Belle's POV
My eyes flicker as I am slowly awakened by small kisses on my forehead. The soft touch of the sunlight is making it hard for me to fully open my eyes to have a clearer picture of what's around me.
"My love....."
Said the familiar soft voice. I inhaled and instantly recognize his scent. It's Artan.
I crinkled my eyebrows in confusion. This man was close to being dead last night. How come he's already awake now? I realized that I'm already in his arms all wrapped around him. He is half naked and a bandage is wrapped around his torso.
When the doctor allowed us to be with him last night, I made sure to be on his side but I could not recall lying beside him in bed.
He cupped my face with his palm and looked me in the eyes. He let's out a naughty smile and spoke, his voice still hoarse.
"I should have known getting shot is what it takes to wake up with you like this." He said while gently rubbing his fingers on my face.
"Artan...you getting shot is not funny."
I moved to step down the bed but I wasnt able to remove myself completely because he instantly grabbed me.
"You know, my pole is kind of waving its flag right now."
My lips parted in disbelief. "Artan!!!!" Oh my god this man!
I heard someone soft chuckle inside the room. When I looked around, I see Dardan, Besian, and Adnan looking at us all amused. I hit him on his chest which made him wince in pain.
"Ahh.." He muttered.
I squirmed because blood instantly soaked the gauze and bandage on his side.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry Artan."
He just smiled and pulled me even tighter towards him but far fom the side where he got shot.
"Artan you should stop straining yourself."
"I will be forced to strain myself if you move. So just don't move baby."
I decided to stop putting up a fight.
"That's better." He said while planting a kiss near my lips.
My palm landed on his face instantly, but his grin just grew even wider. For a man who got shot and almost died, this one looked the happiest.
Artan signalled his men to come to us while his face is near mine.
"You look a hundred percent Boss. I wonder why." Said Adnan who is looking at the two of us with a smile on his face.
Artan softly chuckled and cocked his head to face Adnan. "Am I? Maybe because of this wonderful drug beside me."
Yup the man has completely lost it.
"Boss, we need to talk about what happened." Said Besian.
"Some other time." Artan replied.
look weak if we let
sounded calm but with enough firmness to cause
"But Boss..."
on Besian's shoulder
other time Boss, we
not to disturb us or I will shoot whoever goes through that fucking door." Said Artan and he doesnt look like he's even kidding at
a salute with his index and middle finger. "As you wish
best time to plead to Artan not to exact revenge to Nikolai
still talk things over. You have been friends for a long time. Don't
Volkov and I are way past
were shot. It will completely ruin me if anything happens to Nikolai
eyebrows,
Artan. No
me like he's thinking. "Okay.. for
so fixated in exacting revenge to the Russian
in it." Artan said as he drops
for this by the
smiled. "You have my whole closet at your
I tried to fight the urge to close my eyes as well but
~
Alexei in the study. They just had an argument when Yuri entered the
Madame Volkov
looked surprised. Nikolai instantly stood up but noticed that Yuri looked very
It's Madame Irene
and composed. "Thank you
Irene placed her vintage Chanel bag on top of the chair in front of Nikolai's wooden table. She slowly removed
you greet your
Alexei gave her a hug and kissed her on
facial expression
what brings you here?" Asked Alexei, he has the
Now sit. Don't make me jump for
sat down next to each other
swung it to a curve and landed a slap on Alexei's face. The latter looked
fought for
is still not here.
landed a slap on Nikolai's face.
time in the world to listen
doesnt want to see us." Said
I will smother the two of you in your sleep and bury you 10 ft below the ground. All these years, I have come to realize that dead bodies make for a good kind of fertilizer to the soil. Have you seen my roses and tomatoes back home? Who would have guessed being a wife to your Fathers will make me an expert
and Alexei
dinner to come clean or else Matushka is going to be very upset. You don't want
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Belle's POV
"Artan, open up."
trying to feed this stubborn man in front of me. Artan has apparently been awake long before I woke up. And he has taken that opportunity to kiss me on god knows what part of
"No." I muttered.
rather starve
whatever you
back on the door as tears fall down my eyes. His stubbornness reminds me so much of Nikolai. It's
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