Her Volkovs #Book 1 novel Chapter 9

Alexei and Nikolai in the dining area having their breakfast.

Alexei: Is this really happening? Volkov left by a girl in his own fucking bedroom. Wow!

Nikolai: Shut the fuck up.

Alexei: Hey bro, I'm just saying. I never thought that this day would come. And what the fuck is that in your head? Is that blood? Did she?

Nikolai: She hit me with the alarm clock.

Alexei: Unfuckingbelievable! Not even one day in the relationship and you get battered. Damn Boss. Do I have to call Marcus? It looks pretty bad.

Nikolai: I don't have time. I have a meeting at VH in a while.

Alexei: You know for a man who got hit by an alarm clock, you look disturbingly happy. You really got it bad don't you?

Nikolai: This Sawyer kid...

Alexei: He's not gonna be a problem. I mean at least for now since he's in a wheelchair. It looks like he's into her but your girl is completely oblivious about it. When I took his phone, I found pictures of Belle, lots of them. The kid is obsessed with her. When I asked him why he had her pictures, he told me Belle's his girlfriend. He's completely lost it, bro. Reminds me of you. Ha!

Nikolai: I told her to stop seeing him but she's too stubborn.

Alexei: Do you want me to take care of it?

Nikolai: No, I got this. How about that Dylan you met in the clinic?

Alexei: I found out he's an MMA fighter. He once made it to the mainstream but went back to underground fighting. He's under Arkady. We can have him destroyed. Just give me the signal.

Nikolai: No. Not now.

Alexei: When are you planning to tell her? She's been asking me questions, and your girl can be quite persistent.

Nikolai: In due time.

Alexei: By the way, Yuri will be back from Boston tonight. I heard he's got some news. Let's just hope it will finally lead us to whoever screwed us over.

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Sawyer is in the living room when I arrived and it looks like he's been waiting for me.

"I have been worried shit about you! Where have you been?! That Alexei guy went here last night looking for you. What did he want from you?" Sawyer looks hysterical.

"I'm okay Sawyer, really. Now let's heat up some food from the fridge so we can have breakfast and you can take your meds. I'm so sorry I got you worried." I walked towards the kitchen while Sawyer followed from behind.

"Worried? I am mad Belle! You could have at least messaged me last night that you were fine but you did not! I was calling you but I can't contact you on your phone."

I know it's my bad, I could have at least called him but after everything that happened last night, calling him, did not cross my mind.

"I'm so sorry Sawyer. I never really meant to worry you. Forgive me?" I give him an apologetic eye.

He just stares at me sternly. What's up with him?

I decided to ignore his tantrum. "Cmon, let's eat, I'm starving."

"Why was he looking for you?" Geez can't he just let this one go?

"Uhm. Alexei needed to tell me something but my phone was dead. Then, I went for a run last night, I didn't bring my phone with me. So he went here personally."

"So he's your boyfriend now?"

"Who Alexei?" I retorted but he didn't answer me, he just stares at me like he was expecting me to answer my own question "No but..." I was about to tell him about Nikolai but Loraine arrived earlier than expected, interrupting our conversation.

"Hey Loraine, how's the trip?"

"It was fine Belle, thank you so much for everything."