Her Volkovs #Book 1

Belle's POV

"B, I already booked our flight home. It's going to be two days from now so we would still have time to wrap things up from work etc."

Amy and I are already packing our luggage in her room.

"Aren't you going to tell me what happened?" Said Amy.

"I have nothing to tell you A." If I tell her about what happened I don't know if she's going to forgive me, Nikolai or Alexei.

"Where did you sleep last night?"

"At a hotel."

"Why?" Dammit Amy!

"A, can you please let this one go?"

My heart jumped when Amy's mood suddenly changed.

"No! I moved all the way here just to make sure you're okay. Hell I even left Ana, my sick mother, just to make sure you are fine. You cant just brush me off like this!"

I feel like my heart is being crushed. I did not answer my bestfriend. I continued collecting my things.

"Arabella! You don't get to do this to me!" Amy is now hysterical.

"I said I don't want to talk about it Amy! I'm sorry for taking you away from Ana. We are going home so you can attend to her."

"You one selfish bitch!!!!!" Amy said screaming at me. "Just yesterday you chose to be with your gangster boyfriend and now that things went awry you just decide to suddenly go home without even giving me any explanation? The past few weeks, my life had been dependent on your decisions B!!! You at least owe me honesty!"

I can't stand it any longer. I feel like I'm being choked so I walked away from her.

"Yes, that's right! Get lost again so everyone will get out of their way just to look for you."

I took a halt and went to face Amy. Her arms are now intertwined in front of her and she's full on bitch mode.

"Did I ask you to come and move here A? No! Did I ask for your help when I was at my lowest? No! Did I tell Dylan to get me from the motel? No! Did I ask Nikolai and Alexei to look for me A? No!!! Nikolai broke my heart so I wanted to move on with my life. I never dragged you into this! I never dragged anyone into this. You made a choice!"

Amy and I are in the middle of an argument when all of a sudden the doorbell rang. Good riddance.

I walked away from Amy and went to the main door. My eyes widened when I see Yuri, he's wearing his usual black suit and his serious self.

"Yuri?"

"Madamme, it's the Bosses."

I feel like my heart jumped out of my chest. Oh god what could have happened that made Yuri come here.

"What happened?"

know something must be really wrong. I could never forgive myself if

"Wait here Yuri."

went back to our room to change clothes since I'm

are you doing? Where are you going?"

answer her. She then glances at the window and I think that she saw the black SUV parked

fucking kidding

and Alexei need me. I

Amy exclaimed. "The moment go out, you are not welcome here anymore. You are

I know Amy can forgive me but I wont be able to

house, I heard Amy scream, "B!!!! Don't you dare come back

outside the door as he waits for me. "Let's

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quiet, perhaps too quiet. It's like a prelude to whatever disaster I'm going to witness. Nobody talked inside the car. Yuri is on the front passenger seat while Boris drives. I know these two never leaves Nikolai's side. What could have

tell me that Nikolai is

did not say a

me if he's okay can you at

"Yes Madamme."

"How about Alexei?"

"Yes."

a chance to fix this mess. I remember what Matushka Irene told me. If I decide to go back to their lives, I have to be tough, even tougher than Nikolai and Alexei. I cant believe I am even thinking about this right now. Is this me choosing to

lights on. There are at least four black cars parked in the driveway. There are several men standing next to the cars but most of them are

heart sunk when I saw Nikolai, dropped to the ground, face down. He is in the middle of two graves.

him to

has been drinking. And since

I held his

he tries to

Said Nikolai, his voice is hoarse and he's

here to get you." At this point my tears are already threatening to fall. This is the first time I have

with what he was about to say. His eyes are full of remorse. "I'm sorry baby. I keep on begging forgiveness from Yelena but she's not

broken. I can see it in his defeated eyes. I can't imagine how alone he

going to be okay Nikolai." Nikolai rested his

the word home. He then looks me in

we are going home.

his arms around my

"I'm sorry baby."

count how many times Nikolai asked for my forgiveness. I just let his head rest on my lap. I place my hand on his head, and the other one on his arm. We stayed in this position for a long time. The wind is blowing my

love of my life. My first love and most probably my last. He saved my life a couple of times and protected me even if I always end up being hurt. Matushka Irene was right, Nikolai and Alexei are complicated men. A lifetime is not enough to fully

remember what happened last night. This man

sky. I myself am surprised by the depth of my love towards Nikolai. I still love him with all

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