Adrik
When I claimed her, that was it. I made her mine and betrayed her. She longed for a story that wasn't mine to narrate, so I did the only thing a man like me would-I sent her back. Little did I know the secret she was keeping. The worst of all...
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I pull up to the house, and I immediately know something is fucking wrong. Fuck if I know what it is. "Andrei." I motion for him to step forward from his stance.
"Yes, boss?" He swallows as if I would tell him to shoot himself.
"Did Katya leave the house?"
"Yes, boss." I nod, dismissing him and walking to the front door.
I enter the house on high alert, taking the stairs to our bedroom to find an empty room. It's eleven in the night, and Giulia should be asleep. The hairs on my arms stand, and I'm returning downstairs.
"Where is my wife, Elizaveta?" I found the woman lurking in the corner with a duster in her hand. It's late enough, so something was the fucking matter.
"In your office, sir." I'm already swinging in that direction. Fuck. I'm in trouble, aren't I? There's light peeking beneath the door, and I shove it open.
"I'll shoot you if you pounce on me." Shock paralyses me, and I stand there watching my wife's tear-stricken face. I lowered my gaze to the room and now realised how trashed it was.
"Giulia," I growled. "Put the gun down."
"I will shoot you, Adrik."
"Why are you crying?" She whimpers now, and I can see how she tightens her grip on the gun. I grit my teeth. Katya. Fuck. The wedding contract.
"Why did you send me back?" Her voice cracks, and my heart sinks because of it. Katya fucking knew, and she still let her tongue loose. "Tell me!" She jerks the gun in her hand.
"What did Katya tell you?"
"Katya didn't say anything to me—anything that concerns you." She cries. She was lying to protect my sister. "Why did you send me back, Adrik?"
I slid my hands in my pockets, giving her her wish of staying away. I wanted to hold her and fucking apologise. "I sent you back to your father."
"Don't fucking lie to me!" She blinks her tears away. Fuck! She was killing me.
"Put the gun down, baby."
"Did you replace me to save your sister's life? Is that why you made me dress in white and made that man steal me?" She is fucking sobbing, and I start for her. "Stay away!" She screams. "Do you know how I felt waking up in Italy knowing how you broke me?" My heart sank. "Do you know how I felt trying to forget you because you could never love me?" I loved you, Giulia. I still do. "Do you even mean it, or are you contriving a fucked up plan again?" She snarls.
"Don't ever question my love for you, Malyshka," I growled. Fuck, I knew she was hurting now.
"I said shut up." She chokes.
"Put the gun down before you hurt yourself."
"You promised me we would find my family together. You promised, Adrik. I sulked for days. I couldn't eat or even shower because you broke me. I found out I was pregnant and was so scared it drove me to run."
