Her Volkovs #Book 1 novel Chapter 31

Belle's POV

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.