Chapter 7
Nikolai, Alexei, Artan and Axel De Alba in the garden.
Axel: You married a woman who is the exact duplicate of your sister, the fiancé of your adopted brother Alexei and the mother of Artan Bogdani's daughter. Fucking circus show you have here Volkov. Nikolai: You pursued my sister many times, you kidnapped her and brought her here in Colombia and you tried to domesticate her to be your wife.
Alexei: Congratulations, you're a regular member of the circus, De Alba.
Artan: Okay, that's enough. We are not going to have this conversation about the woman we all loved.
The three went silent for a little while
Axel: Agreed.
Nikolai: What are you doing here with my wife Axel?
Axel: Maybe you should ask your wife instead Volkov. And while you're at it, ask her why she stole the Italian gelato from my kitchen counter when it was supposed to be served for my guests and why she raided my freezer and took a whole bucket. Ask her why she took my horse for a ride. Also, why there's a dent in my Camaro that was peacefully parked behind the Villa.
Nikolai and Alexei just smile in response, behind their minds they thought - 'That's my girl'.
Axel: I see that you find this amusing.
Alexei: You're butthurt because of icecream?
Axel: I am fucking pissed! She disrespected my things and my place. She disrespected me.
Nikolai: She doesn't even know you! And besides, she's a Volkov, she can disrespect whoever she wants, whenever she wants.
Artan: (Smirks) Okay Axel, we know you have OCD but you have to understand, she has cravings she cannot control.
Axel wrinkled his eyebrows
Nikolai: (Looks proud) My wife is pregnant. She is pregnant with my twins.
Artan: Really? Twins?
Nikolai: Yes, here I have a picture of the sonogram. (Swipes his phone and pointed to Artan the dots in the circle)
(Nikolai and Artan have already been distracted. Alexei's smirk widens seeing his brother and Artan forget about the fact that they still hate each other, Axel on the other hand gave up on getting pissed.) Axel: And him? (Nods towards Yuri who is carrying Belle in his arms back to their rest house. Dimitri and Boris are putting the wolves back on their leashes.)
Alexei: What do you think?
(Axel shakes his head and drinks the scotch from a square glass)
Axel: You fucking got shot Volkov? (Smiles in amusement then turns to Artan as if asking if he has something to do with it.)
Artan: Nope. If it was me, I wouldn't have missed. That's some sloppy shooting right there.
Axel: Ah, so someone in New York --
Nikolai: (interrupts Axel) People know better than to cross me. You and Artan know that. Every fucking soul in this organization knows that.
Axel: I'm a De Alba, I can cross you at will. And who could forget my man here almost fucking stole your wife from you. That's some hardcore crossing right there.
Nikolai: And look where it got your friend. He came running to you like a sewer rat looking for mum's milk. His underground business had already been crushed to thy kingdom come if not for my wife. Axel: Wow. So, Volkov junior is bowing down to a pussy?
Nikolai: Still better than De Alba junior bowing down to an Albanian dick.
(Axel was about to lung towards Nikolai but Artan stopped him. Nikolai has a smirk plastered on his face. Alexei lets out a smirk as well, his hands are inside his pockets, looking arrogantly handsome as always. Their men are just around the garden, observing the Big Bosses' insults and banters against each other.)
Belle's POV
I woke up at 1:00 o'clock in the morning feeling famished. I feel like I was in slumber for a very long time and now the two tiny wolves growing inside me have awakened just to eat. The loves of my life are both asleep. Nikolai is laying on his stomach on my left while Alexei is to my right, spooning me, his left hand is groping my left boob and his face is buried on my hair. The two are only wearing their boxers and nothing else. Such a sexy scene to wake up to. Still, I know better than to poke the daddy wolves. The sexual appetite of these two is beyond belief not to mention that one of their best moves is sleepy sex. Bu food is my priority now. So eat now, maybe sex later. Freak.
I kissed Alexei on his neck and inhaled him deeply. Gosh. He smells so friggin good. I run my nose all over his soft beard and smelled him like a chipmunk. Hmmm! Icy cologne with a pint of green citrus. I slowly touched the tip of my tongue on his slightly scruffy face and lick him like icecream. Yum! I then forced my tongue in between his lips and bit him softly. A smile slowly formed on his face, he wraps his arm around my neck and pulled me towards him even tighter.
"Hey." Alexei said in his uber-sexy and hoarse bedroom voice. His eyes are slightly opened as he rains kisses on my lips.
"Urm, Alexei, I can't breathe." I tried to mutter in between soft small gasps for air.
He just chuckles and then pulls me on top of his chest as he lays on his back. He brushes the strands of hair covering my face as he looks at me with those amazingly beautiful hazel eyes.
We both chuckle as a soft snore interrupts our eye contact. It's Nikolai and the man looks like a peaceful baby sleeping. My poor Nikolai, since we arrived here, he and his brother have been busy with Mafia business, meeting here and there, always making sure that everything is in order and as planned. Also, the fact that he's basically drugged with anti-pain meds so he can still function despite his gunshot wound. I am so sorry Nikolai
I rested my head on Alexei's chest. He then wraps his arm around my back while his other hand is groping my ass.
"I love you Alexei."
"I love you, my princess."
"Your penis is growing hard."
He just chuckles in response. "He does that when you're near him. He can't control himself."
"It's fine. I'm used to it." I answered as a matter of factly.
This time, a full-blown laugh escaped his mouth. He continues rubbing my bum, it actually made me feel more relaxed. This might be my new favorite thing.
"I like it, don't stop Alexei."
"Oh, I like doing this more than you can imagine." He replied. I just can sense that a smile is plastered on his face.
"Uhm Alexei, who carried me back to our room? I remember I was in the garden with the wolves."
"Yuri, your secret admirer." He answered without a trace of humor in his voice.
I smack him on his shoulder. "Stop that."
"It's true. Yuri is hardcore in love with you." He replies.
"Yuri is family." I retorted.
"Family or not, I'm still gonna kill him if he crosses my line again."
"Alexei."
"I'm not going to discuss this with you, woman! My mind is made up. He kisses you again, he dies. He pursues you again, he dies. Simple as that."
Since when did killing other people become simple? Oh wait. I'm married to the Boss of the Russia Mafia and in love and in bed with his brother. I'm pregnant with two Volkovs. I'm in reality a Mafia wife. Who am I kidding.
I pulled my head up and raised my left eyebrow, "So I'm just your 'woman' now?"
"You're the woman of my life. You're the woman that I'm in love with. You're the woman I want to spend the remaining days or years of my life with. You're the woman I want to see before I go to sleep at night and when I wake up the morning after. You're the woman I want to have a bunch of kids with. You're the woman I want to be with when I grow old and until my penis could not stand on its own, although highly unlikely to happen because of you--- you get my point. We're in for the long haul baby."
I was not able to respond. That was undeniably sweet. I just buried my face on his neck. No words can explain how much I love you, Alexei.
"Uhm, Alexei, I'm sorry for taking Petrushka and Valkyre out of their cages and sleeping in the garden. I was just so sleepy and the wolves' fur was so soft and they were so cuddly. Did you know that they already love me the first time they saw me? When I took them out of their cages they were all over me. I fell in love with them in an instant as well."
"Hmm, sounds familiar." He said.
I just smiled in response knowing fully well what he's saying. Sounds really like what happened to us.
"Did you fall in love with me the first time you saw me?" Alexei asks which he quickly took back. "I know that you fell in love with my brother first and you love him more than anyone--" There he goes again. He thinks that my love for him is not the same as with his brother. That I love Nikolai more than him. I know in my heart that I love him as much as I love Nikolai. That is the truth. I cannot be completely happy without him in my life. I have realized this fact when we broke up. It was one of the lowest points in my life. I was devastated and it almost ruined my relationship with his brother.
I was forced to sit on his torso as I covered his mouth with my hands tightly. I am so close to snapping in anger. "Shut your mouth and listen to me Alexei Viktor Volkov! Let me make myself perfectly clear!" An obvious surprise can be seen in the man's eyes.
"Alright, this should be good." Inserted the voice of the devil Nikolai. He must have been awakened by our whisper talks. He switches the lamp on next to him and hugged a pillow while laying on his side, looking at Alexei and me. A smile is plastered on his face. His eyes are half shut.
"Shush Nikolai! Although, ---" I climbed towards him and kissed him on his lips before going back to palming Alexei's mouth. Nikolai winks at me naughtily.
"Yes I fell in love with your brother first, but that doesn't make my love for you any lesser! Remember at our old home at the brownstone, the first time that we fought and you pushed me away? It made me realize that I did not want to lose you, ever! The thought of you being away from me, with us, scared me to death. It made me realize that I have been in love with you, I just did not have the courage to admit it to myself and to Nikolai. I could not admit to myself that I was so damn jealous when other women touch you or even looks at you! I hated the fact that you were free to go out anytime to god knows where there are women. You are mine and I do not intend to share you with anyone else!"
A squeal instantly escaped my mouth when Alexei wrestled me--albeit carefully-- to make me lay on my back. He then rains kisses on my lips, all over my face and my neck, his hands pinning mine on both sides.
"Alexei....stop. Ah...Alexei..I said stop. Not now, I'm hungry." I'm squirming as tiny electric volts run through my body.
"Hmm not now? Excuse me my lady but what did you think I was gonna do?" He retorted, feigning innocence.
I was about to get so friggin embarrassed but then a soft snore inserted timely. We were both silenced and when we looked at the source, Nikolai is again sleeping like a baby. The anti-pain meds and the blue pill once again prevailed. Alexei and I just chuckled in unison.
"Do you want to eat?" Alexei asked while slowly removing himself from on top of me.
"Yes, please? I want Mcdonald's."
"Colombian Mcdonald's?
"Si, Señor" I replied with glittering eyes.
"Okay, wait for me downstairs. I'll just go get Diana." He kisses me on my lips then grabs his pants, shirt, and leather jacket from the chair. He moved so fast I wasn't able to investigate further about this Diana. "Oh, and princess, don't wear a skirt, just some pants or shorts." He said, his head just popped on the side of the door then he's gone again.
What is wrong with that man? I just shook my head in disbelief. Ill handle the Diana situation later. I then proceeded to the closet where the maid has arranged all our belongings. Yep, some of our helpers from New York also came with us as per Nikolai's orders. Apparently, Nikolai has some serious trust issues when it comes to the host of this year's Conglomerate meeting. He won't even trust the local home helpers assigned to the Volkov Mafia.