The Love That Kills | Z.M | (On Hold)

Chapter XVI

Nicole's P.O.V.

Wow.

This is amazing.

I can't stop looking at the view in front of me.

I turn my head and look at Zayn who is already looking at me. I have a big smile on my face.

"Zayn this... it's... So beautiful! How did you find this place?" I ask, looking back at the astounding view.

It's dead silent in the car, but I don't care. I want to take in every last bit of this view. The way the lights reflect off the water, the ancient buildings... everything, it's just so beautiful that I can't look away.

I slowly open my door, getting out, my eyes never detaching itself from the view. I walk until I'm in front of the car and lean against it. I can sense Zayn next to me, but I don't look next to me to check.

I continue to adore the scenery in front of me until Zayn's words almost make me jump.

"I've been here before.." He almost whispers.

I turn my head and look at him.

"You have? When?"

"About 2 years ago." I give him a look, informing him that I want more information. He sighs and continues, "I had an assignment here. The objective was to kill Louis Stiminov." He pauses.

Zayn must have failed the mission. Louis Stiminov isn't dead.

'He will be soon though,' my subconsious reminds me.

"My brother and I were assigned to come here, to Moscow, and kill Stiminov."

"You have a brother?" I ask, growing curious about Zayn's background. He nods and looks forward again.

"My brother and I came here as "business partners" and were suppose to make a 'deal' with Stiminov." He explains, lifting his arms and giving business partners and deal air quotes. "The deal was made and the next day when we went to his building to make it official, things went wrong. Way wrong.." his voice trails off and I scoot closer to him.

"What happened?" My voice just above a whisper. He lets out a sigh before continuing.

"We walked into the building- I had the case of money we were going to give him- and were met by some of Stiminov's men, which wasn't unusual. They led us up to the twelfth floor and into an empty room. They told us that Stiminov would be there to meet us in just a few minutes, so we waited. After about 5 minutes the door opened, but we were welcomed with guns pointing at us. Stiminov walked in behind his armed men. He told us that he found out who we were, who we worked for, and he was going to kill us after he got his money." He stops and looks up at me.

"You don't have to get into detail." I say to him for his benefit. He nods, facing forward again..

"We gave him the money and he left, but his men stayed. We ended up getting shot at, fortunately my brother and I were quick enough to pull out our guns and shoot them down. Once they were laying on the floor, dead, I looked over and my brother was holding his side... blood was running down his side." His eyes meet mine. "My brother died that night." His head falls and I reach out and take his hand in mine.

"I'm sorry." I say rubbing his hand with my thumb. After hearing his story, makes me hate Louis Stiminov even more. Not only did he kill my mother, father, and brother, he killed Zayn's brother as well. His head shakes and looks back up at me.

"That son of bitch killed my parents and brother.." I confess after a minute of silence passes.

"Louis? Louis Stiminov?" He asks. I nod.