Viola

Chapter 17

Alexi's POV 

I run into Vi's room. She hates sleeping alone and I know she's upset with me right now for leaving even though she wouldn't say it. 

I quietly open the door in case she's already sleeping. 

Instead of finding her asleep, I hear quiet sniffles and whimpers resonating throughout the room. My heart shatters knowing that she's crying. 

I get to her quietly and pull her into my arms, getting under the covers in the process. 

"Shh, shh, shh please don't cry." I coo, trying to calm her. 

She wiggles in my grip "I thought you said you had to leave" she says with more tears falling.

"I'm sorry baby, I didn't want to make your dad upset," I responded trying to touch her face as she turns making me pout. 

"Yeah, so you still can't be here then. If you really don't wanna upset him. I'm fine. You can go," she said, adorably trying her best to look stern and strong. I did my best to stifle my coos and chuckles as she failed miserably at pushing me away. 

"He actually told me I can stay," I say, making her immediately stop struggling and look at me with wide eyes. 

"H-he did?" She asks me looking baffled. 

I chuckle, "For some reason, yes... -I pause taking in her tear-stained cheeks- I'm so sorry I let them get you. I promised I'd protect you but they still got you back. I looked everywhere, I gave my dad the mafia, I should've looked harder. It's my fault you were in the hospital, if I had protected you better or found you faster, you wouldn't have gotten hurt so much. I'm so sorry-" I ramble on, I stand up pacing the room.

"Alexi," Viola says with a sigh. 

I continue pacing. When I'm within reach she grabs my wrist tightly

"Lex-" she says, I don't move, I remain still, refusing to meet her eyes, knowing that I failed her.

"моя любовь," (My love- Russian) She sighs out, shifting  on the bed so that she could reach her hand up and calmingly playing with my hair. I let my head rise. 

She gives me a sad smile and cups my face. "моя любовь, you did everything you could, I trust that... and, I'm okay Alexi -- she whispered tenderly, placing a kiss on my nose-- I'm alive, and I'm safe here with this big crazy mafia combo deal. -- we both chuckle lightly-- Seriously though, we have two of the strongest mafias here." We both joke around about our crazy families for a while longer, when Viola yawns I laugh softly.

 "Alright, let's go to sleep. If you're not well-rested tomorrow, your father will assume the worst and will most certainly kill me." Viola nods and yawns once again before  

I pull my shirt and shoes off, lying down and positioning her so that she's flush against me. My chest completely dwarfs her and she has her face placed comfortably in the crook of my neck. Within seconds I feel both of our breathing slowing, making sure that she's sleeping peacefully, I slowly begin to slip into a sleeping state, keeping my vice grip on her, not hurting her of course but making sure she doesn't go anywhere. I'm never letting her go again. 

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I'm woken up slightly by noise in the room. I listen for a few seconds and almost write it off before I feel a disturbance on the bed, one side dipping the slightest bit.

I fly up, ready for a fight, and pull out my gun, at the same time pulling Viola with me to the edge of the bed, attempting not to wake her. I'm not letting her go again.