The Romanov Series Book #1: My Rogue Girlfriend

Chapter Twelve: Bad Dads

A/n: A review from the previous update...
Katya opened up to her mom about the men in her life.
Katerina was kicked out of her father's inner circle for blowing her cover with Ferrer. She also found out her son, the reason she has been slaving for her father is dead.
Now that we are all caught up...

Image above: Alexei

This chapter is dedicated to harsha1998

Katerina's POV
Earlier ...
I can't stop pacing like a mad person.

He said an hour but he isn't here. Alexei is never late. When he says he will show up, he does. He is never late. I wonder what he wants to say to me. Some crazy part of my mind is telling me that this could be an ambush and that since papa has no use for me this could be the day I die.

I don't wish to die and for no one to know. It's a lonely way to go. I searched for Katya's number eager to dial it just to inform her I'm in a safe house alone and Alexei may off mr. When the number popped up,  I reconsidered. She must hate me right now.

The sound of a creaking floorboard startled me. I pointed my gun immediately. Alexei emerged from the darkness with his hands behind his back. He presented a silver urn.

"What is this?"

"Take it Katerina. Please take it."

"No! What is this?" There's a part of a mother that always knows when something is wrong. Something is wrong. My hands refused to reach out for the urn. I shook my head in denial.

Alexei's eyes softened. "I'm sorry Katerina. It's Nicholai."

"No... No..." I turned away from him. "He's not in there! He's not dead Alexei!"

"Katerina,"I felt his hand on my shoulder. "Take him."

I took the urn. My son cannot be reduced to ashes. I set it down gently and took s swing at him. I punched and slapped him. He took it like a man never reacting even once. When I couldn't do it anymore I started crying.

He drew me close to his body as much as I resisted until I didn't ha e the strength anymore. "I'm sorry Kat. I know how you feel."

I pushed him away. "You don't know anything! You're not a father!"

"I am. I also had a son." He explained. "He is dead too."

"When did you have a son?" Last time I checked he never leaves my father's side.

Alexei is a good looking man who will die slap bachelor because if his commitment to the mob.

"I know it may seem that I have no care in the world but I love someone. I have known her most of my life. She's out of my league. But one day she visited me. We were drinking and we ended up having one too many. We had sex. That is how she conceived."

That story sounds familiar. "No. Alexei, what are you saying?"

"I am Nicholai's father."

My heart almost stopped. "No. I was at a club that day. It must have been a one night stand-"

"In the bathroom? Blond man, blue eyes? I interrupted that before not started. You were drunk calling me all night talking about how you'll finish what Katya couldn't. I was worried about you or who would tell that shit to do I came and I took you to my place. You still wanted to party. We had one too many shots of vodka."

"I woke up in my bed!"

"Because I took you home early in the morning after we had drunk sex. You were more drunk than I was but it happened. Your father was returning and I couldn't risk him finding out that one of his captains slept with his daughter. After that night you didn't seem to remember and I chose not to remind you. When you disappeared, I looked for you. It wasn't for your father but to tell you I am in love with you. I never found you until years later. You had my son with you."