Alexei ordered I. V and the rest of his men to go their way and not follow us. These happen very rarely and when it does, the moment becomes very special. Like our date in the town where our safe house is located. There were no bodyguards- just me, Nikolai and Alexei.
Before anything else, I made sure that the things I got from the secret safe which I plan on gifting my father later on was transferred to our car. I am sure Papa will love these as he collects guns and arms of rare origin.
As we pass through Brooklyn bridge, Alexei’s one arm is already in my tummy and occasionally down my delicate parts. Good thing the car is heavily tinted so no camera would catch us doing things.
Several minutes later we arrived at what looked like the back of a government establishment.
“Alexei, who are we picking up?”
“Him.” He replied, referring to the man going out of the back entrance who looks scarily familiar.
His silhouette alone made my heart jump in my chest. I wasn’t able to contain myself so I got out of the car hurriedly and waited for him to appear from the dark.
He is wearing a black leather jacket, white shirt and jeans. I wanted to run towards him but for some reason, I feel like my feet are glued to the ground.
“Nikolai?” I covered my mouth to suppress myself from sobbing.
He came to me and instantly kissed me on my lips. He held my jaw with both of his hands and kissed me, deeply.
“Baby, promise me you won’t run to me again if there are guns pointed at me?”
“I love you too Nikolai.” I retorted, purposely evading his request.
He smiled against my lips and shook his head in defeat. “Oh, you will be the death of me.”
Alexei cleared his throat as he leans back on the hood of his car like in a friggin magazine cover. Even in darkness, the man’s electrifying charm is unbelievable.
Nikolai and Alexei reunited right in front of me and I could not be happier. They hugged and kissed each other on the cheeks, showing their unconditional love as brothers. Although, I feel like Nikolai looks the happiest seeing his Alexei well and awake from a life-threatening accident.
Our ride on the way to the boathouse was the first time that I felt complete again. I feel like there’s not a void in my heart right now. Nikolai, Alexei and I are together again.
I’m back on Alexei’s lap in the front passenger seat while Nikolai drives. The man is now all smiles as he play bites my shoulders, my breasts and my arms. The Russian Mafia Boss on the other hand is laughing at me because Alexei was telling him about what happened in the pub.
We were having the time of our lives when I noticed that Nikolai is glancing curiously at the rearview mirror and the side mirror in intervals as if noticing something from the back. He and Alexei then talked in Russian as the other brother dials his phone.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Someone’s following us.” Nikolai answered.
Instead of getting worried I actually got annoyed. How dare them rudely interrupt our moment! I stepped over to the back of the car carefully and noticed a very suspicious acting vehicle following us at a distance.
“Alexei, they are not our people right?”
“No. Our people are in the boathouse now.”
I grabbed the bag full of guns I. V and I took from the warehouse and gave one long gun to Alexei and the other one I clutched around Nikolai’s side just in case he needs it.
“Nikolai baby, you got this? Alexei, if you need more ammunition just tell me I brought enough.”
“Princess-” He looked at me quizzically at first and then a huge smile of wonder came afterwards.
“What? We can never be too sure! Inside this vehicle is worth the whole Russian Mafia and the friggin Conglomerate. I literally have the future of the Volkov family inside me right now. So chop chop missies because I am not losing the both of you and my babies tonight. Not now, not ever! We’ve been through enough and I’m so friggin tired of people wanting to kill us! By now, it’s either them or us in the grave. And you know what?” I said, bending over in the middle of the two. “No Volkov is gonna die tonight.”
“Fucking hell princess, yes!” Says Alexei like a proud daddy.
“Who are you woman? Where is my wife? Where did you take her?” Says Nikolai followed by a booming laugh of crazy.
What is wrong with these two? They look like they are not bothered at all while I’m here, already in survival mode! I glanced at the back again and the vehicle is still following us although they are a little far now.
“You know what, I have an idea.” I took the box where the rocket launcher thingy is stored and I carefully placed its ammunition the size of a nine inches baseball bat inside the hull. Good thing I got the chance to ask Vasily how to operate this thing back at the secret place.
I opened the sunroof of the car and asked Nikolai to slow down a little bit so I can have a good aim at the vehicle following us.
“Hey hey hey- princess. No no no!”
“What the fuck! Baby! Put that down! Oh fuck!”
The moment half of my body is out of the car, I leaned back a little bit for support as I take my aim pointing towards the moving vehicle. To my dismay however, the car following us swerved to the right and then to the left in clear panic.
The men from inside jumped out of the vehicle one after the other. Even the driver got out whilst the engine is on, crashing the car to the side in the gutter.
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Phone conversation on car speaker between Axel, Nikolai and Alexei.
Axel: Are you fucking serious! You were gonna let her blow up my people?
Nikolai: I mean, had I known it was your people, I would not have stopped her.
Axel: Fuck you Volkov!
(Short silence)
Nikolai: Thank you De Alba. I know what you did while I was away. It does not go unnoticed. I owe you one.
Axel: Yeah yeah-
Alexei: Should I get you two a room or what?
Axel: Fuck you Alexei.
Alexei: (Chuckles) How sweet.
Axel: So, you’re pushing through with the shifting of the wolf?
Nikolai: (Gazes at Belle’s reflection on the rear view mirror. His wife-sound asleep) Yes. After all that’s happened. It’s the right time.
Axel: Well, good luck and have fun changing diapers for the next few years. I wish to never have the same fate as you.
Nikolai: You could only wish to be in my shoes right now De Alba.
Axel: She’s my wife too you know.
Nikolai: Fuck you De Alba.
Axel: Haha. Congratulations Alexei. Welcome to the old man’s club. See you at the Conglomerate table.
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Boat House
Belle is sleeping in the back of the car guarded by Ivan, Vasily and basically hundreds of mafia men outside the boat house. Almost every one from the Russian Mafia is here to witness the shifting of the wolf. A ceremony tattooing the head of the wolf on Alexei’s neck, officially inducting him as the Boss of the Russian Mafia.
The mood in the air is solemn. Nikolai is sitting across Alexei whose tattoo has just been finished. They are surrounded by the elders and other high ranking men of the Russian Mafia.
Matushka Irene is on one side, teary eyed as she witnesses Nikolai embracing Alexei. Nikolai holds him on his face and kissed his cheeks a couple of times before connecting his forehead onto him. Matushka knows that the brothers’ love for each other made them who they are now. In her mind, wherever part of hell Vyacheslav and Viktor are in right now, she is sure that they are proud of their sons.
As Nikolai and Alexei walk out of the boathouse, the Mafiya men waiting outside fired their guns in the air in cheers for the new Boss of the Russian Mafia- Alexei Viktor Volkov.