Chapter 41


    Belle''s POV


    I crinkled my eyebrows. "You were the one what Niki?" Oh god, the suspense is killing me. I feel like


    I''m already running out of breath.


    "I was the one who saw a girl m her face on the ss window at a flowershop." He has now a smirk


    stered on his face while looking at me teasingly.


    I gasped and parted my lips in disbelief. "Niki!!!!!" Oh god I feel like I''m going to faint. So it was him.


    The one I heard chuckle from behind.


    "It was you!!! How could you Niki!!!!" I can feel my face heat up. I know that I''m already turning


    crimson. Oh god, I then remember the embarrassing Marilyn Monroe moment I had. I smack him on his


    shoulder a couple of times but he just lets out a chuckle in response.


    "Why do you always enjoy embarrassing me Niki?"


    "I like it when you blush. It gives me unbelievable pleasure baby."


    I just shook my head on him. Well, this man is crazy.


    "That was also the day I realized I still have this." Niki trailed my hand to his heart. "That was the


    first time I felt something for a girl I don''t even know the name. I thought it was just a weird feeling but


    then I saw her again at that exact ce. I knew I want her in my life at that precise moment."


    How do I even respond to that? So Niki fell in love with me the first time he saw me? Just like what I


    felt for him?


    "But then one night, some piece of shit tried to harm and rob my girl from me, so I had him incinerated


    alive."


    Oh my god. I don''t know if I''m going to be overjoyed because of his confession of love or terrified by


    the fact that he had Jared burned alive.


    "I will destroy anyone who will try to harm you baby."


    "But Niki...."


    I feel like my heart is beating a million times. My Niki who swept me off my feet the first time I saw


    him. The man who took my virginity in a very Niki way. The man who gave me unimaginable pain


    and happiness. This man will indeed do everything for me. I then remember Calvin, the two men from


    the stadium, Jared and even Dn. They were either dead, beaten up so bad and threatened to be


    killed all because of me.


    I really want to tell him to stop with the violence but then I know that the moment I went back to Niki


    and Alexei''s lives, I have already epted them, all of them, Mafia and all, monsters and all. This is my


    Niki. He is the boss of the Russian Mafia.


    "Let me prove myself to you. I cannot promise I will not screw up again but I will do my best to protect


    you and love you until myst breath." Said Niki as he tightens his grip on me.


    At this point my heart has already melted down. If there''s a happier ce than heaven, I feel like I am


    in it right now.


    "Niki...I don''t know what to say."


    "You don''t have to say anything. Allow me to make it up to you now. I will give you everything and


    anything you want. We will go anywhere you want to go. Just say the word baby, I will do anything for


    you."


    "Really? Even getting rid of I.V?


    "I.V?" Said Niki and he looks puzzled.


    "Yah, I.V, Ivan and Vasily." I gave him the sweetest smile.


    Niki lets out a smirk in response. "That''s non-negotiable."


    "Aww, but you just said you will do anything for me Niki!" Well at least I tried.


    "You know that''s not what I meant you witty brain."


    "But Niki....immnoottussseeddtooohavingggbodddyyyguuuardsss." I mumble my words as Niki


    kisses me lustfully while I try to speak. He then removes his lips on mine.


    "What''s that baby?" Niki said while sporting a wicked smile.


    "I said....immmmmnnotussseddtoohaavinngboodddyguaardss." He again nted a long lustfull kiss on


    my lips while I was talking. I giggle and smack him on his shoulder. He really enjoys doing this to me.


    "Ivan and Vasily are instructed to take out whoever tries to eveny a finger on you. They can protect


    you while me or Alexei are not with you. You are mine now and I will never allow anything to happen to


    you baby."


    "Why would anything happen to me?"


    "I have powerful enemies. And they are just waiting for an opportunity to ruin me. I will never let them


    do that again."


    "What do you mean Niki?"


    "What happened to my father was a hit and I''m closing in on whoever did that to him. They thought


    they can destroy the Volkov crime family by killing my father and Viktor, but that was the biggest


    mistake they have ever made. I am going to find them. I will find them one by one, including the most


    precious people in their lives, and I''m going to personally put a bullet in each of their heads." Niki


    said all too seriously. His eyes are full of hatred and vengeance. I fully understand why Niki wants to


    avenge his family. All I can do right now is be by his side and support him.


    "How about Yelena, what happened to her Niki?"


    I can instantly see the sadness on Niki''s eyes.


    "Yelena took off driving her own car without her security detail. When we found out about it, Alexei and


    I went looking for her but we were toote. Her car already crashed. We arrived at the scene a few


    minuteste. We tried to pull her out of the car but she''s already dead. We first thought it was a hit


    considering what happened to my father. That someone rigged the car or something, but we got hold of


    a camera footage of the ident. Plus there was no hit ced on Yelena''s head that we know of at


    that time. So we are to believe that it was just purely an ident. "


    I feel like my heart is being crushed. My poor Niki and Alexei have been through so much. Now I


    understand why Niki is insisting on putting security detail on me.


    "I''m so sorry Niki."


    Niki cupped my face and slowly ces his lips on mine. I feel like volts of electricity are running


    through my body as our lips touch. I inhale his warm breath inside my lungs.


    "Niki, that day when you said that you just yed me.."


    He then interrupted me.


    "That was the biggest mistake I have ever made. And I''m still paying the price for that mistake."


    "Tell me what made you do that all of a sudden Niki?"


    "When I arrived home that day, I heard the favorite piano piece of Yelena. She always ys that song


    Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    whenever she''s at home. I immediately went to the living room. And then, I saw her. I saw Yelena. She


    was wearing her white dress and her favorite red daisies."


    Niki blinked before continuing.


    "At least that''s what I want to believe at that time. I want to believe that even just for that beautiful


    morning, Yelena came back and she''s alive. But I know it was just wishful thinking. The image of her


    face full of blood shed back in my head."


    I feel like my eyes are being pinched by tiny needles. Niki is still grieving from Yelena''s death. And


    he''s ming himself for what happened to her.


    "And then I saw you when you turned to face us. At that instance, I know in my heart that I won''t be


    able to survive if you face the same fate as my father and Yelena. I don''t know if I would still be able to


    keep it together if you die because of me. So I decided to let you go. Id rather see you with another


    person than keep you with me putting your life at risk every single day. I''d rather die inside baby."


    "Niki, I also died when you pushed me away. My heart was shattered into pieces and it almost killed


    me. It was not just for you to decide."


    Niki then nts a kiss on my lips. "I know baby, that''s why I''m asking you to give me another chance


    to make it up to you."


    I wrapped my arms around him."We will work this out Niki. You and me, forever and ever."


    "You and me, forever and ever baby." Said Niki, while touching my face with the back of his hand.


    The doubt that I used to see on Niki''s face when I once said that to him is now gone. He now


    believes that we have a forever and ever.


    ?????


    Niki dragged his chair right beside me. We then ate our dinner in peace. Well technically not in


    peace because Niki would ce his hand on my thigh from time to time, making me gasp for air. He


    is such a tease.


    I nced at the man ying the violin while sipping my ss of wine.


    "Baby, don''t look around. Just look at this pretty face beside you and you''ll be safe."


    I just shook my head on Niki''s arrogance. Narcissist level ten thousand, Niki Vyachev Volkov.


    My heart suddenly jumped when he again ran his hand through the slit of my dress. I have had enough


    so I slowly ran my fingers on top of his bulge in response. I instantly see Niki adjust his tie and his


    posture. I got you baby.


    "I can y dirty as well Niki." I whisper to his ear and made a small bite.


    Niki instantly pulled me close to him. "Do you want me to fuck you right now on this table?"


    Knowing Niki, there''s no doubt in my mind that he will do exactly what he said if I continue teasing


    him. I shook my head while making a sad face.


    "That''s right, it''s good that we perfectly understand each other." Niki said all too arrogantly. He then


    guided me to sit on hisp. I instantly felt his cock from his pants. I wrap my arm around his neck and


    nts kisses on his cheek and neck.


    The wind is blowing my hair and I feel like I want to drift off to sleep. My face is heating up already. It


    must be because of the wine.


    "You are beautiful Mary Arabe Volkov." Niki said while kissing my face. I feel like I''m floating in the


    air. I don''t want this night to end. I want the time to stop and stay right here, in Niki''s warm and tight


    embrace.


    I rested my head on Niki''s shoulder. "I love you Niki."


    "I love you baby."


    Niki slowly stood up while carrying me in his arms. "Where are we going?"


    "To Mrs. Volkov."


    Mrs. Volkov? I thought Vyachev took away Niki from his mother when he was still a baby and


    made sure Niki doesn''t meet her again. Oh my god, what if Niki has a wife and I''m just his


    mistress? All the bad thoughts are running in my mind right now.


    We are already in the elevator with Yuri and Boris. I feel like my heart is beating a million times. I am so


    confused. I wanted to ask Niki but there''s still an awkward silence in the elevator.


    Who is Mrs. Volkov?