Her Volkovs #Book 1

Belle's POV

"These are Ivan and Vasily. They will be your security detail starting today Madamme." Yuri said, introducing me to two men in black suit. One is brunette and the other has a copper blonde hair. They look like like my age but they already sport a frightening presence.

How come Nikolai did not tell me about this? I quickly went back inside the house. I found Nikolai and Alexei in the living room.

"Nikolai, about my security detail which you conveniently forgot to consult me about....."

"You will have a security detail, end of." Said Nikolai, interrupting me. My lips parted in disbelief.

"If you don't like the men I assigned to you, you can take Boris instead." Is he kidding me? Boris is like a statue, he's as stiff as a dead owl and not to mention how he trampled down those women from the beach.

I let out a frustrated sigh and exited the house. Arguing with Nikolai when he seems to have already made up his mind is hopeless. I reluctantly went back outside and went inside the SUV. Just a while ago, Nikolai was the sweetest ever and then the next second, he's like ten times my father.

Ivan is in the front passenger seat while Vasily is the designated driver. Ivan's phone vibrated, he took it from his chest pocket and talked for several seconds before handing the phone to me. "Madamme."

"If that's Nikolai tell him I'm not talking to him. End of." I said, emphasizing the last words. Ivan placed the phone back to his ears. Seconds later, he handed the phone to me again. "Madamme please." The man is now pleading to me. Poor Ivan, I can just imagine what Nikolai said to him.

One thing I know about Nikolai is that, he is a tough and ruthless Boss. His words are the law of the Russian Mafia and what he says or commands, he will absolutely get. I still don't want to talk to him but I don't have a choice because Ivan became his leverage, which makes the playing field between Nikolai and I, uneven.

I gave in and took the phone from Ivan.

"Do I need to buy you a new phone baby?" Baby your face Nikolai! Uh!

"I just left my phone at Dylan's, I'm going to get it later."

"No your not going to see that guy."

"Yes I will, Nikolai. I have to see my bestfriend who's mad at me right now because I chose you over her. So yes, I am going to Dylan's house later." I swear I'm starting to lose my patience with this man. "What pleasure do you get from saying no to me? I'm starting to think you purposely say no to me so that I would want you even more."

I parted my lips in disbelief. Narcissist level one thousand, Nikolai Vyacheslav Volkov. I just roll my eyes.

"Have you been skipping sessions with your shrink again Nikolai?"

"You caused this madness. I don't need a shrink. I need you."

I sigh in frustration and defeat. "Nikolai...I'll see you tonight." I tapped the phone and gave it back to Ivan.

A few minutes later we arrived at St. Mary's. As I enter the school I notice that Ivan and Vasily are still walking with me inside.

"You can wait for me outside."

"We can't do that Madamme, the Boss' order."

Is he kidding me right now?

"Hand me your phone Ivan." He took the phone from his chest pocket and handed me it to me. The other guy named Vasily is looking around sporting a serious face.

I then dialed Nikolai. "Nikolai! They can't come with me inside the school. I am sure that is not allowed plus they might scare the kids." I looked at Ivan and Vasily. "No offense Ivan, Vasily."

"My men are allowed to go inside the school. I had it arranged with Dr. Thomas. If they don't agree, they can say goodbye to the money I regularly send them."

My lips parted in disbelief. So that's why he knows Dr. Thomas. He also donates money to the school. I don't know if I'm going to get mad or be proud of him. "We'll talk later Nikolai."

"I love you baby."

"I love you Nikolai."

I gave the phone back to Ivan. When I glanced at Vasily I noticed that he is holding a black sling bag.

"What's that?" Oh my god, I hope it's not what I think it is. "Is there a gun inside that bag?" I asked Vasily sternly but I try to lower my voice so people won't hear me.

"No Madamme, this is your lunch." Said Vasily while raising the bag in front of him.

I crinkled my eyebrows. Lunch? Nikolai had the chef pack lunch for me? I can feel that I'm slowly turning crimson. Oh god, Nikolai is just unbelievably sweet and difficult at the same time. I didn't know that it's even possible. A smile slowly forms on my face. I quickly turn my back from the two to hide my embarrassment. My Nikolai deserves a sweet hug later.

I'm on my way to Dylan's. I'm

holding in my hand two VIP tickets to the Dara concert Amy has been babbling about since back home.

Dara is Amy's favorite Korean girl et

group. She would take time to

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research the meaning of the lyrics and would dance and sing her heart out to their songs. She's basically obsessed with them. I know this is not enough to gain her forgiveness but it would at least put a smile on her face. Hopefully.

When I arrived, I saw Dylan at the garage. The two men are still following behind looking like goons. Oh wait. Who am I kidding.

I swear, I'm slowly running out of patience with these two. I seriously need to talk to Nikolai about this.

When Dylan saw me, he stopped working on the old car and wiped his hands with a towel. "Hey Belle." Dylan looks at me and the men following me behind.

"Hey Dy. Is she here?"

"Yup she's watching TV. You two should really patch things up. She's never the same without you Belle." I feel like my heart is being crushed. Amy and I seldom fight. When we do fight, we don't talk to each other for a few minutes just to cool things down and then we go back to our crazy selves and kiss and make up. Like literally, we kiss and then we put make up to each other's faces.

"I'll see you inside Dy?" I held his hand and squeezed it tight.

He again looked at Ivan and Vasily and squeezed my hand back.

"Okay."

When I entered the house I saw Amy sitting on the couch while watching tv. When she saw me, she suddenly stood up, walked out on me and went to our room. I followed her but she slammed the door on my face.

"A, I miss you so much. I'm sorry."

"You don't have the right to miss me Arabella."

"I have all the right because you're my bestfriend."

"The moment you left, you have thrown away our friendship. So no, we are not bestfriends anymore."

"I love you A."

She remained silent.

"I love you and I miss you so much A."

I feel like my tears are threatening to fall. I blink twice and wipe my now teary eyes.

"Don't you dare cry on me B! Don't you fucking dare!"

I know my bestfriend and one thing she could not bear is me crying.

"I'm not crying. This stupid onion I'm chopping. It's the one making my tears fall."

My legs are doing it again so I decided to sit down while my back is resting on the door.

"You want to hear a story A?"

She still did not answer.

"Once upon a time, there's this princess who traveled oceans and mountains in order to see the world outside the walls of the kingdom, his father, the king made for her. The princess was so happy because finally she could do whatever she wants to do away from the shadow of the king. She lived a normal yet content life. She was so full of hope. She saw her new world as all colorful and beautiful.

One day, while the princess is roaming around savoring her new found freedom, she met her prince charming. She instantly fell in love with him. It turned out however that the prince charming transforms into a beast at night, but that did not stop the princess from loving his prince. In fact she loved him even more.

There were a lot of times that the

prince broke the princess' heart, but her love towards him did not falter. The princess did whatever she can to hold on to her love towards the prince. One night, while the prince was transforming into a beast, he saw something move in the corner of his eye. The prince that now has become a beast suddenly attacked the princess by placing his fang on the princess' throat. When the beast realized that he was about to devour the love of his life, he quickly took off and ran away from the princess. It is however too late since his fangs have already pierced through the throat of his princess. The princess was left on the ground soaked in her own blood. She could not believe that her love towards his prince would cost her her own life.

The beast growled so loud on top of a cliff under the moonlight. He cried and mourned because he knows he killed the love of his life. He then wished to end his own life. He was, about to stab a dagger to his heart when all of a sudden, the princess came running towards him. The beast lets go of the dagger and caught the now almost lifeless body of the princess in his arms. Despite his beastly appearance, the princess saw right through his eyes. In those. eyes is his prince. The princess placed her now pale hand on the beast's face. Their eyes met and slowly, the beast kissed the princess.

The beast and the princess glowed and slowly faded away in the darkness of the night. Their silhouette turned into tiny sparkling lights that scattered all over their own little kingdom. And they died in love, happily ever after."0000000