Rapacious Lover

Chapter 20:

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(Giovanni)

'Nikhail.' I called out, as I burst through his office.

"Мой сын!" He effused, looking up from the files that laid neatly in his table. "What do I owe this visit? I've been meaning to speak to you for quite some time. You've been here for almost a month and haven't come to see m-"

"Call off the marriage." I demanded, cutting off his sentence.

Today was the last day I would be in Russia before I go back to home. I've spent a month in Russia trying to build up my allies and training knowing that me not marrying Vikki would not sit well with my 'father'. He would do anything in his power for me to get married so i had to be prepared at anything he threw at me. Right now I was here to kindly ask him as father to son, to see if he would do what I wanted for once in his miserable life. However, if I had to kill him there would be no doubt or mercy in my heart as i pulled the trigger or weapon to kill him.

His brightly lit smile dropped from his face and up raised a bushy eyebrow. "Why would I do that?" He asked curiously.

"I don't want to marry her." I replied simply.

He snorted. "And since when have I cared about your wants moй сын?" He questioned with an amused smirk.

I shrugged nonchalantly. "Whether you do or not I'm not marrying her." I told him not caring what he was going to say or do to me. Kayani has struggled enough under me and I don't want that to the be the case any more. "I don't love her."

He leaned back on his office chair and stared at me for a couple minutes, as he folded his arms on top his chest. I could psychically feel the atmosphere around us getting colder. "Cын after all I've done for you you dare disappoint me!" He suddenly snarled making be jump back a little. From the years of physical, mental and emotional abuse under his command, every time he yelled or lifted his hand at me years of memories resurface from him and the tiny cell in the basement under his house.

I scoffed. "You've done nothing for me. This marriage is for you not for me." I yelled back, refusing to let my fear of him make me coward away  and agree to any of his demands as I have done so much before.

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{Flashback- approximately a year ago}

"Welcome back home Alekskyi."  Nikhail greeted, wrapping his hands around me.

I shook his hands from around me and backed away from him. Being close enough for him to touch me gave me anxiety and kept me anxious. "It's Giovanni." I grumbled, hating the name he gave me.

He let out a loud sigh as he sat down on a chair, thankfully a good distance away from me. "I named you Alekskyi. A perfect traditional Russian name and you have the audacity disrespect me by saying the name that the man that use to beat gave you." He sneered, coiling his lips.

"You both beat me so it doesn't matter, but at least Giuseppe had the decency to let me go after every beating instead of tying me against the wall and whipping me for days straight." I retorted sharply. 

His face fell into  a frown. "That was in the pas-"

"Whatever, what did you order me to come to Russia for." I interjected, wanting to get out of this country and far away from him as possible.

"I have proposition for you." He sung rubbing his hands together.

"I want nothing you have to offer." I deadpanned.