Her Volkovs #Book 1

Belle's POV

I crinkled my eyebrows. "You were the one what Nikolai?" Oh god, the suspense is killing me. I feel like I'm already running out of breath.

"I was the one who saw a girl slam her face on the glass window at a flowershop." He has now a smirk plastered on his face while looking at me teasingly.

I gasped and parted my lips in disbelief. "Nikolai!!!!!" Oh god I feel like I'm going to faint. So it was him. The one I heard chuckle from behind.

"It was you!!! How could you Nikolai!!!!" I can feel my face heat up. I know that I'm already turning crimson. Oh god, I then remember the embarrassing Marilyn Monroe moment I had. I smack him on his shoulder a couple of times but he just lets out a chuckle in response.

"Why do you always enjoy embarrassing me Nikolai?"

"I like it when you blush. It gives me unbelievable pleasure baby."

I just shook my head on him. Well, this man is crazy.

"That was also the day I realized I still have this." Nikolai trailed my hand to his heart. "That was the first time I felt something for a girl I don't even know the name. I thought it was just a weird feeling but then I saw her again at that exact place. I knew I want her in my life at that precise moment."

How do I even respond to that? So Nikolai fell in love with me the first time he saw me? Just like what I felt for him?

"But then one night, some piece of shit tried to harm and rob my girl from me, so I had him incinerated alive."

Oh my god. I don't know if I'm going to be overjoyed because of his confession of love or terrified by the fact that he had Jared burned alive.

"I will destroy anyone who will try to harm you baby."

"But Nikolai...."

I feel like my heart is beating a million times. My Nikolai who swept me off my feet the first time I saw him. The man who took my virginity in a very Nikolai way. The man who gave me unimaginable pain and happiness. This man will indeed do everything for me. I then remember Calvin, the two men from the stadium, Jared and even Dylan. They were either dead, beaten up so bad and threatened to be killed all because of me.

I really want to tell him to stop with the violence but then I know that the moment I went back to Nikolai and Alexei's lives, I have already accepted them, all of them, Mafia and all, monsters and all. This is my Nikolai. He is the boss of the Russian Mafia.

"Let me prove myself to you. I cannot promise I will not screw up again but I will do my best to protect you and love you until my last breath." Said Nikolai as he tightens his grip on me.

At this point my heart has already melted down. If there's a happier place than heaven, I feel like I am in it right now.

"Nikolai...I don't know what to say."

and anything you want. We will go anywhere you want to go. Just

Even getting rid of

Said Nikolai and

Vasily." I gave him the sweetest

out a smirk in response. "That's

you will do anything for

know that's not what I meant you

while

that baby?" Nikolai said while

kiss on my lips while I was talking. I

on you. They can protect you while me or Alexei are not with you. You are mine now and I will never allow anything to happen to

would anything happen

just waiting for an opportunity to ruin me. I will never let them do that

you mean

will find them one by one, including the most precious people in their lives, and I'm going to personally put

what

see the sadness on Nikolai's

dead. We first thought it was a hit considering what happened to my father. That someone rigged the car or something, but we got hold of a camera footage of the accident. Plus there was no hit placed on Yelena's head that we know of at that time. So we are to believe

Alexei have been through so much. Now I understand why Nikolai is insisting on putting security detail

"I'm so sorry Nikolai."

like volts of electricity are running through my body as our lips touch. I inhale his warm breath inside

day when you said that you

He then interrupted me.

biggest mistake I have ever made.

me what made you do

she's at home. I immediately went to the living

Nikolai blinked before continuing.

I want to believe at that time. I want to believe that even just for that beautiful morning, Yelena came back and she's alive. But I know it was just wishful thinking. The image of her

by tiny needles. Nikolai is still grieving from Yelena's death.

instance, I know in my heart that I won't be able to survive if you face the same fate as my father and Yelena. I don't know if I would still be able to keep it together if you die because of me. So I decided to let you go. Id rather see you with another person than keep you with me putting your life at risk every single day. I'd

shattered into pieces and it

I'm asking you to give me another chance to