Eliana: “It’s done” Leonardo said putting his phone back in his pocket as he walked toward me in the garden. I sat on one of the benches, staring into space as I regained my thoughts. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked. I didn’t bother looking at him as I recalled the memory of how bad his back was. I could tell that the wounds have healed, but their marks only told me that he has been through a lot worse than I have. “Tell you what, Eliana?” he asked. He sat down beside me, turning to face me as he listened to what I had to say. “That he had hurt you? That he used his…” “What would the difference be?” Leonardo asked. I ran my fingers through my hair before he sighed and carefully wrapped his arm around me, pulling me in for a hug “I wasn’t patient for this long to watch you collapse on me the second you’re told about my past” “We’ll get through this, soon. I wouldn’t have told you if it weren’t for your nosy Pakhans” “Ha, ha” I teased shaking my head as I pulled away from his ar
Vladimir:I smiled when I opened my eyes to find my beauty laying in my arms. Her eyes closed as she slept peacefully for the first time in months.I knew that we slept in, and I was well aware that it was late, but I also knew the reason why no one bothered to wake us up. The two of us were not only exhausted from last nights’ love making, but we were both mentally drained from being at the D’Angelo house for a while now.Therefore, seeing that my beauty was finally at peace, I didn’t have it in me to wake her up.Slowly getting out of bed, I walked toward the bathroom only to smirk when I saw the love bite that Eliana left on my neck. She was never one to usually leave them, but when she did, I couldn’t help but feel proud of the fact that she was ‘claiming’ me as her own for everyone to see. I washed my face and brushed my teeth, as to start getting ready for the day.I got inside the shower, turning the tap water only to smile when I heard the bathroom’s door get knocked “come in”
Eliana:I stayed quiet throughout breakfast and if anyone knew me well enough; they knew that I was annoyed.The fact that Vladimir so coldly agreed to what my daughter said without asking me, and despite knowing that he technically told her that he would be discussing matters with me, him giving the kids the hope that they would be able to stay away from us was something that I didn’t like. There was also the fact that I didn’t like the fact that the kids were upset to begin with. Neither one of them showed or told me that they were, and that only proved that they simply missed how spoiled they were here when they were somewhat restricted back at home.I got up from my chair once I was done eating, if you could call that eating anyway, my dish was still clean. Vladimir tapped his finger on the table twice, but Ivan shaking his head at him, motioning for him to not move kept him quiet. If anyone knew how hard it was on me when the kids were away from me, it was Vladimir, and shameless
Vladimir:“If you ever dare approach my wife again, Kiara…”“Vladimir” Nikolay warned, stopping me.“Control your wife and then the two of us won’t be having a problem” I walked past the Pakhan, not bothering to wait for his response as to follow my wife. Dad who tried stopping me once didn’t dare approach me this time as I walked past him.I walked out through the kitchen’s door, my heart breaking at the sight of my wife who sat with her back against the front door. Her gun was on the floor in front of her, and my heart dropped to my stomach at that fact, knowing that she had pulled it out of its holster to do God knows what.“Is that what a Pakhan’s wife should do? Lose herself and humanity? Is this what I signed up for?” her voice was low as she spoke to herself. She didn’t even notice that I was walking toward her, her mind being elsewhere. Tears fell from my eyes before I could stop them, and I couldn’t help but feel my heart and soul shatter at the sight of her looking and feeli
Eliana:I woke up my eyes to frown in confusion when I found myself inside my and Vladimir’s bedroom.I sat up, trying to process how I got here or what happened before shaking my head at myself. The argument with Kiara played back in my head and my breakdown just seemed to play in my head, breaking my soul. How Vladimir had wrapped his arms around me, kissed the crown of my head, how he looked down at me, assuring me that things were going to be okay. Everything just felt like it was slowing down for a bit before I forced myself out of the bed.I tied my hair in a messy bun before heading to the bathroom to freshen up. Catching sight of my reflection, I couldn’t help but sigh. My eyes were swollen from crying, and I won’t even mention how red they were. Turning the tap on, I washed my face as I took a deep breath. My hands shaking as I fought to stay calm.I had to leave the bedroom and knowing that everyone was most probably downstairs doing whatever it was they had to do; I dreaded
Vladimir:“Go and talk to her, explain the situation to her” I told Leonardo who was frozen as he realized that we knew about the fake name that he’s been using to withdraw the money from his father. His eyes met mine before he shook his head.“She’s already upset as it is…”“Exactly, if you want her to trust you and you want to build any bond with her; that’s how you’ll start” I told Leonardo who stared at the door for a few seconds “she’s upset now, but we all know that it has nothing to do with you. She’s already weakening and she cannot afford to lose anyone or anything else”Leonardo nodded and got up. I looked at Nikolay who shook his head, sighing when Leonardo left the office “you know that this is a bad idea, right?”“This whole thing is a bad idea to begin with. I’m regretting every second of it, believe me” I looked at the picture of my wife which was on my desk. Her eyes which were once filled with life and happiness seemed to die down over the past few months. How could I
Eliana:I ran my fingers through my hair after taking a shower, untangling my curls as I did. Staring at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn’t help the sigh that escaped my lips as I looked at the time, knowing that it was almost time.Vladimir who just entered the bedroom, walked toward me, gently kissing the crown of my head as he did. His eyes were fixed on me through the mirror, already reading the displeasure through my eyes.We were heading back to the D’Angelo Estate, and despite me dreading it; I knew that it had to be done.“You need to at least talk to the kids before we leave, malyshka” Vladimir whispered, placing both hands on my shoulders. I kept my eyes on the dresser for a second as he gently massaged my shoulders before nodding. He smiled and leaned down once again, kissing my right cheek.“Let me get dressed and I’ll go to their toy room” I said looking at my husband through the mirror. He smiled and nodded, watching as I got up from the chair, wearing nothing but m
Vladimir:“Eliana…”Kiara’s voice stopped us from getting inside the car.We turned around and I was surprised to see that the woman followed us out of the house.Eliana sighed and nodded, crossing her arms over her chest as she walked toward her.“Yes, Kiara?”“I’m sorry, Eliana” Kiara said gently. Eliana looked down at her feet, most probably debating on whatever she was going to say “I know that I’ve hurt you…”“You don’t need to apologize, Kiara” Eliana said stopping her. Kiara frowned in confusion, her hands shaking as she looked at my wife who was cold as she spoke “you said what you felt, you spoke your mind, and I have no right to judge you for it. However, I will ask you this…”Kiara kept her eyes on my wife as she waited for her to say what she had “don’t break your friends’ hearts because you believe that you have the power to do so. I won’t respond because of my respect to your husband. The man has done more for me than I could ever think of denying, but I will not deny th