bound by chaos

2. Nikolai

"Can you please stop smiling? It is creeping me out" Jeremy says as he plops down on the sofa, watching me with a disgusted look on his face.

My good mood is quite evident to everyone around me it seems. And I refuse to hide it away.

Gareth gives me a head to toe assessing look before his eyes lights up. "You smiling means only two things. You just beat the shit out of people or you are fucking someone. And from what I can tell, it is no doubt, the second option"

"Bingo" I say as y smile only gets deeper when I think of the very reason of my happy mood. My one and only Prince Charming.

And that definitely piques Jeremy's interest. He raises his head from the top of the sofa and gives me a look, "So that is why you have been acting weird? I thought you had finally lost your mind"

Killian joins the conversation, plopping down next to Jeremy. "The Nikolai Sokolov finally going exclusive? Never thought I would live to see that day"

I roll my eyes, letting the smile drop from my face, my voice full of a promise, "That can still be arranged"

Killian chuckles, holding up his hands in mock surrender. "And he is fucking back," he says, but there's a teasing glint in his eye.

Jeremy, on the other hand, leans forward, his curiosity piqued even further. "So, who is this person that managed to make you go exclusive?" he asks, his voice laced with intrigue.

Now, Jeremy might be my best friend and I might tell him almost everything. But the idea of breaking Brandon's trust when he wants us to stay in the shadows is physically revolting. I would rather die then cause my Lotus flower any harm. I would shove myself back in the closet if Brandon wanted me to. When did it get so bad?

"There is someone and I need to go and meet that someone now."

Standing up, I give them all a vague wave, my smile back on my face now that I'm finally going to see my Bran.

I had been in the middle of breaking a serpent's hand when my phone had pinged with a sound I had exclusively set for Bran's messages. I had dropped that offending man away from me, ignoring the groans of the injured men around me and wiped the blood off my hands.

BRAN

Will you be at the penthouse today?

So desperate, yet so polite. He had wanted me so fucking much but still got scared before asking anything from me. Typical Lotus flower behavior.

ME

If you will be there, I will be there too, baby.

I had only wanted to send that much but my own desperation had won over being stern with Bran.

ME

Will you be there today, baby?

BRAN

If you want me there, I will be there.

I had chuckled at that, my heart swelling with affection so severe that I had almost ran out of the warehouse right then and there to kiss the fuck out of Bran. I had kicked the hand that had wrapped around my calf, trying to pull me away but I had easily squashed it away, typing quickly.

ME

Always playing hard to get, aren't you? I like that.

I will eat you up today, baby. You can blame this on yourself today.

My Lotus flower, for the very first time had not only contacted me one his own the first time, but had also responded playfully. Someone help my poor fucking heart.