HER NIKOLAI (Her Volkovs Book 1)

Chapter 22. The Heart and the Fancy Pussy Cat.

I feel the chills reaching down my spine. I'm sitting on the bed, my back is resting on the head board while I'm curling my knees to my chest. My panties are still on my legs and my tears have gone dry on my cheeks. My femme hurts and I can see little drips of blood on my thigh. I'm staring at the blood that has stained the sheets.

I'm feeling numb. I cant seem to find the right emotion. All I want to do is sit still and stare blankly. It's as if my world just took a sudden halt.

A few moments later Alexei came barging in the room, he has a cut on his lip and he looks frantic. He knelt right next to me and attempted to hold me.

"No please don't touch me Alexei." At this point my tears are again threatening to fall.

He saw the blood on the sheets. He then inspected me and saw the blood on my thigh. I tried to cover it but Alexei already saw the drips of blood. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around my arms.

Alexei paced back and forth next to the bed while running his fingers through his hair. He then forcefully swipes the lamp and everything on top of the small table beside the bed. I did not stop him. I just remained in my position in silence. I know he is blaming himself for what happened to me but its really not his fault. Moments later, Alexei has completely lost it. He smashed everything that he could see in the room. He pushed the cabinets and tables to the floor and he screams every time he destroys something. I on the other hand did not move a muscle. I'm still on my exact position. Still feeling numb.

When everything in the room has been destroyed, Alexei sat on the floor right next to the bed. He rested his back on the side of the bed and looks down all defeated.

"I want to leave this place Alexei."

Alexei stood up and carries me in his arms out of the room. His men are already waiting for us outside. We went out of the house on a different exit where Alexei's car is already waiting.

"I can't go back to Amy like this Alexei. She cant see me like this."

"We will go to my mother. It's a few hours drive but you will be safe there." I did not answer him.

"Can I borrow your phone?"

Alexei took his phone from his side pocket, tapped his phone direct to the dialer and handed it to me. I dialed Amy.

"Hello?" Said Amy. Oh god, I feel like I'm going to sob hearing Amy's voice.

"A."

"B!? What's wrong? I swear if anything bad happened to you, I don't care if that Nikolai is the king of the world, I am going to kill him!"

"A, I'm okay. I just can't go home tonight."

"Oh, so you're with Nikolai? Alexei?"

I quickly interrupt her.

"Book the flight A."

"What?"

"Book the flight home."

I can sense that Amy realized that I have already made up my mind.

"Okay B. You take care okay? Go home as soon as you can."

"Okay. I love you."

I returned the phone to Alexei. I then turn to my side facing the window. I adjusted Alexei's jacket to cover my arms intertwined in front of me. I feel like I'm cold as ice. I just stare outside blankly.

♥♥♥♥♥

"Princess..."

I was awaken by the soft voice of Alexei. I am already in his arms while carrying me inside a room. He places me on the bed slowly. A woman perhaps in her fifties entered the room. Her hair is brunette. Her wrinkles show on the side of her eyes when she lets out a smile. She then kisses Alexei on his forehead and on his lips. She looks at him like they understood each other without even saying a word. She sits on the bed beside us while looking at me intently. Her eyes are full of warmth yet I can sense that she's also a tough woman. She places her hand on my hand and taps it slowly.