The Romanoffs

Chapter 26.

Nadei has been on the phone all morning, I'm completely bored out of my mind and decide to wander the office. Of course not without my little shadows Nikolai and Gerald. I've tried to see if I can give them the slip a couple of times but fuck these Romanoff men are fast.

Jillian is unfortunately off doing some training with Aleksander. But by the pictures, she sent me looks more like she's just pissing him off and throwing weapons at him. So I'm left to just wander around, Nadei's "company" is really just a shell company that owns a number off real estates and bars/restaurants.

A few floors are dedicated to the restaurant aspect and the last floor are the offices for him and his private men. As well as his "board" meeting room, plus the couple of skanks receptionist who clearly dislikes me. One of the was flabbergasted after she told me she fucked Nadei and I replied she should join us in the bedroom next time.

As I walk down the long hall my eyes stop at a closed-door with the letter "V" stamped onto the door. V.....for Viktor I presume. I step closer before I feel a hand wrap around my wrist.

"Don't think about it zaika" Nikolai firmly states while grasping onto my right wrist.

"Is daddy home Nikolai?"

"Zaika!"

"I'll take that as a yes" I flick my wrist up and around breaking free from a stunned Nikolai and run to the door slamming it behind me.

"Well isn't this a lovely surprise" Viktor's smooth voice echoes through the room and I hesitate to turn around. It begins to settle in what I just did, fuck how am I going to explain this.

"Heyyyyy Viktor" I face him and realize he's sitting at his desk with his dress shirt slightly unbuttoned as he sips on his whiskey while looking over some reports.

"Hello, gorgeous. Are you lost?" He wickedly smiles up at me taking another sip of his drink.

"Oh, no...Nadei is busy on a few calls so I just thought I'd pop in. See what's up? How's life? You know...." Jesus Christ why am I so awkward around Nadei's brothers. It's like I'm so easily intimated by them, it doesn't help that everyone in his family is beautiful. I won't lie even Misha is handsome, god they have some amazing genes.

"Oh. Would you care to take a seat and talk about 'what's up'?"

"Sure"

I slowly walk to his desk and take a seat on one of the large leather chairs.

"So how's life, Nicole?" He begins to pour me a cup of whiskey. I take a sip and feel the smooth aged alcohol burn slightly as it goes down.

"Oh, my life? Just a fucking mess no biggie. My boyfriends' psycho little brother is stalking me and I'm put on lockdown mode because of it. Plus my bodyguards probably hate me because I keep trying to escape"

We both laugh at my ridiculous but truthful claim. I down my drink entirely and Viktor quickly refill me. I peek over his shoulder at the different pictures placed on the wall, many of him and his children. And one black and white photo catches my attention.

"That is us back in Russia, our mother had the photo taken of us for Christmas one year"

"She was so beautiful"

Viktor pulls the photo off the wall and sits beside me. He traces his fingers over the photo dusting it off before handing it to me.

"She was, she was an amazing mother as well. You remind me a lot of her you know?"

"I do? How? Nadei....he doesn't talk much about your past."