Her Volkovs #Book 3 novel Chapter 24

Belle's POV

I swallow the lump in my throat and held the phone far from me. I inhaled deep and sighed as I try not to tear up again. God, why am I so weak when it comes to him?

"You can stay on the line for as long as you want Nikolai. I'm not gonna hang up as well."

I heard him breathe lightly then continued, "I'm sorry baby. I'm sorry for breaking your heart. I never want to do that to you. I tried my best to protect and love you. I swear tried. But I always end fucking things up."

"I want...I want to take this slow Nikolai. Let me teach myself to forgive you first, then perhaps we can start over."

"I can live with that." He answered.

We stayed on the line without actually talking to each other. We just listened. We listened to each other's breathing. I lay on my back while holding my abdomen and I could swear I felt something nudge inside me. I giggled at my own silliness. Either I felt my baby's phantom nudge or it's just my stomach rumbling. I can't believe I'm hungry again.

"Do that again baby."

"Do the what?"

"Your seductive giggle."

"No." I said shutting him down.

"Yup, that's what I thought." He answered in defeat.

"Do you have my pringles yet?"

I heard him chuckle, "Is this baby Vyacheslav's request or Ma's?

"It's the baby's request. End of." I retorted using his own words against him.

"Okay I fold." He answered as another soft chuckle escaped his mouth.

Seconds later, Nikolai said they arrived at the store where he will buy me pringles. I thought he's just going to order one of his men to pick it up but I was kind of impressed when he went to the store himself to get me my request.

I heard a bell ring and I'm assuming they are inside a convenient store now. Wow, way to go Belle, you managed to make the Russian Mafia Boss run errands for you. I think an imaginary high five is in order.

"You do not strike me as a pringles kind of man." Said a woman's voice all too seductively. My eyebrows raised in an instant. Well well, look what do we have here. Somebody's hitting on my HUSBAND!

My anger started to boil up in an instant, I feel like my hormonal bitch persona has suddenly awaken. I pressed the phone a little harder to my ear to hear what will Nikolai say in response but there was just silence.

"$24.99. We only take cash but I can take another mode of payment." She continued with her seductive voice and obvious flirtation.

My lips parted in disbelief. I can't believe she just said that. She's practically throwing herself to my HUSBAND!

What a friggin wench! Whore! Slut!

Okay calm down Belle, breathe. He's your husband now. No one can take him away from you.

My husband remained silent and I can only guess what's going on inside his mind right now.

"Hey baby can you give me a sec?" Said Nikolai very gently.

"Okay." I answered as calmly as I can.

For some reason, I dont feel like getting mad at Nikolai right now. I mean it's not his fault he looks like a god and women just throw themselves at him.

Nikolai and I both agreed to end the call. I told him to go home as fast as he can because I can't wait to eat the junk food he bought for me, but of course more than the pringles, it is him whom I want to eat. Kidding. No.

Stop it Belle! You can't budge just yet.

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Scene inside the store.

Nikolai stepped closer to the counter, leaned forward and signaled the woman to come closer to him. The teller had a smile on her face as she leans forward to Nikolai.

Her eyes widened, all terrified when Nikolai grabbed her head from the back and grappled her hair tightly to face him. His eyes are burning mad while pulling her hair even tighter by the second.

"Listen to me very carefully sweetheart because I am a man who hates repeating myself." The woman quivered while nodding.

"Good. I would appreciate it if you could hurry the fuck up and do what you have to do. You have managed to ruin this wonderful night by opening your mouth. My wife is waiting for me and she's not the kind whom I take lightly. Punch the fucking register before I fucking change my mind and burn this little store of yours down. Do you understand?"

The woman wasnt able to say a single word. She trembles, all teary eyed, as she nods at Nikolai.

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Belle's POV

I heard a knock on the door and I think I know who it is. I brush my hair with my fingers and adjusted my nighties in place making sure I reveal the right amount of skin to my husband. Not too vulgar but just enough to be pleasing in his eyes, I hope.

Ahhhh! Omg! I feel like a teenager. I should really stop.

I opened the door slightly just enough to see who's on the other side of the door, as if I don't know already.

"Hi." Nikolai said, sporting his perfectly tailored suit with a facial expression I could not decipher. He's holding a bag full of pringles.

"Hi." I said in response. I can admittedly feel my face heat up in embarrassment. Gosh, he's my husband for goodness sakes! Why am I even feeling like this? We have done all possible things a couple normally does but the feeling is so strange.

"I brought your order Maam." He extended his hand to give the bag to me. I took it from his hand but my finger accidentally brushed his hand, another wave of heat went up my face.

I tried to ignored the feeling and focused my attention to the bag. I can see at least 10 cans of pringles inside it.

"Thank you Nikolai."

"Everything for you baby." Our eyes met and I feel like jumping at him and kissing him passionately until my breath runs out. But of course, I still have this thing called pride so I held my ground and put up a face.

"Uh well, goodnight. Take care of our baby for a few hours, I'll take over and take care of you both tomorrow." He said as he steps back to leave.

"Nikolai, sleep with me tonight."

I opened the door wide for him to come in. He looks at me from head to foot and I clearly saw his adam's apple move while roaming his eyes around my body.

I built a pillow fort on the bed where I intend to allow Nikolai to sleep. It's a king size bed so I gave him enough room to move. I gave mine and Alexei's part of the bed a bigger space without any partition in between.

"That's your part. Do not cross the fort or you will go back to the guest bedroom at once."

He softly chuckled, "Somebody sounds like her dictator father." He said while removing his jacket and clothes off one by one.

I instantly gaze away because I know the whole being of this man is my weakness. I dont want to see his face and body because I might just easily give in again.

"Well thank you for pointing that out Nikolai."

Yes my father was a dictator but he was a reasonable man. I took his comment as a compliment because if there's a person that I look up to the most, it is my father.

Nikolai went to the shower and when he got out he's only wearing a towel wrapped around his waist. Oh god help me. He is slightly glistening with water, his tattoos are visibly inviting my eyes to stare. The wolf's head from his neck, the Russian characters of my name just below it, the monogram V and his other tattoos down to his wrist same as those with his men.

I quickly turn away because he caught me staring at him. His lips are pulled to the side while looking at me. I instantly lay on my side while hugging a pillow.

"I'm just putting this out there. As my wife, you can abuse me all you want. Ill pretend to be asleep again if that will satisfy your addiction to me."

Oh my god! I instantly pulled the pillow I'm hugging and hurled it to him. The arrogance of this man is just too much!

The pillow hit his face but the crazy man just chuckles and catches it. Ugh! I'm starting to regret this decison already!

I grabbed the bag of pringles and begrudgingly placed the bag on my lap. I narrowed my eyes on him again as he lie on the other side of the fort moving a couple times to adjust in his position.

I had the television from Alexei's room and some of his stuffs moved to our room so he won't have to go there to change, etc.

A horror movie is about to come up so I rested my back on the headboard of the bed and sat on the far end, away from the fort and Nikolai.

From the corner of my eye, I can see that his tattooed arm is crawling under and through the fort. I rolled my eyes and instantly hit the back of his palm it made a loud slapping sound,

"No Nikolai. Just no."

"Can I have at least a cannister of that thing? You have ten!"

"Hmm..." I looked down to my pringles and contemplated for a few seconds. I then opened one can and picked three chips. That means I love you Nikolai. I blushed at my own silliness.

"There, that's all youre having."

He smiled with full teeth and sparkling green eyes as I place the chips one by one on top of his palm. "Thanks for the generousity your grace."

"You are most welcome my loyal subject." I retorted.

"How about my brother's cut?"

Of course, for my love Alexei. I took three can of pringles and pushed them towards him.

"That's for Alexei."

"Hey! How come he gets to have three cans?" He said in protest.

"Because he's not under punishment, unlike you."

"Is that so?"

"Yah."

He then ate his part all too quickly and opened one of Alexei's can and started to eat it it as well.

"What are you doing? That's for Alexei!"

"I thought you'd know by now, what's my brother's mine. What's mine is my brother's."

I suddenly feel my face heat up. Of course, I know what he means. Speaking of Alexei, where is he by the way? I took my phone and dialed him, after two rings he answered.

"Alexei, where are you?"

"I'm at the warehouse, just finishing up with some business. What's up?"

"Come home now please! Nikolai is such a hustler! I need you here."

Alexei chuckled, "Give the Boss a chance princess. The man is trying his best."

"Yah! He's trying his best to get in my nerves!"

"Trust me he's trying his best to get inside your sweet pussy, not your nerves."

"Alexei!" Geez, I can feel my face turn crimson already.

"All I'm saying is give him a chance to prove himself. Talk to to each other. Ask him all you want to ask princes."