Chapter 3 Alena

and Alexei were staring widely at me, but they

It

I was safe to say after the whole incident, I had run out as fast as could Papa didn't do anything to stop me either. They were probably surprised at my impromptu action. I was surprised, too. Most of the people were staring at us. They were whispering about how a woman had lost her mind-they were probably even whispering because he was already married. What if he was someone's husband? I was literally crawling into my own. grave now.

couldn't forget the intensity of his stare. It was mesmerizing to say the least. The man possessed beautiful brown eyes. Some might say brown eyes were boring but last night, it was nowhere near boring. His eyes were light and dark at the same time, somehow it got darker after he kept looking down at my lips. Was he tempted for more?

Why would he? I was a nobody.

Except for the fact that my father was the Pakhan, I barely had any reputation. I wasn't one of the socialites. I had kept my life as normal as I could, trying to stay away from being known. I enjoyed my life at the hospital, and I didn't mind spending hours at work because I

was s doing something I I loved.

So, here I was. Sitting on the couch in my living room, staring at an empty space.

A sudden knock was heard on the door as my phone started to ring, causing me to immediately look at the caller's name. Alexei.

A

brother doing here?

What was my brot

No. He

He wasn't even supposed to be here. He was already planning with Papa to ruin my life, marrying me off to a stranger. How could I even begin to trust them again? They were taking everything away from me.

My career. My freedom. My life.

The three things I was holding onto. They could never take them away.

"Alena. I know you're in there!" He shouted from the other side of the door, continuing to press on the doorbell and knock on the door. "Please, open the door."

"What the hell do you want, Alexei?!" I replied, completely annoyed by his presence.

I needed space. A A whole lot of them.

"I want to talk to you.

"Leave me the***k alone!"

"Let me in. I'll explain everything!" I could imagine his frustration, but I didn't care anymore. He could lose his head to Papal or lose his life, for all 1 cared.

1 stayed still, trying to ignore his knockings but it kept getting louder.

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My phone kept ringing and the banging wasn't stopping anytime soon. He wasn't going to give up and I wasn't going to blame him either. We were raised to get whatever we wanted. So, it came with the package of being stubborn. I guess it kind of backhanded back to our parents. They raised persistent children.

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"Alena, I won't leave intil you open this f***g door."

as long as you want. I don't want to see your

as I lay down, trying to drown the

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until I open the door and he knew, I wasn't going to lock myself in this house for too long. Eventually, I needed to

to the Sicilian leader. He was not who I was expecting to kiss but he was the only one standing in the middle of the crowd-he was

least six feet tall. His hair was the darkest shade of brown, but his eyes were as light as amber. It wasn't worthi denying the fact that he was attractive because he was, indeed, attractive. Don't get me started on the shape of his lips, they were full

They were soft, too. I

needed to find

things to go my way so I could plan out

to marry me off, could

could never succeed. I was in control of my own life whether he liked it or not and he wasn't going to ruin that. He was trying to build an alliance and achieve more power, but he didn't have

Bratva was for Papa, and she never wanted to destroy the empire he had built. So, she chose her silence. Maybe, it was a mistake

could've left when I had the chance, but I didn't figure out my life

I

After looking

You still

the clock, it was already

still there?"

asked, waiting for

o you plan on

"Maybe. Maybe not."

hair was a mess, and his eyes were red. -he looked tired. I pulled

didn't protect me." I

position to." He replied, running his fingers through his hair. "Papa had it planned for

He

want to listen.

argue.

"You didn't try harder."

"I tried my

hardest."

"Not hard enough."

"What did you expect me

You're the Pakhan, for god's sake. I

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I

again?" I crossed my arms around my body, tears were starting to form. I loved Alexei. He was there for me through thick and thin-there was no chance of losing him but for once, I had to put myself first. "Can I come in, please?" He looked around,

moved a bit to the side, giving him enough space to pass through before closing the door behind

he followed me like a lost puppy. He didn't look as if he was calm but

wanted you to

to any of this. I know you. I know how hard you tried to succeed. I wasn't going to let you down." He replied, shaking his head. "I thought you're stronger than him. I thought

am stronger.

"Why didn't

t you do anything?"

of losing the respect

family? For protecting your sister?" I scoffed, not believing what I was hearing. "That's a lot of b***it if you ask me.

right.

don't

"You don't have to."

now, at least." I added,

Despite what happened yesterday, I needed to find a solution to solve my problem. I needed something to stop Papa from controlling my life. He needed to accept the fact that I was no longer the same young girl who listened

"Yes. Him."

the man you kissed last

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