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ZARYA MOROZOV *A month later*One of the most anticipated days of my life was finally here. I was already his wife, but this event allowed me to walk down the aisle as his bride. With my hair set in loose curls, the beauticians applied makeup to my face, and Natasha tied my wedding dress from behind, which I had bought from her boutique. It was a long, floral dress, wrapped around my upper body, with a wide flow at the hem.Natasha and Nadia helped me get up from my chair and looked at me from head to toe with wide eyes before both of them clapped together in excitement.Both of them were dressed beautifully for the event.I chuckled at their reaction.Natasha took a deep breath as if controlling her tears and sent the beauticians off before turning towards me. She grabbed my hands in hers and smiled up at me with teary eyes."May you live happily forever." She said, and I smiled, pulling her into a hug."Man, I feel so left out," Nadia complained. We chuckled and pulled her into a
ZARYA MOROZOV I caressed the red velvet wrapped around my figure and looked up at myself in the mirror. I was going out on a date with Sergei, wearing the dress he had bought for me. It was a long red velvet dress that hugged my figure perfectly. It was elegant and beautiful, and made me stand out. I had a minimalist set of diamonds around my neck that went perfectly with my dress. I also let my hair down, letting it rest on my bare shoulders, and put on a little makeup to enhance my features.This was the first time I was genuinely happy while getting dressed. With no burden on my shoulders, with no leash on my neck, but with my own choice.I grabbed my coat and bag and looked at myself in the mirror once again. A small smile made its way on my lips as I gave myself a thumbs up and walked out of the room, only to find my whole family standing in the hallway, excitedly gesturing towards the stairs that led me downstairs towards the hall where Sergei was waiting.Alisa, Nadia, Lev, a
ZARYA MOROZOV After taking my first class, I was moving towards the next one. As I was passing through the corridor with Rafail and two other bodyguards following me at a distance, I felt the students looking our way. At this point, I was used to their stares, but this time they were persistent, and then I heard some of them whispering among each other about Sergei, which had me slowing down."Did you see the Pakhan?" One of the guys asked his friends."Yes, oh my god, he is so handsome." One of the young girls squealed like his fan girl."Chill out, he'll peel your skin off." One of the other guys joked.No, please, he wouldn't do that, or would he?The girl sighed. "Sadly, he has a wife; I would have looked for my chance." The guys snickered at her statement. The more I walked, the more I heard whispers about him. Some were terrified and had shivers because of his aura, but it felt like he gained more fans. Kids these days enjoy danger.I turned to look at Rafail, and he just s
ZARYA MOROZOVTwo weeks later*I have been content.This feeling had always been foreign to me, but now it was wrapped around my existence like a warm blanket.My mids just ended, and after a whole week of exams, I was finally free from the stress and was able to spend my day with Anastasia and Lev.We watered the blooming flowers together and even baked a cake, which I later served a slice of to Sergei. He wasn't very fond of sweets, but he ate the whole slice I served him.I was also looking forward to meeting Natasha. She told me her fashion week went well, and she would be visiting the mansion with the kids soon.I was looking forward to seeing her again.After putting the kids to bed, I stepped out of the room with the empty jug in my hand. As I was making my way downstairs towards the kitchen, I came across a familiar face.Bogdan...He stopped when he saw me and passed me a respectful nod. "It's been a while." He said, and I nodded, passing him a soft smile. I remember him clea
SERGEI MOROZOV She gets angrier at me.She glares at me, curses me as I am deserving of all, but even that glare of hers is not driven out of hatred, even those curses of hers aren't meant to humiliate or shame me.My wife was a treasure that I was undeserving to hold onto, yet I was selfish enough to never let her go or let her out of my sight.She was greater than my status, my power, my wealth, and my very existence.I would gladly take everything that she throws at me for as long as she stays with me, for as long as I am alive."Sergei..."I have finally started to see the light in her, the light I took from my own hands. It calms my soul to see her lively once again, and I would do whatever it takes to keep it that way."Sergei..."I felt a hand on my wrist and snapped out of my wife's trance.I looked to my right side and found Elmira Fyodorov, the sole heir of Fyodorov's. "Where are you lost?" She asked, and I looked down at her hand on my wrist. I pulled my hand away as if b
ZARYA MOROZOV The cafe was engulfed in a calm silence, yet my nerves were full of chaos. The companion who died in front of my eyes four years ago was now sitting in front of me with a child and a life of her own.Was I deceived yet again?"How?" I asked, or that was all I could bring myself to utter.Natasha stared at me, just as surprised.My eyes swiftly went to her child, who was quietly licking his ice cream. Now that I see him up close, he does look like her, and he also looks like someone I knew, but I just couldn't pinpoint exactly who.Natasha looked at Rafail and some other guards standing near the cafe's door before her gaze dropped back to me."How have you been?" She asked, and I felt my throat tightening.I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There were nights that I had cried for her, thinking she died because of me, but..."I'm fine, better than before," I muttered with a soft smile on my face. I couldn't help but stare at her face. She looked radiant, like a sunflow
ZARYA ROGOV "I won't allow you to take my daughter from me." He warned, towering over me like a threat he always was to my sanity."She is my daughter." I narrowed my eyes at him, my jaw tightening."Ours." He corrected me."Unfortunately." I took a step away from him, but he grabbed my arms firml
ZARYA ROGOV Now, only I had the right to kill him, when all these years, I was the one he wanted to kill.The promise that was made under the rain, near the dead bodies, twelve years ago, vanished just like those people who once existed in our lives.I tightened my grip on Anastasia while holding
ZARYA ROGOV The Morozov mansion was the root of all my nightmares.It stood high, dressed in wealth and luxury that only a few could afford.As I looked around me, I remembered every detail. The garden, the walls that supported the ladder as I climbed towards my freedom. I wasn't looking forward to
ZARYA ROGOV The morning light filtered through the window, spilling past the slats of the curtains and pooling onto the bed. Anastasia's giggles filled my ears, soothing my soul. She had been up for a while, but I refused to get up. The warmth and softness of the bed kept me caged. I felt her smal







