Chapter 157

Vladimir:

“What just happened?” Elena asked, shaking her head in question as she looked at me. I smirked and winked before kissing her neck, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds as I tried to fight my own urge to claim her here and now.

“There’s a camera inside your bedroom watch,” I whispered to her. “And I am going to give them the show of their lives.” 

“What?” She asked, frowning in confusion. Having noticed it the night that the fucker took her out, I knew to come in and check for things and how they were here to notice the small red beam and lenses in a new watch that they installed in her room. 

I pushed her toward the bed, making sure to use my body to hide hers from the camera, wanting to be able to talk to her without the fucker noticing. Her heart raced against her chest, and I could tell that she was more than a little concerned now. 

“I am going to lay on the bed and we are going to talk. I just want to use my body to shield yours, do you understand me?” I asked, and she frowned in confusion, trying to process my words. Her eyes met mine and I nodded in assurance as she laid down, trusting that I wasn’t going to hurt her. And though I could tell that she was both confused and most likely frightened, I was thankful for the fact that she chose to trust me.

“When did you find out?” Elena asked, her eyes meeting mine as I took her arm to wrap around my neck. I pushed her on the bed, hovering over her body as I did my best to control my blood flow, not wanting her to feel a boner that I didn’t need to have right now. I knew that her being my mate was only going to make it harder, but for her, I was willing to take the chance to deny what I was feeling. 

“I saw it when I entered your room. I was sure to prove a point, but I knew that it was a little too late. When I heard that he was coming, I thought that it was because of it.” I said, and she hummed in response as I raised her body a bit to pull the cover over our bodies. I took my shirt off, and she frowned in confusion, I merely nodded in response before throwing the shirt, hitting the watch as I did, forcing it to knock down. Elena jumped, and I smirked, winking at my beauty before getting up from on top of her. I could smell her arousal and though I did my best not to show it, I took a deep breath as I looked at a hairbrush on her dresser. 

I grabbed it and threw it on the watch before stepping on it, making sure that it was broken before I picked my shirt up to put it on. Elena’s eyes were fixed on me, watching as my muscles flexed, and though she stayed quiet, I knew that a thousand questions ran through her mind.

“Why didn’t you take me like he expected you to? Don’t get me wrong, but don’t you think that…?”

“I don’t plan on doing anything that you are not okay with, malyshka.” I said, stopping her. “Though I don’t know most of your backstory, I can tell that it is not a pretty one and I can tell that you were broken inside, whether it was by the man or someone else, I know that I can see it in your eyes. I am not going to do something that I know hurts you for my own pleasure. No matter how much I want you, I am going to do it when YOU find yourself being ready for it.”

“What if I never am?” She asked, shaking her head in question.

“Though I doubt that it would be the case,” I teased, and she blushed. “I give you my word not to lay a finger on you unless you want me to. I think that this should be enough assurance for you to know that I do not intend to harm you. I want you, yes, in every possible way, I am not going to deny it, but I do not take women against their will no matter how much I may fancy them.” 

“The fact that you are putting in consideration how I feel…”

“I think that the two of us have already established that I am going to always care about how you feel.” I said, and her eyes softened. “Your days with that dictator are over.”

“As if you are not one yourself? I have never seen a man knocking a watch down with a shirt.” She said, making me chuckle. “I am being serious. I saw the fear in Konstantin’s eyes from you. I know the man like the bottom of my hand and I know that he has no morale nor does he have honor. You can imagine how bad he is with ‘fear’ or showing any emotions. But I saw thousands of them in his eyes when he looked at you.”

“I am his nephew, his heir, and he knows that I am a lot stronger than he is.” I said, knowing that she was right.

“Too much confidence is bad, Vladimir. He is going to use it against you. Somehow, he is going to find that one thing that you weaken to, and he is going to use it to his own advantage.” She said, and I nodded as I took a step toward her. Her eyes met mine and I could see a spec of trust in them regardless of knowing that I could take her here and now if I wanted to, she knew that I wouldn’t do it. 

“Well, I would like to see them try harming a hair on you. If I don’t end their reign, then my name will not be Vladimir Ivanov.” I said, and her eyes widened as she understood my message. “You are my one weakness here, malyshka. And if they think that they can use you to challenge me, then my bullets will be the last thing that they see…”