•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌Nikolai pulled himself out of me, and I winced once again from the slight friction. He lay on his back and stared at the dark sky above us. He glanced at me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me to his side. My head rested on his bicep as I put my hand over his heart, feeling it beat under my hand. His hand went to my lower stomach, and he caressed it gently. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine..." He let out a dry breath. "How much does it hurt?" I shook my head. "Just a little..."He kissed my forehead. "You can tell me, Evangeline..." I smiled. "I'm fine, Nikolai; just sore, I guess." "I would have fucked you again if you weren't." My face lost color as I thought about doing it again while I was still sore. I rubbed my thighs together and felt something thick and wet between my legs. I propped up on my elbow and looked down at my thighs; I gasped as I noticed the blood that was smeared on my inner thighs. There was so much blood; when I read
•Nikolai•╌═❁═╌I failed. I fucking failed. There is always a first time for everything; failure has never been a part of my life. I have never uttered the words “I have failed” before today. I'm a fucking perfectionist. I like to plan my life, my day, and my future; she was never supposed to be a part of this—a big fucking part. I was officially fucked. I promised myself. I fucking promised myself that I won't ever make a woman my weakness. I won't follow in my father's footsteps. I won't let anyone control me with a woman. I failed myself. My mind can't form coherent thoughts when she is near me. I think about her first before doing anything. I now have to think long and hard about her before making a decision. Thousands of thoughts ran through my mind—how will this affect her? Will it hurt her? At this point, she can just cut off my dick and wear it around her neck to symbolize how much power she has over me. She has me in a fucking chokehold. Gentle?! Was I fucking gentl
•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌"Do you remember anything?" Nikolai asked with a deep frown etched on his forehead. I touched the back of my neck and gave my head a shake. "No, I passed out a few times while I was in Ignacio's captivity; maybe, he planted something when I was unconscious.""You didn't feel anything?" "Nope, I was in so much pain physically and mentally; I don't think I could have remembered such a tiny incision on the back of my neck." He ran his teeth over his bottom lip and raked a hand through his hair frustratedly. "I'm going to call our surgeon, and he will safely remove it from your back, alright, baby girl?" I nodded, I felt a little uneasy, but Nikolai was going to be there. I again touched the back of my neck, trying to feel something, but there was nothing. "It's gonna be fine, alright?" "Okay..." Nikolai left the bedroom, probably to call his surgeon—the one that removes bullets from his or his men's bodies without even asking a question. I looked around our be
•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌I groaned as I lifted my heavy eyelids, I held my head in my hands. I was still laying on my stomach, I placed my palms beside me on the bed and pulled myself up. I blew out a breath as I looked around the empty bedroom. I touched the nape of my neck and found a bandage wrapped at the back of my neck. They must have pulled out whatever it was. I placed my feet on the ground, I felt lightheaded. I stood up with the help of the nightstand and walked to the mirror. I turned my back to it and tried to look at the bandage through the mirror, it was nothing big but still quite noticeable. I glanced at the clock and it read seven a.m, my eyes widened as I realized that I slept through an entire day. I went to the bathroom, filled the tub with warm water, and slid inside, soothing my aching limbs with warm water. I didn't wash my hair or else the bandage would have gone wet. Stepping out, I dried my body with a towel and put on a blue sundress. I went downstairs and
•Nikolai•╌═❁═╌I wasn't scared of much, but feelings—love terrified me. When she asked me if I loved her, said the words out loud; fuck, that was scarier than having a ticking bomb attached to your chest. I stood in front of her like a fucking idiot. I had never been speechless before anyone, I always get the last word but Evangeline has managed to do that as well. I grabbed my fifth glass of whiskey and downed it. I couldn't say it, I don't fucking know what I feel for her. I wanted her, I liked being around her, sleeping in the same bed as hers but love was out of the question. I told her, I fucking told her that I won't love her. She fucking said she had no problem with it. She said she was fine with me not loving her. She fucking said that she won't ask me to love her. Didn't she? I picked up the bottle of whiskey and tossed it on the wall. I placed my hands over the desk and hung my head. "Fuck!" When I first met her—the day her father had died, I'd never imagined that the
•Nikolai•╌═❁═╌"Did you find it?" "We did, it's in our possession right now" Scott answered. I nodded. "I will be there. I just want to fucking end this shit with Bolton. I'm fucking tired of hearing his fucking name!" Scott chuckled on the other line. "That would be a little hard, considering you married his daughter. Charles Bolton is tied to you for life" "Evangeline isn't Bolton anymore. She is a Costello" "Yeah but that's his blood coursing through her veins" Irritation surged up inside of me. "Don't fucking say shit like that! I have no fucking idea how that scum can father a child like her" Scott laughed out loud at that. "We all get lucky sometimes, don't we?" "Sometimes, I wonder how he'd react if he saw me fucking his daughter" I laughed. "That'd the kind of shit I'd pay to see" "That psychopath would have probably tried to kill you" I was sitting over the living room couch when I noticed her walking downstairs. "Wouldn't that be fun?" I said to Scott mindlessly, s
•Nikolai•╌═❁═╌"I take Evangeline with me forever" he declared. I let out a dry laugh. He had balls, I gotta hand it to him but he was also stupid. Courage and stupidity don't go well together, not in my world anyway. "You really thought that I'd just hand Evangeline to you because you asked me to?" I raised an eyebrow. Mark's eyes dropped to the floor, most men can't handle looking me straight in the eyes. "Respectfully, Don Niko, she is of no use to you. She didn't know anything about her parents, the girl had lived in isolation her whole life. I know you have taken care of her after her parents' death but it's my responsibility. She is my goddaughter. I'd like to take her with me" I brushed my thumb over my lower lip as I heard him rambling on and on about Evangeline. "Do you even know who she is?" "Don Niko, I have cared for that girl my entire life. I can take better care of her" "That's an impossible feat considering that Evangeline is my wife now" A look of pure shock an
•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌A mess. A complete mess. Nikolai had turned the whole living room upside down as he stood in the middle like a raging bull. Rage exuded from him, and a lump formed in my throat as I took in his expression. I kept standing at the last step because there was glass everywhere. His eyes were bloodshot, he was breathing heavily and the way he was staring at me scared me a little... just a little. "Go back to your room," he said lowly. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Go back to your room, Evangeline" his tone inferred that he didn't want to talk right now. I saw blood dripping from his hand. If I was wearing my slippers I would have walked toward him and seen it for myself even though I was mad at him but unfortunately, I was barefoot. "Are you hurt?" "Go. Back. To. Your. Room." I crossed my arms over my chest. I was done being ordered around by Nikolai, I won't let him treat me this way. "If you had a bad day at work, you don't have to take it out on me or the furn