"Get in!"

Trevor and Dylan arrived just when we needed them the most. Amy and I quickly got in the car without looking back.

"Hit the gas Trevor!" Amy exclaimed.

Amy and I are now catching our breaths. "Who are those people B?"

My hands are shaking. I could not believe what just happened. Oh my god. They found me. How did they find me?

"B!!!" Amy is now holding my arms while shaking me.

"The Russian Mafia, they are after me." I stare in front of me blankly. I feel like my brain stopped functioning.

"What?" Amy said almost shouting.

"Belle, it's not what you think it is." Dylan said, interrupting us.

"Uh in case you haven't noticed brother, this is not the right time to talk about your infidelity!" Amy scolded Dylan.

"I'm not talking about...." Dylan lets out a frustrated sigh. "I'm talking about those men. They were looking after you Belle. They are protecting you. They are Alexei's men." What? I feel like I'm being choked. The lump in my throat is slowly suffocating me.

I am so confused right now. Alexei? But those men are from the Russian Mafia. Those are cold blooded criminals. Why are they even connected to Alexei?

"Please pull over Trevor." I said blankly. I need answers from Dylan and I need them now.

"Trevor please?" Amy said, backing me up. Trevor pulled over while glancing at the rear view mirror.

"Get out of the car Dylan. I want to talk to you." He stepped out from the front passenger seat. I walked around the back of the car to face Dylan who is now standing on the sidewalk. Amy stepped down from her side of the car and faced her brother while her arms are intertwined in front of her.

Dylan's face is already kind of swollen from the fight but that did not stop me from landing a slap on his face. Dammit my hand hurts.

"That's for betraying me." Dylan just accepted my slap like a gentleman that he is.

"Now talk Dy."

"Alexei and I settled our score. We found a common ground and that is to find and protect you. Alexei never stopped looking for you. One night he called and said he already found you. That is how I was able to get you at the motel." My heart is beating a thousand times while my brain is trying to process everything. "Since then, they have been following and protecting you, all in Alexei's orders." At this point my body crumbled down like a loose sandbag. I dropped to the the ground in disbelief. Everything is slowly making sense now.

"But those men, those men are from the Russian Mafia, Dylan!"

"Talk to Alexei Belle. I can't answer your questions. I have to hold my end of the deal."

"Deal? What deal?" Amy butts in.

"We both take care of Belle but when this time comes, he will be the one to tell you what you need to know. I'm sorry Belle."

This is what Nikolai and Alexei are not telling me about. Their tough security details, the tattoos, the guns, his father and Yelena's death. All of these boils down to one fact. They are the Boss and the Underboss of the Russian Mafia. My Nikolai and Alexei are criminals. They are monsters.

My tears are now falling down fave. Amy bent down and held me in a tight embrace. "Oh B, what have you ever done to deserve this?" I am asking the same question to myself, A.

The ride back home has been quiet. I stare outside blankly while holding my arms in front of me. When we arrived home, Amy and I went directly to our room. I rested my head on her lap, gazing blankly while she runs her fingers through my hair

"B, I don't understand what's happening but I could not bear looking at you like this. Do you want me to book a flight home? Let's leave this place for good."

"I still want to talk to Alexei. I want to hear what he has to say."

"Are you sure?"

I just nodded at her. I told Amy what I was thinking. I told her about who I think Nikolai and Alexei are.

"Oh my god B, what have you gotten yourself into? The Russian Mafia really? Your ex boyfriend is the boss, the head, the leader, the king of the Russian Mafia? But I thought he owns Volkov holdings?"

"That's why I want to talk to Alexei. I want to know the whole truth once and for all."

"Oh my god. You know what I'm thinking B?"

"What?"

"Your ex boyfriend just became a million times hotter. Think about it B. Look at the brightside, you were able to tap that ass." Amy is at it again. I swear this woman's brain is so perverted. I just shook my head in disbelief. All of a sudden, I heard her gasp.

"Omg! B! Calvin. It was Alexei and his men who did it. Think about it. Dylan said Alexei has not stop looking after you."

Oh god. Amy's right. It was Alexei. So it was really Alexei. The guy I saw at the police station talking to Dylan. It was him.

"B, this Alexei guy. He really cares for you." Apparently he does.

Seconds later, Amy gasps again. Oh my god what now.

"Now what A?"

"Your guardian angel. Alexei is your guardian angel B! He's the one depositing money in your bank account."

"But why would he do all of these? It doesn't even make sense. They lied to me. Nikolai dumped me. Why would they bother do all of these."

"Well, two things. One, because your ex Nikolai told him to do so. Two and what I think is the most probable, this Alexei is in love with you."

Amy's imagination is now reaching Andromeda galaxy. "A, I'm tired of thinking, let's sleep. I have work tomorrow morning at St. Mary's and at my new job in the afternoon."

"Oh so you took the job?"

"Uhuh." I just grumble. Too much has happened already. My eyes are giving up on me. I slowly drifted off to sleep on my bestfriend's lap.

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I'm standing outside St. Mary's waiting for Mr. Dardan Geci to arrive. A few seconds past, a black car pulled over right in front of me. Mr. Geci went out and opened the door.

"Good afternoon Miss Belle."

"Good afternoon Mr. Geci."

"Please just call me Dardan." He said while offering a smile. I let out a smile in response. Dardan is wearing a black suit and a light blue colored shirt inside and has a properly trimmed downed charcoal black hair.

"Okay Dardan."

Several minutes later we arrived at a gated mansion. Along the driveway are perfectly trimmed plants. There are different small statues in every few meters of the driveway. The car pulled over next to a fountain right in front of the main entrance of the mansion.

As we walk inside, I see a long and polished wooden staircase going to the second floor. Right in the middle is a beautiful crystal chandelier sparkling in all its beauty. The adornments around the mansion are mostly old wood and antiques.

"This way Ms. Belle." Dardan pointed me to a room which looks like the study. I sat in one of the chairs right next to the table.

"The Boss will be here with you shortly. Please, do you need anything?"

"None at the moment Dardan, thank you very much."

Dardan made a small nod and exited the room.

A few seconds later, while I'm humming a song out of boredom, I see a little girl peeking from the other door to the left of the study. She has a curly auburn hair reaching her back. She has the most beautiful set of dark brown eyes and long curly lashes. And she is wearing a light pink colored dress.

She must be Aria.

"Hi!" I greeted her with a smile but she doesn't respond. She just looks at me, still hiding half of her body.

I see that she is now looking at the fairy doll peeking from my bag. I took it and made the hand of the doll wave at her.

"Hi, this is Sophia. Do you want to meet her?"

To my surprise, she nodded at me. My heart is suddenly filled with warmth. She made a few steps and halted right in front of me. She touched the fairy doll's hair and brushed it with her fingers.

"Do you like Sophia?" She again nodded.

"Here, you can hold her if you want."

She looked at me like waiting for my permission. She slowly took the doll from my hand while looking at me intently with er angel eyes.

"My name is Belle."

My heart jumped from my chest when all of a sudden she gave me a tight hug. Oh my god. This little girl is the sweetest.

"Aria." Said a voice from the back.

When I turned around I see Dardan and another man who I think is his Boss. Aria ran to him and instantly showed him the fairy doll. He carried Aria in his arms while a smile is painted on his face.

"Hello, you must be Belle?"

"Yes."

He places Aria back to the floor and we shook hands.

"Forgive my manners, we haven't been introduce yet. My name is Artan Bogdani."

"Nice to meet you Mr. Bogdani."

"No please, just Artan."

I just gave him a smile in response. Artan is as tall as Nikolai but he has a slightly bigger built. His blonde hair is perfectly gelled towards the back of his head. He is sporting a mustache and a beard. I also notice the ring he is wearing in his right hand middle finger. It looks the same as Dardan's but Artan's ring is way bigger and it has a red stone right in the middle.

I noticed that Artan is looking at me like he's inspecting me from head to foot. I suddenly felt uncomfortable. Geeez, I think I'm already turning crimson.

"Uh Boss." Dardan butts in.

Thank god for Dardan. Artan excused himself and left. Aria and I spent the rest of the day together. Aria surprisingly responds well to our activities. Aside from being adorable, the girl is very sweet and thoughtful.

I decided to stay until Artan comes home. I just could not find it in my heart to leave this little angel until her father gets home. Aria and I are in her room. She handed me a story book to read for her and in just a few moments, Aria fell asleep.

I noticed that Artan is standing at the door while staring at our direction. I slowly removed myself from Aria's bed and stepped towards the door.

"Thank you." Artan said.

I quickly hushed him. "Shush....Artan."

He just smiles in response. I grab his arm and slowly closed the door on our way out. To my horror, Artan held both my arms and pinned me with his body to the wall. A gasp escaped my mouth when he cupped my face tightly and planted a kiss on my lips. Oh my god. What is happening?

"Please stay. I want to fuck you."

Did he just....?

I can smell and taste liquor and cigar in Artan's mouth. The mixture of scotch, cigar, and a hint of his cologne surprisingly smells good. I tried to remove myself from him but his body is pressing me hard to the wall effectively immobilizing me. I can feel his cock harden in his pants as he pushed his torso towards me. His other hand is running inside my dress down my thigh.

At this point, his kiss became more intense as he makes small soft bites on my lips. I tried to push him with all my strength but he is too strong. He then lets go of my face and grabs me towards him with his arms.

I slapped Artan on his face as strong as I can but the moment I did that, he lets out a wicked smirk and said, "Nobody says no to me baby."

"I am not your baby! Let go of me Artan!!!"

Suddenly we both notice that the door at Aria's room opened. The little angel is looking at the both of us. I feel like I'm running out of breath. Artan slowly lets go of me and unpinned me from the wall. I try to compose myself together, straightened my dress while shooting a stern look at Artan.

I quickly went to Aria and knelt on the floor. She is now scratching her eyes and yawns at the same time.

"Hey little Angel, come let's go back to bed." She then wraps her right arm around my neck while the other arm is held up signalling her father to also come to embrace.

Artan knelt, carried Aria in his arms and placed her back to bed. The little angel held out her hand gesturing to lie in bed with her.

I'm on Aria's right side while Artan is to her left. I hummed a song for her and in just a few seconds she quickly drifted off to sleep. I just ignored Artan who is now looking at me intently. I can't believe what just happened. Hopefully Aria forgets about what she saw.

When Aria went back to sleep, I slowly remove myself from Aria and stepped down the bed. I walked as fast as I can towards the door. I felt Artan move so I quickly paced away from him and went down the grand staircase. When I got out, Dardan is already waiting for me next to the car.

After what Artan did, I don't know if I still want to go back here.

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Amy and Dylan are in the living room and it looks like they are having an argument.

"Hey, what's happening?"

They did not answer me.

"Oh nothing B, just asking my oh so faithful brother why he was kissing that skunk."

"A please, let it go."

"See Dylan, she's too good for you, perhaps this is a good thing. You don't deserve her at all."

"A, I want to talk to Dylan." My bestfriend begrudgingly walked away and went to our room.

"Dy, I want us to go back from being friends, just like before. I want to go back to those times that we were just happy and comfortable with each other. It was a mistake in my part for even allowing this to happen to us. And I'm sorry for not being completely honest to you."

Dylan did not answer me. Instead he lets out a frustrated sigh while placing his hand on his waist. I stepped closer to him and hugged him tight.

"Dy, I promised you that I will be here for you no matter what. This is me, fulfilling that promise."

"I'm sorry Belle." There's this certain pain in Dylan's eyes. I looked away because I could not stand watching him like this.

"So how was her kiss?" I said teasingly.

"Not as sweet as yours sadly." He replied.

I smack him on his arm while hugging him tightly.

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AT DYLAN'S LOCKER ROOM RIGHT AFTER THE FIGHT.

Alexei's hands are on Dylan's collar. They are surrounded by Alexei's men.

Alexei: The deal was for you to protect her, not to take advantage of her. And what were you thinking in bringing her here? Are you out of your fucking mind?

Dylan removed Alexei's hand off of him.

Dylan: She gave me a chance. I am keeping her.

Alexei's men grabbed Dylan and pinned him to the wall.

Alexei: You fucking know who she belongs to! Don't test me Dylan. You know what I am capable of. End it with her tonight or I'm going to make sure you deal with satan himself after I put a bullet in your fucking head!

Alexei exited the locker room, while his men lets go of Dylan.