Alina Sokolov- a walking seduction and a temptress, one of the top assassins who can kill with mere words.
Though her past isn't as pretty, she's willing to do everything to leave it behind and has vowed to become a weapon none can stop, not even hi...
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Alina's POV:
It's been a week since I've moved in with the Colombo's. It took me no time to settle in beause previously too, I spent most my time here training with Emilio or Matteo or just hanging out. Leo and I have been keeping our distance. He's usually out the whole day and I'm either back at my house or on micro-missions but I'd be lying if i said I didn't try to align my time table with his to talk to him but he seems to be really avoiding me. At night, he comes late and we don't speak to each other. In fact, speaking is a far cry because recently, we haven't even said 'hey' to each other. The avoidance is definately intentional but I'm trying to instead focus on the fact that were indivial human beings who've got their own lives. That made me think perhaps this marriage won't be as bad as we thought. Maybe things will just go on as they are except in public, we'll have a label as a 'married couple'.
This morning, I got a call from Papa though he wasn't talking in his dad mode but his 'I'm your boss, you listen to me.' tone and on account of that, I've been worried shitless because it's not a usual he calls with that tone. He told me to report at base sharp 11 A.M.
"Ah, good, Alina you're here honey." Papa says, back to dad mode? what is going on. "Paa, why'd you call me in the morning like that?"
"I'll explain everything but it seems Leo and the others are late for the meeting." Others? I'm quite unclear of what's happening. A good half hour later everyone everyone's in the meeting room in formal clothing, suits and ties. It looks like a real meeting instead of just some family gathering. Good thing I wore formals too with a white shirt and black trousers.
The meeting begins and papa and Alexandro are just explaining some movement that they've recorded near a base that was abandoned years ago. They go on and I zone out looking out the window.
"Alina, are you here?" Paa asks snapping me out of my trance. "Physically yes, mentally- fluctuating." I reply and he pins me with an annoyed look.
"Well, I've got a few things I needed to discuss with you and Leo about the wedding." He says and I groan openly showing my still pessimistic feelings on the topic. I look over at Leo to see him with an expression mirroring mine. Good to see were atleast on the same page about this.
Mia, and my mum come into the room with ring boxes in their hands and I already know whats coming ahead. "We got you guys rings to exchange!" Mum exclaims and the door bursts open with Nico jumping in. "IT'S SUCH A GREAT DAY, HAVE YA'LL SEEN THE WEATHER OUTSIDE?" Nico happy-screams. "Who shit rainbows into your breakfast cereal?" I ask him and I hear Emilio and Matteo choke on their laughter as Nico rolls his eyes at me.
"Back to the topic, Alina and Leo are going to exchange rings right now and, swear your loyalty to each other which means you will not be seeing other people." Alexandro says. "Not that you are, right Al'?" Enzo says looking at me with a questioning look. I know what he's trying to do. He used to think and probably still thinks that I have a boyfriend that I'm not telling him about. He also think I'm a 'pure and innocent angel' who doesn't even know what fingering means.
"It's not like I'm a virgin, Enzo." I say as he looks at me in disbelief. "Can you guys talk about yourself having sex elsewhere and not infront of your own father?" Papa says and Atlas snickers.
Mama claps her hand "Okay! Now Leo and Alina, exchange rings!" she says a little to entusiastically for my liking. We do and it's nothing like what I used to image I would do with my future husband. Just him sliding the ring on my finger and I on his without even looking each other in the eye.
Leo sighs as he says, "I need to de-stress." "Where are you going?" Mia asks
"To demolish the living room."
"LEONARD COLOMBO YOU TOUCH THAT LIVING ROOM AND I WILL MAKE SURE YOUR BODY IS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND NEVER FOUND." Maa says in a warning toards Leo. That's how it's always been. Mia's like a mother to me too and to say I'm marrying her son is weird so I'll be putting that thought aside.
Leo puts his hands up in surrender and the chaos continues when Papa clears his throat and evryone sits back down the room going silent.
"Now, here's why all of you were called here. The French have always been an obstacle in our way and always tried picking fights with us. It seems, they are wanting to declare an official war now. Our spies reported, the abandoned base we talked about is being ressurected and will be under their control. However, I believe, a very trusted spy of ours, James, has taken on a double role." He stops speaking and looks at Dante and Enzo hesitantly. James was quite a close confident to us, especially Dante and Enzo since they were of the same age group, before James was sent on a long-term mission as a mole into the French system. I remember having a crush on him when I was 13. I was a weird kid because as you see, 13 year old me liked 21 year old James.
Enzo flinches slightly before schooling his expression while Dante betrays no emotions urging Papa to continue.
"If James has become one with the French, it is obligatory to take him out. We conveyed a message to him that you all will be meeting him at the abandoned base where you'll discuss the French's plans. But, your real mission will be to find out if he actually has a double role. The base is located 12 hours from here. Since our private jets may be on the Frenche's Radar, we'll be driving there." That earns a few groans.
"One car will be taken by Matteo, Emillio and Atlas. Another car Dante and Enzo and finally Leo and Alina." 12 hours in a singular car with my husband. Great.
"You all will have in earpieces to communicate with Nicolas and the team back here at base." Nico is basically the tech guy. On every mission, he leads the tech team and i dont know the full shit but they hack into the enemy's systems and control all electric bases. We go over a few more details and decide to set off tommorow early morning.
Eveyone goes back to minding their own business and I shuffle out of the Meeting room. I start walking towards the kitchen when I feel a hand on my waist pull me back. A hand I recongnise and instantly know who it is. Within a matter on seconds I'm pinned against the wall staring up at Leo's emerald green orbs looking down at me. "Finally, I got a hold of you. Why are you avoiding me?" he says and for a moment I'm too stunned to speak. When his words sink in, my frustration of the past 2 weeks seems to bubble up to the surface.
"Avoiding you? So now I'm the one avoiding you? Oh, right, maybe I'm the one who comes home at 2 in the fucking morning at leaves at 5. Maybe I'm the one who doesn't have a care in the world about atleast entering my room once a day. Maybe I am the problem." Leo stares at me as if I'm a puzzle piece he's trying to solve. Even I didn't know I had that much frustration in me. I'm about to continue when someone clears their throat, making mine and his head snap up. That's when I realise how loud I was being and how I just practically put on a show for my whole family.
"Trouble in paradise?" Dante asks and I let out a humorless laugh.
"There is no paradise to be troubled, Dante." I say and he gives me a sympathetic look as I walk off not wanting to face anyone or listen to people trying to console me or scold or tell me what to do. I'm simply done pretending that I'm fine marrying someone who doesn't give one flying fuck about it.
