Chapter 2


    Belle''s POV


    I went to see Amy at Dn''s house after my ss. The rose petals are already gone at Dn''s front


    before I arrive because Ivan and Vasily apparently reports everything to Niki.


    "What happened to your mouth B?" She asked while stirring something in a bowl.


    Geez, I thought I have already concealed my now bruised mouth with a concealer and lipstick. I have


    always been the kind that bruises easily. After going out of the shower this morning, I also saw bruises


    on my waist where Niki held and squeezed me tightly during his rage of jealousy.


    "Uh, allergic reaction." I responded.


    "Niki made you eat olives? I should really talk to Niki about you B. Give him pointers on how to


    take care of a delicate flower like you."


    "So does this mean you are not against him anymore A?"


    "B, I''m just being the reasonable one here. You''re in love. You''re stupid. I get it. As your bestfriend I will


    support you but at the same time I am going to be your reality check. To be honest, I never thought I


    would be even ying this role at all. Before you met Niki, I really thought you''re gonna be like my


    auntie Lyn who was so picky she ended up growing old and alone."


    "I have never been picky!" I answered back.


    Amy has an are you kidding me look on her face. If I think about it, if I hadn''t been picky as what Amy


    uses me to be, I probably wouldn''t have ended up with Niki. I just smile inside. My past decisions


    were right. I am so proud of myself.


    "So about Artan." She said quite loudly.


    "Shush A!"


    I lowered my voice while talking. "Niki and Alexei found the note Artan sent me."


    Amy parted her lips in surprise."Omg B! What did the note say?" She sits down in front of me closely as


    I tell her about what Artan said in the note.


    "Oh my gosh B. Don''t ever tell Niki or Alexei about your former boss'' identity. You know how your


    boyfriend and your other boyfriend deal with thepetition."


    "Other boyfriend?"


    "Oh cmon B! Are you really that insensitive and blind?"


    "What?" I asked her, slowly running out of patience.


    "I''m talking about Alexei. When he went here, his bodynguage and his eyes said it all. Dn told me


    he thought Alexei was really your boyfriend. My brother would not assume such a thing if he did not


    see it in you and Alexei."


    "A, can you actually hear yourself right now? What you''re trying to say is ridiculous."


    "B, remember this, one day, you wille running back here because you realize that you actually are


    in love with Alexei. Mark my words." Amy said while pointing her index finger on top of the table beside


    us.


    "I am in love with Niki A. Look I''m even getting married to the man!" I said raising my left hand to


    show her my engagement ring.


    "I''m talking about Alexei and not Niki B."


    This is not actually the first time that the people around me insist about me and Alexei. First, Matushka,


    now my bestfriend. I just shook my head and quickly brush off the crazy thought.


    ~


    I''m looking at myself in the mirror inside Yelena''s room. I borrowed one of Yelena''s royal blue strapless


    long gown with a long slit reaching my upper left thigh. The top part has glittery design entuating my


    full breasts. I ced an intricately designed armlet with beautiful royal blue gems on my left forearm. I


    used a curling iron to define the waves of my hair even more. My double flick winged eyeliner and false


    eyshes perfectlyplement my nude lipstick.


    As I stand up and leaned closer to the mirror to make some finishing touches to my make up, I noticed


    Niki and Alexei standing at the door staring at my direction.


    Niki is wearing a dark blue suit while Alexei is wearing a navy blue suit. Both of them looked all too


    dapper and all too handsome. Niki with his godlike presence and Alexei with his maic charm.


    They both went inside and approached my direction. I noticed Alexei is holding a familiar box and a


    paper bag on his hand.


    Niki hugged me from the back while wrapping his arms around me.


    "You look amazing baby." He whispered on my right ear. Tingles of electric current instantly run through


    my body.


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    Alexei stood beside me and opened the rectangr box. "You left this at Matushka''s house."


    It''s the diamond studded ne Alexei gave me on his birthday. Niki took off the ne he


    gave me and ced it around my wrist making it a bracelet temporarily together with the red daisy


    bracelet Alexei gave me.


    I then collected my hair to the side while Alexei hands Niki the diamond studded ne. My future


    husband slowly ced the ne around my neck and then nted small kisses on my shoulders


    and back.


    Alexei then opened the paper bag he is holding. "This is from Matushka. She said it''s her gift for you."


    I crinkled my eyebrows when I saw a ckce leg garter like thingy. "What''s this Alexei?"


    "Alexei will show you." Answered Niki.


    My lips parted when Niki raised my gown revealing my thighs in front of Alexei who is now bending


    his knee in front of me. "Go on brother." Said Niki to Alexei. Oh my god what is happening?


    To my surprise, Alexei slowly held my right foot on top of his knee. He slowly removed my high heel


    then carefully slid thece up my ankle then my leg, halting on my thigh just a few inches down my


    femme.


    Alexei took from the paper bag a tiny gun.


    "What are you going to do with that Alexei?"


    "Rx princess. Matushka sent this one for you as well."


    He slings the small gun on thece garter carefully, making sure it''s positioned safely andfortably.


    "You need this so you can shoot whoever you wish to shoot." Niki says it like it''s just a normal thing


    to shoot people down. "Aren''t we going to a private party Niki? Why do I need this?"


    "In our world, you always have to protect yourself." He replied. I did not argue anymore because I know


    they are just protecting me. I stood up straight and inspected myself onest time.


    "Shall we Mrs.Volkov?" Said Niki offering his arm for me to hold.


    I instantly turned crimson. Deep inside I''m already squealing with joy. He is already calling me Mrs.


    Volkov! Ah!


    While in the car in between Niki and Alexei, I scan the photos we took from Alexei''s phone just


    before we left the house. A smile is stered on my face just by looking at our every shot.


    In one picture, my arms are wrapped around Niki''s waist while he grabs the small of my back.


    Another one is me and Niki kissing on the same position. The other one is Niki pulling me close


    to him, he carried all my weight effectively removing me from the floor while kissing me. We look so in


    love and carefree.


    Mine and Alexei''s shots are the same as with Niki minus the kissing part. Although the first shot, I


    was the one kissing him on his cheek, his hands wrap around my waist while he''s looking at the


    camera directly. In another picture Alexei is the one kissing me, near my lips while I was the one


    looking at the camera.


    Niki took mine and Alexei''s pictures. I giggle as I remember Niki was directing us like some kind


    of a professional photographer but Alexei and I are doing the exact opposite of what he was saying


    intentionally. The image of a slowly running out of patience Niki was really funny. Even his men were


    holding back their snickers. Gosh! That was so priceless!


    "Baby, do I need to call a shrink for you?" Niki said teasingly, noticing my giggles.


    I bent over towards Niki and looked him in the eyes.


    "Yes Niki, I think I need one. You know why? I''m going seriously crazy about you. You are always in


    my mind twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, since the day I met you. In fact if you open my


    heart right now, you would see your face carved all over it. I''m obsessed with you baby."


    For the first time ever, I saw Niki''s face turn red. Oh my gosh! I gave him the sweetest smile and


    continued, "Did you know that the first time I saw you, I heard church bells ringing for some reason I


    could not exin? You took my breath away Niki."


    The moment he heard that, Niki pulled me close to him and kissed me passionately, instant sparks


    ignited inside me, "Are you in some kind of a drug?" Asked Niki all puzzled.


    "Niki, your love is my drug." I replied. His face turned even redder.


    When will this man understand how much I love him? It''s like he doesn''t know it at all. Or perhaps he


    thinks he doesn''t deserve my love, he have said it a couple of times before.


    His only response is to pull me even closer to him and then nting kisses all over my neck and


    breasts.


    "Niki, behave. My makeup will smudge." Geez, not to mention, Alexei, Yuri and Boris overhearing


    and noticing what he is doing. This man just doesn''t care at all!


    I removed myself from Niki and went back sitting in between him and Alexei and scanned the photos


    of the three of us. Yuri was the one who took the picture of me, Niki and Alexei. The picture shows


    the three of us, I''m in the middle while clinging on to Niki and Alexei''s arms.


    I sent all the pictures to my phone and Niki''s. I then made as wallpaper the picture of the three of us.


    "Niki, who''s party are we attending again?"


    "A longtime friend of our family, the Albanians."


    "Oh. The one you were talking to earlier?"


    "He is the Albanian Mob Boss, princess. The Albanians have been our friends since the old Boss."


    Alexei buts in.


    ~


    A few minutester, we arrived at what seems to be a car race track. There are several sports cars,


    luxury ck suv''s and limousines parked outside the entrance of the building next to race track . There


    are also men in trench coats and ck suits standing at the entrance.


    Our entourage consisting of four ck SUVs pulled over the drive way. The second car where we are


    in, pulled over directly in front of the entrance of the building. Alexei helped me step down the car while


    Niki followed from behind.


    As we enter the hall, Niki held my right hand tightly, Alexei to my left. Yuri and Boris are walking


    ahead of us while Alexei''s men are following us from behind.


    We were greeted by a woman wearing a red long gown with a low neckline.


    "Good evening Mr. Volkov my name is Lena, I will be your hostess for tonight." Said the woman while


    looking at Niki all too seductively.


    Damn this girl. Shoo! Can''t you see he''s holding my hand? Niki is mine!


    She held out her hand to Niki after introducing herself. Don''t you dare Niki! Don''t you friggin dare


    hold her hand!


    "Hello Lena, your boss is such an amodating host indeed but Mrs. Volkov and I would like to be


    left in peace all through the night. My men will let you know if we need anything." Answered my love


    dismissing the bitch.


    I feel like my heart is doing jumping jacks inside me. My Niki did not even touch the hand of the


    minx! I am squealing with pride inside! My future husband deserves a treatter.


    The look of embarrassment can be seen all over her face. She then gazes at me intently. I looked at


    her while a smile of victory is stered on my face. That''s right bitch, you have been dismissed. Now


    shoo!


    Oh god, what is happening to me? Jealousy indeed makes people think crazy thoughts. This is actually


    the first time I have felt this feeling. This love thing is making me a bad person.


    "Of course Mr. Volkov. The Boss is already waiting for you. Right this way please." She said while


    pointing toward the elevator''s direction. After getting out of the elevator, we walked along a short


    hallway toward a huge ck double door.


    One of the men escorting Lena opened the double door for us. We were instantly weed in a room


    covered with burgundy colored carpet, chandelier pieces hanging like tiny sparkling stars, ck leather


    sofas with a small ck table in the center and buffet dinner. The room is overlooking the whole race


    track through the long ss window.


    There are a couple of men already sitting on the sofas drinking liquor and smoking. Some men are


    facing the race track while holding sses of liquor in their hands.


    Lena approached one of the men in ck suit and whispered to his ear. As the man faces our direction,


    I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest. I can feel my legs weaken in utter horror. Oh my


    god.


    It''s Artan.