Chapter 9

* The flight took hours and I started sleeping on our way there since I was fatigued, I just leaned against the window the last time I was asleep. I was terrified to get up from the chair and go to bed to rest so I stayed where I was. When I woke up I was shaken by someone softly and when I opened my eyes it was Thorne. I was on the bed and I don't remember getting here. I glanced around and realized that there was a laptop next to me and I stared at it for a bit and sat up while massaging my eyes.

“The plane is about to land soon”, he says.

“How..how did I get here?”

“Your neck would've been sprained in the position you were in”, he is being polite. Why is he being nice?

“Oh”

“Come”, I was ready to get off the bed when he removed my red bottom stilettos and he helped me don them before I went off the bed.

“Thank you”, we went to sit down and buckle up our seat belts.

An announcement comes that we are ready to land and I glance out of the window I grasp his hand just so I can calm down and he stares at me then my hand and leaves me be. The plane lands and once it is on the ground I breathe out and we stay in the plane for a long.

“We should be getting off right?”

“I am just waiting for you to calm down”, he adds.

“I am calm”

He unbuckled his belt and mine and he pulled me up. I take my suitcase and we walk off the plane hand in hand.

“I have a meeting in an hour. We will start at the hotel to freshen up and then head for the meeting”, he says.

“Okay”, I nod.

We come out of the plane and there are guards more than the ones we left at home and a car waiting for us. We got in the car with his aid in the rear and the driver started driving off and other cars followed as we followed another in front of us. I felt like someone of importance in that situation. Soon we went to the hotel and we checked in. We got in the same room and I wanted to say something but I objected to it.

“You can go and freshen up. I will come and collect you after”, he says and he walks to the door and opens it.

“Watch her”, he says to the guard before stepping away.

I breathe out and head to the restroom. Just as nice, I head for the bathtub and I bathe myself within.

It has been a long aircraft journey I wanted some relaxation for a bit. When I was comfortable with how I was I got out and then cleaned my teeth and proceeded to get dressed. After that, I put on some lipgloss, and then after some time of being ready a knock came at the door and I went to open it. It was him in a different outfit. Navy to be specific while I dressed in a red dress that stretched over my knees and dark red bottoms as well from my bag.

“You are ready?”, I nod.

“Yes” He holds out his hand and I accept it while getting my suitcase and we go out of the hotel room.

We get to the elevator and get inside and there are other individuals in there as well. When it reached the bottom we stepped out of the elevator and walked outside the hotel where automobiles were waiting for us. Black SUV's. He opens the door for me and I go inside and then he closes the door and he walks around to his side and gets in and closes the door. The motorist stares at us via the review mirror before driving off.

I simply wonder what this meeting we are going to is about. I was glancing outside the window and the place seemed magnificent to me. Maybe it's because I have never gone to Russia before thus that is why.

“This place is beautiful”, I quietly murmur.

I find myself holding his hand while I stare out of the window and he doesn't say anything. Instead, he keeps it back. I turn to look at him and grin then cease staring outside of the window for some while. He caresses my hand for a bit and it feels lovely with his rough hand as he is doing it softly. He then fiddles in his jacket a little and comes back with a rose gold diamond ring. I look at him for a bit and he grabs my left hand and he slides it in there and it fits on my finger. He caresses my hand after that and stillness reigns within the automobile. We arrive at another spot and the automobiles halt in front of that place. He hops out and I have realized that when I am with him I don't get to open the door for myself. He comes around and opens the door for me and helps me out. My hand felt weird. It is so distinctive that I can't help but swoon over the beauty it retains for a minute.

We enter the building and I gaze around the whole place as we are walking inside.

“Ah, the big man of Africa! Welcome”, a man with a Russian accent says as we walk towards him.

“Vladimir”, Nathaniel says and the guy stares at me.

“Cute, I see you have a weakness there don't you”

“It's just a facade. Can't have a man wandering around alone”

“Mmmh”, he says and glances at me from head to toe.

“And my weakness is money, you should know that by now since you are in my place”, Nathaniel adds and he holds my hand a bit hard I gaze at it and he looks at me and then our hand and he reduces the grip. *

I opened my eyes and I was met with the blackness of the room. That meeting took some time and things would've turned out terrible if guards weren't present. The wrath that Mr Nathaniel had proven it. I can still feel the ring on my finger and I try to take it off but someone shifts next to me and the side lamp turns on.

“Why are you not asleep?”, he wonders. I don't even know how he landed there next to me because I remember getting into bed alone with him out taking care of whatever.

“I am not tired anymore”, I remarked quietly.

“Are you hungry?”, I shake my head.

“No thank you”, I respond. He nods after that.

He gets up correctly and leans against the headboard of the hotel bed and then stares at me and I shy away from his sight.

“Tell me

can you recall anything from your prior life before the life...”, I look at him.

“No” I fiddle with the ring and start to take it off but he stops me by grabbing my hand.

“Don't take it off. Ever”, he says

“What is it for?”, I stare at him.

“Come here”, he ignores my query and pulls me to lay on his chest and I do so. I could hear his heartbeat.

“You are my weakness Kaitlin and I don't like that”, he comments.

“Weakness?”

“I won't take you back to that place. You look content at home”, He says.

Why is he being kind and talking nicely?

“Are you?happy?”, I think about my answer carefully.

“I get to eat anything I want, I get new clothes as well and I sleep on a comfortable bed too and this was my first time getting my hair done. I feel like a princess”, I smile and he brushes my back slowly and looks down at me.

“I am not ruthless or bad like everyone sees me?”, I stare at him.

“You took me away to a place where I am happy and thank you for that”, He stares at me and nods.

“Why don't you want to tell me your name?”, I inquire.

“No”, he responds and I simply sigh but at least now I know it.

He plays with my hair for some time and it feels pretty wonderful as well.

“Do you like that?”, I nod.

“Yes” I started feeling tired and I laid my arm on top of his body and yawned before I closed my eyes and started dozing once more.