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
Vladimir:I kept my eyes on my wife who just snapped out of her panic attack. Her breath having calmed, and her eyesight which was now more focused told me that she was getting better, but knowing that she was still in shock; I knew that I needed to be calm.It was one that I was expecting, and having dealt with my men who have gone through the same phases after making their first kills; I was surprised when my wife was cold about it. However, it seemed to me that she was hiding what she was feeling about the whole thing.I looked at Ayla who was sitting on my lap as we planned our day. The kids wanted to go to an amusement park, but judging by Eliana’s state; I wasn’t sure if that would be a good idea. I stayed quiet for a while, listening to the kids as they spoke to their mom, planning the day. She didn’t object and barely interacting, it broke me to see her this way because I knew that something was on her mind. I could see it in her eyes.“How about, we go to the park now, then a
Eliana:My hands shook as I sat on the floor when Vladimir left the bathroom and walked out of the room, slamming the door shut behind him. I was thankful for the soundproof walls between the rooms. I wouldn’t have wanted the kids to hear about this.My knees which no longer supported my weight, forced me to sit down on the floor and catch my breath. But seeing as I knew that the kids would be expecting us to go out; I knew that I needed to get up and compose myself before they came to look for me. Them seeing me in this state was the last thing I wanted. It was one of the things that Vladimir and I were against, our kids seeing us fighting, or seeing one of us broken. The two of us were going to have our arguments as any normal couple were going to, and at times, we were going to break, but that wasn’t something that we wanted our kids to grow up seeing or knowing.Our kids were to know that their parents were strong and powerful, that we were behind them no matter what, and that we
Vladimir: Eliana and I kept our conversations to a minimum throughout the day. We were currently at the park. The kids played tag around us while both Eliana and I sat on the grass, looking at them. She didn’t say a word as she wrapped her arms around her knees, hugging her body. Her words played back in my mind and despite me not acting on them, I did know what she sacrificed for my sake “mummy! Daddy! Come play with us” Ayla tried grabbing her mom to stand, but I was surprised when Eliana took her hand and kissed her palm “mum is a little tired, baby girl. I’ll just watch you here” Ayla studied Eliana’s expression for a few seconds before nodding. She looked at me, her eyes hopeful making me smile. I got up from the ground despite the heavy heart I had, and went to play with them. However, my eyes and mind were with my wife who was wiping her eyes from the tears that escaped them. Her and I have had our fights and arguments as husband and wife, but never did I become as aggress
Eliana:I woke up to Vladimir running his finger over my lower back.I raised myself to look at him, his eyes were gentle on mine, loving even.“Good morning” he whispered.“Morning” I said laying back down as my head throbbed because of the headache I was having. Vladimir didn’t say a word, waiting for me to be the first to speak after last night. I had cried for hours yesterday, and I was thankful that he didn’t leave me alone for a second. He simply lifted me in his arms, carrying me to bed, and wrapping his arms around me.How I slept, when I did, and how he seemed to realize it, I didn’t know. But I was thankful for him being beside me. I got up from his arms, not saying a word after that. Despite me being thankful for him being beside me yesterday, the fight we had was one that I couldn’t easily forget. The pain I was feeling because of it, the anger, and the sadness. All my feelings seemed to mix leaving me in a big bimbo of confusion.“’Liana, don’t do this” Vladimir said wrap
Vladimir:I wrapped my arm around Eliana as we walked toward the dining room. Her hair which was tied in a ponytail, revealed the love bite which I left on her neck, and need I say, I was proud to see how purple it became.It was already lunch time, and having skipped breakfast at the dining room, making the maids set us a table here in our room with the kids, we knew that we needed to go and join Lorenzo who would have wondered where Eliana was. Knowing that he asked her to come and see him today only made it harder for me to accept leaving the room. However, Eliana was Eliana, and she wasn’t going to leave the subject hanging more than necessary.“I see that you managed to make it” Lorenzo said raising an eyebrow at us, more specifically, at my wife. Eliana looked at me then at him, her smile wide on her face despite her exhausted eyes. The two of us finally managed to make up after one of our worst arguments, and looking at Lorenzo, I couldn’t help but want to punch the bastard in
Eliana:“I’m sorry, I needed to play the act as Vladimir grew suspicious last night” I said looking at Lorenzo who nodded. Having assured him that this was all an act in front of Vladimir, the man immediately calmed down.“You could have given me some sign” Lorenzo said shaking his head “you’re lucky that I didn’t act upon it in front of the kids”It wasn’t like he could do anything anymore. I was a free woman, Vladimir having ‘paid’ him back the amount he paid to get me in double, Lorenzo couldn’t say no. It sickened me that I felt like I was some potato bag being sold or thrown left and right, but right now, I couldn’t care less about it as I considered what we were planning.“I would have, but with Vladimir’s hand on my thigh, I believe that would have been somewhat impossible” I said sitting on the chair in front of his desk. I crossed my legs over the other, looking him in the eye as I waited for whatever he was going to say.“I need your help finding someone”“I beg your pardon?
Vladimir:“What did you find, Luka?” I asked entering the office. The men who were sitting on their chairs, got up when they saw me. I nodded at them to leave, leaving me alone with Luka. No one knew of what I had planned and the less people knew about it, the better it was for my wife’s safety.“Hello to you too, Vladimir” Luka teased making me chuckle. I placed my hands on his shoulders, massaging them as I waited for his response “your suspicion could be very right. Luka has studied in the best schools despite being away from his father. He grew up having everything a kid could ever dream of. He studied law, and against all odds, he refused to be alongside his dad. Then years later, he chose to start working with Lorenzo, but he was never seen referring to him as father”“Anything that would lead us to Lorenzo being around Leonardo as he grew older? How the payments were made?” I asked looking at the screen where Luka was showing me what he found. Luka shook his head “no, the money