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.
deserve to answer for this! We will look weak
did I just say Besian?" Artan sounded calm but with enough firmness to cause
"But Boss..."
his hand on Besian's shoulder as if
will talk some other time Boss, we will leave you and Ms. Belle
everyone 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
soft chuckled and gestured a salute with his index and middle
out of the room leaving the two of us behind. I thought that this is the best time to plead to Artan not to exact revenge to Nikolai anymore. If there's one person who can once and for all end this, it would be me. The very reason why this is all happening in the first
over. You have been friends for a long time. Don't put that friendship into
Volkov and I are way past talking my
will completely ruin me if anything
crinkled his eyebrows, "Especially now
Just please Artan. No bloodshed
like he's thinking.
to think and hopefully end this chaos. Besian is so fixated in exacting revenge to the
my shirt...you look perfect in it." Artan said as
this by
smiled. "You have my whole closet at
down. I tried to fight the urge to close my eyes as well but eventually my eyelids
~
the study. They just had an argument when
Volkov is
surprised. Nikolai instantly stood up
It's
and composed. "Thank you Yuri, you
looked like they have seen a ghost. Irene placed her vintage Chanel bag on top of the chair in front of Nikolai's wooden table. She slowly removed her coat and
greet your mother? No
gave her a hug
expression is still one of
what brings you here?" Asked Alexei, he has the exact reaction as
am here. Now sit.
and Alexei sat down next to each other
faces them and raised her hand from the top of her head, swung it to a curve and landed a slap on Alexei's face. The latter looked
fought for her...." Said
not here. You did not fight for her
Nikolai's face. She then walked back to the chair while slowly massaging
stay here for a while. I have all the time in the world to listen to your
to see
I have come to realize that dead bodies make for a good
and Alexei
or else Matushka is going to be very upset. You don't want to see an
~
Belle's POV
"Artan, open up."
tapped his side, gesturing me to sit next to him in bed. I'm holding a bowl of soup in my hand 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
"No." I muttered.
starve to death."
you want
on the table next to the bed and exited the room. I rested my back on the door as tears fall down my eyes. His stubbornness reminds me so much of Nikolai.
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