9 years ago (Nikolai 13, astrea 11)
Nikolai's pov
I watch from my bedroom window as astrea feeds terror and chaos, to our guard dogs.
That beautiful smile that can light up anyone's day, is present on her face like always. There is a small smile on my face too that seems to never leave in her presence.
It feels like yesterday when she opened the store room and announced me as her best friend.
She came like sunshine in my life and probably everyone else's. It's just her nature. She can have anyone wrap around her pinky finger with just a look. Even my ever-strict father seems to love her like a daughter.
That day after she freed me from the room. I told my father everything and turns out my mother ran away with some important papers.
Rea and I became great friends and she started coming here regularly after that.
I just want to keep her with me forever.
Father says that I will marry her in the future and then she will be mine.
Her brothers, Ares and Apollo don't like the idea very much though.
Not that they can stop me.
I love astrea more than anything.
I was supposed to read this stupid book about the mafia history right now but I am distracted by my little love who looks so effortlessly beautiful even while playing with the dogs.
A movement from the bush near astrea catches my eye drawing me out of my thoughts and I felt it in my heart that something is wrong.
And then the sound of a gunshot rings in my ear.
I watch as the guard in the gate drops dead.
I am running out of my room before more gunshots are heard.
I felt her presence leaving before I physically saw it.
And when I reached the shed there remains just an injured chaos, a dead terror, three dead guards, and the bracelet I gave Astrea.
I picked up the bracelet and it feels almost as heavy in my hands as my heart felt in my chest.
And just like that the smile left my face just like astrea did my life.
That day, I promised myself that I will find her even if it was the last thing I do.
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