Charlie but he''s not answering my call sincest night." Sawyer said while looking at me


    intently.


    "I''m sure your friend will call you soon." Lorraine then came up to me and gave me a tight hug. "Thank


    you so much for everything Belle."


    Momentster, the doorbell rang. Loraine answered the door and I can hear from afar that she''s talking


    to someone. I was slicing an apple for Sawyer when suddenly, "Hey Belle, a guy named Niki is here,


    he said he''s your boyfriend?" said Loraine.


    My eyes widened in disbelief, what is he doing here?


    "Hey baby." Niki walks in wearing a dark blue suit and his usual God-like presence. It slowly sinks in


    that he''s actually my boyfriend now.


    From the corner of my eye, I can see that Sawyer is looking at Niki intently. Yep Sawyer that''s him,


    that''s Niki Vyachev Volkov.


    "You left this in our bed." Niki is holding a cellphone, but I''m sure as hell that''s not my phone. I just


    decided to go along with him. What is he even doing here? "Oh, thanks."


    He went close to me, perhaps too close. He grabs me on my waist and nted a kiss on my lips. I


    blushed and felt ufortable all of a sudden. Dammit Niki, what has gotten into him?


    "No problem."


    "Uhm, by the way Niki this is Loraine and her son Sawyer, this is Niki my boyfriend."


    "You look perfect for each other. Young man, you are one lucky guy. Trust me when I say that, she''s all


    a man could ever want. Just ask my Sawyer here."


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    Niki smiled and looked me in the eyes, "I know, that''s why I''m keeping her and I''m gonna make sure


    no one gets in our way."


    Now I know what''s going on here.


    "Why don''t you join us for lunch Niki?" Asked Loraine while making her way to the fridge.


    "I would love to but I have a meeting twenty minutes from now. It was nice meeting you, and Sawyer."


    Niki and Sawyer had a staredown. Niki looks arrogantly handsome, Sawyer on the other hand


    looked pretty intense. Thank goodness Loraine is not paying attention.


    "Um Niki, I''ll see youter?"


    I slowly escort him towards the door while ring at him. He was smirking like he was enjoying the


    whole situation. While at the door, Niki grabs me by my waist and whispered to my ear. "I am a man


    of my words. This is what happens when you defy me."


    I swear I feel like volts of electric current ran through my body the moment he said those words. It was


    infuriating but so damn hot at the same time.


    "I''ll see youter. I think my message has been clearly conveyed." He then lets go of me. My body was


    left longing for his presence. Uggghh Niki!!!!


    ~


    I heard a bike park in front of my apartment. And I think I have an idea who it is.


    "Belle."


    "Hum let me guess, some angel sent you here because she''s being paranoid again."


    "Close enough, the angel part I''m not quite sure."


    That''s actually funny. I know my best friend too well and angel is not exactly the word to describe her. I


    let out a boomingugh.


    "Dn I am fine. You really don''t have to check up on me all the time. I can perfectly take care of


    myself."


    "I know, I just want to make sure that you''re settling well, hey what happened to your door?"


    "Oh some psycho tried to barge inst night. I''m kidding. I forgot my key inside, I didn''t have a spare so


    I had to ask a neighbour to break it for me." I am so sorry Dn, but I just don''t have enough energy to


    exin the truth tonight.


    "Oh, well I am sorry but I am not leaving just yet. I am on direct orders. You know her, she''s too much


    Belle, you have to let me do this."


    "Fine,e in."


    "Make yourselffortable. I''ll just take a shower Dy." I turned the television on and gave him the


    remote control. Dn removed his jacket and sat on the couch. To be honest, I feelfortable with


    Dn around. I feel like I have known him for a long time already.