Leonora Bernardi locked in the dark. Hurt for most of her life, scared of her own shadow. Not knowing what the outside world is like, she's the epitome of innocence. One look at her and it's like her aura could light up the room.
Nikolai Volkov fut...
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Abditory: - a place into which you can disappear, a hiding place.
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Leonora POV
Once the sweet, fluffy texture of the cake touches my tongue, I take up another one and stuff my face with it. Never in my life have I experienced something so delicious. I I pick up another cake licking off the colourful frosting, the taste setting of a little dance inside my brain.
"Baby остановка. Your going to get a stomach ache if you eat anymore." (translation: stop) Nikolai chuckles taking the rest of my cake and placing it on the table. I pout, watching as Nikolai's smile falls his eyes searching my face before he sighs.
"Fine. You can finish it. But no more after that okay?" Nikolai says handing me back the cake which I devour within just a few seconds.
Alexei really wasn't kidding when he said that bakery was the best, this is the best cake I've ever eaten. Well... it's the only cake I've ever eaten. But still.
I stop eating the cake suddenly as something flashes through my mind, my eyes meeting a brown coloured cupcake, with some white creamy icing on top.
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"Leonora?" That familiar voice says as I hide behind the large curtain, their footsteps sounding down the hallway.
They won't find me here, this is the best hiding spot I've ever found. My tiny body fits perfectly between the curtain and the window.
"Leonora." Another voice sings as I try not to giggle, but I must have not been that successful as the next thing I know the curtain is thrown back, green eyes meeting mine before I'm thrown over his shoulder.
"I found you!" He screams, twirling me around in a circle, my body upside down as he twirls me about the room. I scream, my head going dizzy. Footsteps come into my line of vision.
"There you are bambina." (translation: baby) Someone else says before I'm passed around through arms, light kisses being left on my forehead before strong arms finally wrap around me. My head coming to rest on his shoulder.
"So baby... can you tell me who ate the cupcakes?" The familiar deep voice says, bouncing my body up and down against his hip.
"Nu uh." I say, shaking my head. They'll be so disappointed if they find out I ate all the cupcakes.
"You don't know?" He asks again, my head rising off his shoulder to shake my head.
"No papa." I say pouting slightly to try and prove my point. Chuckles ring out through the room making me confused.
"So what's this then?" Another voice says as he makes his way over to me, his finger coming to wipe at my mouth. Crumbs and chocolate icing coming away to stick to his finger.
