Her Volkovs #Book 1 novel Chapter 42

Belle's POV

"Who is Mrs. Volkov, Nikolai?" I finally had the courage to ask. We are in the car on our way to god knows where. I sat far from Nikolai and I know that he noticed my sudden change in mood.

Nikolai did not answer me. He just placed his hand down his chin while crossing his thigh over the other.

It could not be is own mother. Perhaps it's Yelena's mum? But I have never heard of her before.

What if my hunch is true? What if Nikolai has a wife? What does that make me?

Please, not his wife. Please god, not his wife.

"She's my wife." Nikolai said without a hint of playfulness in his voice.

I feel like my eyes are being pinched. I swallowed the lump in my throat that has been slowly suffocating me. After everything that we have been through, he's just going to drop this bomb on me?

"Pull over Boris!" I said as sternly as I can but Boris kept on driving.

"I said pull over!"

Nikolai is on his phone, texting someone. Nobody seems to hear me. I tried to unlock the car door but to no avail.

I then remember Alexei. I know Alexei will come to my rescue. I quickly dial his number. In just two rings, he answered.

"Princess."

"Alexei can you come fetch me?"

"I'm sorry, I can't. I'm kind of busy preparing for a very special night with my very special girl."

I feel like my heart is being crushed into pieces. Alexei has a special girl and he can't come to me. This is the very first time that Alexei said no to me. Wow, I never thought I would be this hurt hearing Alexei having a special girl.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you Alexei." I quickly cancelled the call.

Oh god, if you are playing some kind of a joke on me, please I want this to end.

A few minutes later we arrived at the cemetery. Nikolai tried to carry me in his arms but I held on to my seat as tight as I can.

"No! Don't touch me Nikolai!"

Nikolai instantly sported a smirk on his face. How could he!? He just said to my face that he has a wife. Why does he look like he's enjoying my misery?

Nikolai mandhadled me out of the car. I was trying to grab the car seat but the Russian Mafia Boss was able to scoop me out of the SUV. My bum is on the side of Nikolai's head, flying in the air. I'm trying to wiggle off from him but his arms are holding my thighs and legs tightly.

"Nikolai!!!!! I hate you so much!!!!"

"I love you too baby." He retorted arrogantly.

"I said I hate you! I did not say....."

I was halted when all of a sudden, I saw candles in small glasses along the way, making two perfect lines on the sides. I stopped putting up a fight against Nikolai and just looked around while I'm upside down.

A few seconds past, Nikolai halted and held me to stand on the ground. Oh my god, what is happening? I feel like my heart is beating a thousand times.

We are now standing in between the graves of Vyacheslav Roustam Volkov and Yelena. We are surrounded by candles inside cute jars of different colors and some are inside small glass lanterns. There are also a couple of candles on top and around the graves. There's a beautiful bouquet of red daisies on Yelena's grave while a lit cigar is on top of Vyachaslav's grave.

To my surprise, I saw Alexei standing a couple of feet away from Nikolai. His hands are in his pockets while sporting a smirk on his face. What is he even doing here? I thought he's with his very special girl?

Nikolai cleared his throat to get my attention. His beautiful green eyes are looking at me intently as he slightly loosens his tie.

"I want to formally introduce you to my father Vyacheslav Roustam Volkov and to my beloved sister, Yelena Vyacheslav Volkov. Papa, my baby sister, this is Belle. She's the one I have been telling you about. Isn't she perfect?"

At this point, I am trying so hard to hold back my tears. So this is his plan all along. To introduce me to his father and to his sister Yelena. I placed my left palm on top of my chest. I feel like my heart is slowly melting. Part of me wishes that Nikolai's father and sister are still alive so I can hug them and thank them personally for loving and taking care of my Nikolai. I looked at Nikolai's eyes and I can see the longingness in his eyes despite the smile that he is letting out.

Nikolai turned his back on me and went to Alexei's direction. They talked for quite a while and hugged each other like brothers that they really are. And then, Alexei handed Nikolai something while a smile is plastered on his face.

When Nikolai turned to face me, he has now in his hand a small black box. Oh. My. God.

My lips parted when Nikolai bent his knee in front of me while slowly opening in his hand the small box that was handed to him by Alexei. Oh god. I feel like everything around me moved in slow motion. Everything turned surreal.

The wind is blowing my hair to my face. I removed some strands from my cheeks and mouth as I remain speechless.

"Baby..."

Nikolai is holding in his hand a vintage ruby ring. He then slowly took my right hand from my side and squeezed it with his.

"My father Vyacheslav, my sister Yelena, my brother Alexei and the rest of the Volkov family as my witness, Mary Arabella Galves, will you be my Mrs. Nikolai Vyacheslav Volkov?"

Oh my god.

Nikolai proposed to me. The love of my life has proposed to me in a very Nikolai way. The man who gave me my every first is now kneeling in front of me, asking me to be his wife. Nikolai Vyacheslav Volkov's wife!

I blink a couple of times just to make sure that I'm not imagining what's happening right now. I can feel my face turn crimson as reality slowly sinks in. Nikolai is looking up at me while waiting for my answer.

"Yes Nikolai. I would love to be your Mrs. Volkov."

Nikolai slowly inserts the ring in my finger. The ruby ring fits perfectly on me. Oh my god, this is so beautiful. He then kissed my ring and stood up with a content smile on his face. I quickly wrap my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly.

"Nikolai, you are really mean."

Nikolai softly chuckles in response, "That's exactly the reaction I was expecting."

I smack him on his shoulder, "I really thought that you have a wife that I do not know of."

"I love you my future Mrs. Volkov."

"I love you too Nikolai, my future husband."

I blush as I refer to Nikolai as my future husband. I cant believe this is happening so fast. Just a few weeks ago, I'm just a simple girl from a land a thousand miles away from New York and now, I am Mary Arabella soon to be Volkov. Soon to be married to the Russian Mafia Boss. So this is what it feels like to finally belong to somebody?

"Let's get married tomorrow." Said Nikolai out of nowhere, and he looks like he's not kidding at all.

"Nikolai, you still have to meet my parents."

Just the thought of going home to face papa and tell him that his daughter is getting married makes my stomach turn.

"Right. Do you think they will like me?" Asked Nikolai. I giggled because he sounds uncertain. Well this is a first.

"Of course, just prepare your bulletproof vest just in case." I teased Nikolai. Although I'm sure that's not far from reality. I cringe just by thinking about how papa would react.

"That bad huh?"

I just nodded at him.

"I would go to hell and back just for you baby."