Her Volkovs #Book 1 novel Chapter 20

Belle's POV

I'm looking for something to wear from Nikolai's wardrobe but most of his stuff in the walk in closet are different shades of suits, lots of white shirts, jeans and sweats. I need to go to my apartment to get some clothes.

I slowly walk downstairs but Alexei is already standing at the bottom of the stairs. "Where are you going?"

"Not in your bed." I retorted.

"Okay, then go back to Nikolai's room now."

"I'm going to my apartment and you can't stop me from leaving!"

"Yah? Try me."

I would call Nikolai but he specifically told me to do as Alexei says. These two are not giving me any choice. What could be the worst thing to happen to me? I know Alexei would never hurt me. So I continued walking down the stairs. When I was on the last step, he showed his right hand from his back. A gasp escaped my mouth when I saw the leash Alexei is holding in his hand.

"You will not..."

"Too late princess."

Alexei manhandled me towards his room.

"Alexei!!!! Put me down!!!" I yelled at him hysterically.

"You know, you are a handful to watch over."

"Nikolai will know of this I'm telling you!"

"He already knows."

"What?"

"I'm under strict orders to make you stay in bed no matter what."

Alexei throws me to his bed and placed the leash on my right hand while the other one is tied to the headboard of his bed. I could not believe he's doing this to me!

I was yanking the leash while Alexei is quickly on his phone talking to someone and I think I know who it is.

"Is that Nikolai?" I grumpily asked Alexei.

"Nikolai, I swear I will not going to allow you to touch me, not even my hair for one week starting tonight. You hear me Nikolai!? One whole week!" I yelled to make sure that he could hear me.

When Alexei is done talking to his phone, he sat beside me in bed. "You're in luck princess."

"What?"

"Well the Boss can't make it home tonight, he's stranded in Boston because of the weather."

"Nikolai is in Boston?" He did not tell me that. And it really hurts as hell. Why didn't he tell me? This whole not telling me the whole story about Nikolai is slowly eating me up.

"What's he doing there?"

"Business." Of course.

"Remove my leash, I promise I will not leave."

I am exhausted. My legs are tired. And I am hurt because of Nikolai. How come he did not tell me that he's in Boston? I see that Alexei noticed my sudden change in mood. He removed the leash and I quickly covered my whole body under the blanket.

"It's not easy to be in Nikolai's life. Be patient with him. Give him more time."

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I was awakened by a familiar smell. Rice porridge. Alexei placed the tray with a bowl beside me.

"Time to eat."

I struggled to lift my body from the bed so Alexei helped me to sit up straight. God, why do I feel like I'm so tired?

"What time is it Alexei?"

"It's time for you to buy a watch."

"Ha, very funny. No, really what time is it?"

"It's time for you to buy an alarm clock to hit the Boss' head again."

I giggled in response. Poor Nikolai, I hit him with an alarm clock the first morning we were together.

"It's almost 6 o'clock." Responded Alexei while brushing a strand of my hair from my face and to the back of my ear.