MAFIA BLOOD

DEJA VU

Authors note: Picture of Vladimir and Lavender's bedroom above.👆

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(Ten Years Later...)
(Lavender's Point of view...)
Arbat Moscow, Russia...

My body throbbed in pain as I rolled onto my back on the bed. Through my slightly opened eyes I could see the sun rays shining into the room. I then slowly opened my eyes with a groan. I blinked a few times trying to adjust my vision and after a few blinks, I could see clearly.

I turned my head and looked at the clock on my bedside table and it read 08:30AM. I groaned again as I turned my head to Vladimir's side of the bed and I found that it was empty. It was only then that I heard the shower water running. After a few seconds of just lying there, staring at the ceiling; I finally forced myself out of bed and took small painful steps towards the window. Vladimir definitely had no mercy on me for trying to escape yesterday. The sound of my own blood curling screams were repeatedly playing in my head like a broken record.

I'd thought I could escape. I mean Vladimir was away at a three hour meeting and I'd managed to bribe and convince the gate guards to let me go free. But while I was still packing myself a little escape bag, Vladimir stood at the doorway of our bedroom with his arms crossed on his chest and with blazing rage in his eyes. Because of that I was met with brutal consequences.

I pulled the curtains further apart and looked out the window. For the first time in a long while, the sun was out and you could hear the birds chirping in the distance. I smiled a little as I looked at the sun and twiddled my fingers. 'Today looks promising.' I thought to myself. As I stood there admiring the weather and twiddling my fingers, my index finger brushed over the cold metal of my promise ring. I then looked down at my ring finger and frowned. Yeah that's right, I'm now engaged to that monster in our bathroom called Vladimir.

(Flashback. 2 weeks ago...)
I was sitting by the dresser on Wednesday night brushing my hair before bed. Vladimir was already in bed sitting up against the headboard, reading the weeks newspaper. When I finished brushing my hair, I opened the dresser drawer to the left and put the brush back in. Just as I was about to close it, I saw a small black box staring back at me.

With shaky hands I slowly grabbed it out of the drawer and opened it to find a beautiful gold, diamond studded engagement ring. I then turned on my seat to face Vladimir. I held the box out for him to see.

"Wha... What's this?" I stuttered, more out of fear than shock or surprise. He lowered the newspaper from his face and when he saw what I was holding he smirked.

"I see you found it." He said. He then quickly jumped out of bed and came towards me. He took the box from my hand and grabbed the ring. He then roughly took my left hand into his and slipped the ring on my finger. After a moment of awkward silence, he looked me straight in the eye and said:

"We are engaged now and there is nothing you can do about it. The wedding will be in two months. It's time I made you my wife legally." With that said he leaned into me and forcefully kissed me. He then casually walked back to the bed, climbed on and continued reading the paper. He left me stunned, terrified, anxious and anything else you could think of.

(End of flashback...)

I stared at the ring for a while before turning on my heel and slowly walking towards the bathroom door. When I neared the door I heard the faint whispers of Vladimir talking to someone. When I realized he was probably talking to someone on the phone, I pressed my ear against the door and attempted to ease drop.

"I hear you Konstantin. Yeah I'll probably kill her after the wedding anyway and then I'll have full custody of the kids. She's too soft on them, I'll teach them to be strong like real Mafia children." Vladimir said to my father on the phone.