Guardian Angel

Chapter 33 - A Best Friend

"Do you think this is what Marcello meant when he told you to warn them or else, he would expose their secrets?" Katya's sudden question makes me realize that Marcello could have something to do with it.

He is probably even associated with that annoying blonde with the stupid voice.

"Maybe." I pause trying to think. If only I knew exactly what is happening, then it would be easier for me to connect the dots.

"Leonid must know about these secrets." I say lowly to myself as Katya drinks some tea.

"I'm worried because she hasn't even answered with a simple text." She tells me with genuine concern.

"Let's go to her apartment and try and see if she is there." I suggest because I am worried too. She has never disappeared like this, in silence.

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Katya rings the fancy golden doorbell for the millionth time as I knock on the door for the millionth time as well.

We finally hear the door unlocking and a half dead looking Morelia opens it. She gives us a weak smile and walks away so we both immediately enter, and I close the door behind me.

We follow her into the kitchen where she has started to boil some water.

"Morelia..." Katya starts but then doesn't say anything else because she looks as if she doesn't even know what to tell our best friend who is obviously having a horrible time.

Morelia stares at her in question as she twirls a strand of her long black hair that is in a ponytail between her fingers.

"Let's not act like nothing is wrong." I decide to be the brave one to speak up.

"Right." Katya agrees with a nod and we both look at Morelia in concern and seriousness.

She sighs looking away from us. She stares at the wall beside her, closes her eyes for a second, and says something under her breath before looking at us again.

"Akim Ivanov is my husband."

Katya and I widen our eyes slightly and look at one another before looking back at our friend who looks like she is thinking way more than she should be.

"He's the fucking idiot that abandoned you?" I can't help but ask, I'm in shock.

She nods and her eyes swell up, but the tears disappear just as fast as they had appeared.

"He doesn't know about Alina's existence." She looks at us with clear sadness evident in her beautiful brown eyes.

"Please don't say anything to him about her."

"Our mouths are sealed." Katya assures her with a warm smile that she returns.

"We love you and we're here for you always." I say walking toward her just as Katya reaches her and pulls her into what seems like a very tight hug.

I hug them both just as tightly and then Morelia starts crying. She fully breaks down and Katya and I hug her tighter as she lets everything out.

This has never happened before, and we've never seen her cry so this must mean that she is more hurt than she shows.

"You're going to be okay. I promise." Katya whispers to her.

Akim and that Olivia girl are going to pay for causing this much suffering to her.

They're two out of the three that are at fault for her pain. We still haven't identified the third yet, but I hope that it is really soon. She doesn't deserve any of the things that have happened to her for absolutely no reason.

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I give Leo a kiss and then I lean my head on his shoulder.

"I know that your brother and Morelia are married." I suddenly inform him.

"Good, now you'll stop asking questions." He responds calmly as if this news is very old to him.

"How long have you known?" I question him, looking up at his pretty face.

"A while now." He looks back down at me and gives me quick kiss on the lips.

"Don't you think it's crazy that we're all connected to each other in some way?"

He doesn't seem to think it's crazy but still nods at me which forms a small smile on my face.

"We were going to meet at some point, and we could have met in many different ways." I continue on because it's actually weird for me to think about.

"I still would have fallen in love with you in every way. I couldn't get you out of my heart the moment I saw you for the first time." He suddenly tells me very seriously while looking into my eyes.

I love him so much.

I hug him tightly and give him kisses all over his face which he lets me do as he stays still, enjoying every second of it.

"Who would have thought that the cold and serious lawyer would actually be this soft?" Leonid starts and I immediately stop.

"I'm not soft." I roll my eyes at his dumb comment only because what he is saying is true and I hate to admit it even to myself. I'm only like this for him though.

"Of course not." He looks at me with a smile pretending to agree with me, and then gently takes my face in his hands.

Leo starts giving me soft kisses all over my face. I sit there loving that he is loving me.

A small smile slowly appears on my lips because I am trying so hard to not fully break out into a smile.

He finally puts his delicious lips on my mine, and I immediately wrap my arms around his neck to keep him there. I remember I hated kissing but now I can't get enough of it. I can't get enough of him and his damn good kisses.

He is going to have to marry me at this point.

"I'm only soft for you." I whisper against his pretty and soft lips. He smiles against mine looking me deeply in the eyes.

"I hope so." He smashes his lips against mine again. It's like he can't get enough of me either and I love that. I love to feel that I'm his and he is mine.

It's like his lips were made to be on mine and only mine.

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