Vladimir:“So, he’s basically trying to toy his way around toward the Russian families?” Nikolay asked I nodded. Having called him here, he, Kiara, and the kids just arrived to Los Angeles.“Pretty much. I was actually surprised when he didn’t take Eliana to Italy, but considering the fact that he knew that I would be coming for her, or at least put the possibility; the man kept her here. I don’t know what the hell he’s hiding in that country, but whatever it is, he doesn’t want us reaching it”“And what is your plan? Surely you haven’t signed the business agreements without having one” Kiara asked.“No, the man believes that we don’t know of his son and as our kids are the only heirs to his ‘bloodline’ we would want them to have a fair share. Eliana is working her way to earning his trust, doing whatever tasks he assigns to her, speaking to him, boasting him with the word ‘father’ every now and then. But she also needs to be careful about her attitude as it tends to get on his nerves
Eliana:“So, the plan is set?” Vladimir asked and I nodded. Having arrived back to the Estate a while ago, Lorenzo told him that Leonardo and I needed to head to ‘Italy’ to get things for the gathering, and seeming to understand that something happened; Vladimir only nodded in approval.“Somehow, yes” I said sitting on our bed, by his side. I handed him the drawing of the club. Having snatched it with me to show it to him; I just hoped that Leonardo didn’t notice it going missing.“We need to head out tomorrow, I told him that I would be informing Blake and Anastasia about it; they would be helping me deal with the situation. However, I am going to need Viktor and Sebastian to help me from their side, in discrete. As you know, you’re not supposed to know of this just yet” I said and he nodded running his finger over my arm.“Don’t worry, I’ll let them know. Just be sure to stay safe and out of trouble while you’re there. I’ll do my side of the backup” Vladimir said gently. He ran his
Vladimir:I watched as my beauty entered the house with a bunch of bags from Italian brands.Her face was blank, and she looked like she’s seen a ghost. Her eyes stared into space, and I knew the exact reason behind it.She made the kill.It was her who shot the bullet and she didn’t just see the body in front of her. Hell, Eliana took a while to process seeing a man dying in front of her, or a gun being fired in front of her. Knowing that it was her who made the shot; I knew to expect her to be shattered.“I brought the things” Eliana said looking at Lorenzo whose eyes studied her expression. Leonardo, the man he chose to be by her side, nodded, giving him the confirmation that the job has been done. Eliana looked at me, tears filling her eyes. I motioned for her to calm down, the two of us would be handling this when we were alone. She would be able to cry all the tears she needs and wants, then we would be able to talk this out.She placed the bags down on the floor and went to wal
Eliana:“You changed my clothes while I was asleep” I commented, wrapping my arms around my husband from the back, hugging him tightly.He was sitting on the couch, scrolling through his phone when I woke up, and having let me sleep in, it was around noon by now. Vladimir smiled and took my hands in his, pulling me to sit on his lap as he laid his head on my shoulder. He kissed my cheek and I smiled laying my head in the crook of his neck.“You slept while being drained as hell, I didn’t want to wake you up” he whispered gently. He ran his finger over my bare leg, reaching my thigh before going back down again. I pulled away from his neck to look him in the eye to find that he was looking at me, his eyes looking down at my lips before he looked me in the eye. I leaned closer, connecting my lips with his own, the kiss tender and gentle, loving even.I slowly ran my finger over his scruff, scratching it gently before going down from his lips and kissing jawline, then his neck. His breat
Vladimir:I watched as Eliana walked back inside looking somewhat annoyed. Whatever happened, I knew that it happened between her and Leonardo, and despite knowing that she wouldn’t want to speak about it now; I grew angrier with each passing second at the numerous ideas that popped in my head.Her eyes glared daggers to the ground with each step she took, and I couldn’t help but wonder what it happened that annoyed her. However, judging by her hard expression; I knew that her going to speak to Leonardo didn’t go as she planned.I took her hand in mine, intertwining our fingers, squeezing it gently as I tried to catch her attention. Eliana looked at me, and smiled shaking her head for me not to worry. I knew that she was well aware that she would be asked about what happened, but I also knew that she wouldn’t want to talk about it on the dining table with Lorenzo in front of us.I ran my thumb over my beauty’s finger, keeping my hand in hers as Lorenzo started talking about the gather
Eliana:“Okay, here we’re going to be having a flower bouquet” I said looking at the maids who were following me. I was busy preparing for the event which was going to be taking place in a few weeks. The white flower bouquet in the catalogue was one that I chose to go with for the center of the room. Just imagining the roses, jasmines, and orchids made my heart race in excitement, seeing and smelling them in front of me only made me more excited about seeing them.It has been ten days since Helena’s death, and in these ten days, Lorenzo hasn’t bothered approaching me once. The family has visited me more than once. Vladimir has made sure to have them coming and going every now and then, and not to mention Luka who was constantly coming over to take the kids to and from school. Eventually, Lorenzo was forced to accept that I was not alone. The man was forced to look at me with respect, and I’m guessing the fact that Leonardo and I fighting has ticked a nerve that had him wanting to push
Vladimir:“Fucking prick” I heard Eliana snapping as she entered the bedroom. She was rarely one to swear. Therefore, seeing as she was, and seeing as she looked like she could possibly end up burning a building down; I walked toward her, wrapping my arms around her as I tried processing what happened and who it was that she was talking about."Do you want to tell me what happened?” I asked looking down at her. I was getting ready to head out. It was already a while past seven in the evening, but I had to head to the club to meet Luka and Viktor. We had work to take care of there and judging by the fact that I’ve been spending most of the nights here, I’ve neglected my part at the clubs.“Lorenzo is a prick, that’s what happened” Eliana snapped making me laugh.“I already established that part. But how about you tell me why you’re annoyed with him right now?” I asked gently. Eliana took a deep breath to calm herself down, I knew that her day was long due to preparing for the gathering
Eliana:I smiled at the sight of my husband who walked inside our kids room when he woke up.It was weekend today, and I knew that the kids wanted to go out. But seeing as Vladimir came home late last night, I knew that we needed to wait for him to get his rest before we went out to do anything. Therefore, we were now playing a bunch of card games that they were breaking every possible rule of.“Daddy!” Xavier said getting up from the floor and running toward his father. He wore nothing but his grey sweat pants, standing shirtless for me to admire his toned body, and I couldn’t help but frown when I saw the bruise on his left shoulder.I got up from the ground as Ayla ran to him, Vladimir who had Xavier in his arms, hugging him tightly, put our youngest down to carry Ayla and hug her. His eyes met mine and he knew that my attention was fixed on the bruise. He walked toward me, wrapping his arm around me after putting Ayla down, and kissed my cheek. The two of us smiled into the kiss b