Page 15 of His Queen
"It's good to see you, Vladimir."
I narrow my eyes at him. "Don't talk to me, you sick fuck."
"Now, now, gentlemen. Let's keep this professional, shall we?" The Don interrupts.
"Professional? You are one to talk, Don Vinci." I say sharply. He glares at me, and I laugh. "You have no room to talk when you sold your own flesh and blood to this sick fuck."
"It's a business arrangement." He states simply.
"Is that what you call it?" I scoff. "I call it fucking disgusting and you're as bad as he is."
"I don't think it's any of your concern, Vladimir. You would do well to remember that. Rose is none of your business." The Don snarls.
Demetrius walks over to me. "We should go." He places his hand on my shoulder. "We have nothing to discuss here. You can assume every business arrangement you made with Viktor is null and void. We will not be honoring any of them." He turns to Aldo. "I think it's best if we don't meet again for a while. Maybe take some time to figure out where you all stand."
"Agreed." Aldo nods.
Demetrius looks at the Don. "You are a disgrace. I don't even understand how you can live with yourself."
"I'm not sure what you are referring to."
"You sold your only daughter to a rapist. A man who will treat her like shit. And you have the audacity to pretend like it isn't happening right in front of you."
"Rose is none of your business either, Demetrius." He sneers.
"Maybe not, but I wouldn't want my child anywhere near him."
"She will be the next Don's wife. You have no say in the matter. I suggest you leave now." The Don snarls.
We walk out of the room without another word. I am so fucking pissed off. How can someone do that? How can he not care about what happens to her? I hardly know her and it's killing me to think of her with another. Much less with Salvatore.
When we get to the elevator, Demetrius looks at me. "I know you care about her and she is yours. But she is still the Don's daughter."
"How do you know?"
"How could I not? But here isn't the place to speak of it. Wait until we are in the car. There is too much security here."
"Ok."
As we descend to the bottom floor, I watch as my brother rubs his hands together. He does this when he is thinking about something. When the doors open and we walk out, he heads straight for the car. I follow him and get in. The driver shuts the door behind me and walks around the front of the car to get in.
Rose
Fuck!Fuck!Fuck!Howcould I be so stupid? The moment I walked in there, I felt his presence and we hadn't even looked at each other yet. How is that possible? Then all I could do was stand there like an idiot. I wasn't supposed to see him again. But now it's obvious I will. He knows who I am now. I can't believe I gave him my number. It's not like there is a future there. I'm getting married to a monster.
I can't tell if Vlad hates me or not. I left without so much as a note. I should have left a note. He probably hates me now. He didn’t look at me with disdain, and he did come out after me. Did he stop Sal because it was the right thing to do? Or because he feels the same way I do? No way he could feel the same way. I saw the look on his face when he saw me. He was shocked and angry.
What if Salvatore saw it?
Oh god! What if Salvatore saw the way he was looking at me? He would be pissed. He hates any man who even looks at me. He will beat the shit out of me if he did. Oh god. I can't breathe. Why am I so stupid? Why did I let myself think I could have a normal life?
I knew better than to give Vlad my number. I should have just told him no. I know I have been praying to find him. But I didn't know he was in the Bratva, much less the second in command. How is that even possible? What if my father finds out I slept with him? That would be worse than anything Sal would do to me. My father would kill us both.
I'm pacing back and forth in my bedroom. Fuck. I crave Vlad and I keep hoping he will call me. But at the same time, I know I shouldn't want that. It's dangerous. I have no idea what my father would do. Would he really kill me if he found out? Would he let Sal kill me?
I shake my head. I need to stop thinking about it. I will do what I have always done and just deal with it. I don't have a choice.
I lay on the bed and closed my eyes. I can't help but think of the only time I was with him. His hands on my body. His lips kissed me everywhere. The way he filled me up and made me feel whole when he pushed inside of me. I've never felt like that before. I can feel myself getting wet.
