Chapter 58 “Ya Lyublyu Tebya”
“Hey wifey, wake up...” Marcus said while nudging against her cheek with his nose. He was hovering on top of her sleeping form, his weight balanced on the arms placed on either side of her body.
“Noooo... I wanna sleep... go away...” Kate whined and snuggled her face deeper into the pillow.
“It’s time for the surprise... come on, get up...” he husked again while nuzzling the crook of her neck.
When she made no move to get up, he peeled away her blanket and pepper kissed all over her face, purposefully grazing his beard on her skin.
“Stop...stop it! I’m getting up!” she squealed while chuckling at the ticklish feel of his face hair.
He got off from above her, allowing her to sit up on the mattress.
“What time is it?” Kate asked groggily as she rubbed her eyes, a yawn escaping past her lips.
“It’s one in the morning” he said and she looked outside to find the sky still dark.
“Get ready honey, we are going somewhere” he said eagerly while getting off the bed.
“Hold on... I need to pee” she said unenthusiastically because clearly, she wasn’t a morning person and was irritated of being woken up from a pleasant slumber.
Although she felt well rested after the sound sleep, she was still sleepy. So, she splashed some cold water on her face before coming out of the bathroom.
“Here... wear this” Marcus said and helped her put on a jacket. Too clueless to ask any questions, she mindlessly shrugged inside the warm black cloth and let him close the edges of the jacket and pull up the zip up to her neck.
He quickly put on his own jacket, picked up her sneakers and his shoes in one hand, grabbed her hand with the other and led her out of the room. The hallway was dark, but he knew all the obstacles on the way by heart and because of that, they didn’t mis step even once.
Once they tip-toed and reached the stair case, she could not bite back a question.
“What are you do- umphh!” the rest of her words were killed when he quickly turned around and covered her mouth with his palm, after letting go of her hand.
“Shhh.! Be quiet! We don’t want to wake others” he whispered in a low voice and she nodded her head in understanding.
“What are you doing? Where are you taking us?” she asked in a whisper when he removed his hand from her mouth and began walking down the stairs, pulling her along with him.
“Outside” he answered quietly when they reached the main entrance of the house.
Strangely, none of the body guards were present in the usual spot as they snuck outside the mansion. Kate had a sneaky suspicion that he had already asked them to leave.
Once outside the door, he closed it behind them and dropped the footwears to the ground. Kate wore her sneakers and he put on his shoes. He crouched down to tie the lace of her sneakers before taking her hand and leading her towards the back of the mansion, where there was a huge garage for parking vehicles.
“Stay” he signaled her and went inside the dark garage.
Kate rubbed her palms together and blew hot air from her mouth to keep them warm in the freezing night, while waiting for him. Few seconds later, he came out by rolling a motorbike beside him. He motioned her to follow him and they padded with the bike and got outside the compound wall of the mansion through the large gate and stepped into the quiet street.
“Wear this” he said as he extended a helmet to her. She took it from him and strapped it on her head while he got on the bike and put on a helmet himself. All the while, she was ogling at the bike because never in her life had she travelled in one of these things, mainly due to security issues. She had always wanted to go on a bike ride, on an open road.
Marcus kick started the bike in one go.
“Hop on princess” he said with a sexy smile, but she just stood there and glanced around in concern.
“What about the bodyguards?” she asked, because all of a sudden, she felt naked in having to crash into the outer world with out even a string of protection.
To eliminate her dilemma, he pulled her closer to his chest by circling his arm around her waist.
“You don’t need them when I am with you. Is that clear?” he instructed softly after raising her face by putting a finger under her chin and looking into her scared little orbs.
“Okay” she agreed with a meek nod and climbed on the bike behind him, when he let go of her.
Before taking off, he stuffed her cold hands inside the pockets of his own jacket, thereby allowing her to hug him and also ensuring that her hand stays warm. He shifted the gear and rode them off into the dark night, the road ahead illuminated with the headlight of their bike.
Kate pressed herself closer to him as she hugged his strong body from behind. It oozed out the warmth that she needed to survive the dropping temperature of Moscow. And despite the cold wind that lashed on her face, she tried to keep her eyes open.
It was the most beautiful experience of her life and this was something she was never going to forget. A night ride with her soul mate.
She felt like a free bird with wings as they passed over a huge bridge with water on both sides. She eagerly looked from one side to another, smiling at the ethel scenery that ran past them. She had always thought of him as a person with not much romantic sense but he had surprised her, again!
This was the best romantic getaway she could ever wish for.
After a while they entered a road that had tall pine trees on either side. she looked up to find the diamonds of the sky twinkling in the clearing between the canopy of the pine trees.
They rode in silence for about 40 minutes and finally reached the destination. He slowed down the bike and parked it on a side of the road and turn off the roaring engine.
Her eyes widened when she took in the surroundings.
There was a house in the middle of the forest but it was something she was unfamiliar with.
“What is this place?” she asked as she stepped down from the bike and handed the helmet back to him.
“This is a lake house” he said and got off the motorbike.
It was still dark but they could see everything under the little light that came from the sky.
“Come” he took her hand in his and guided her near the lake house. But they didn’t go inside right away. He led her to the back of the house where she spotted a beautiful garden and a silent lake.
“Oh my God!!! that is soooo pretty” she squealed in excitement and broke off from his grip to run into the garden filled with different types of flowers.
He stood there and watched how she happily sniffed one flower and then ran to the next one. The garden was huge and so she turned back to ask his permission to go further into it. With a smile he nodded and followed right behind her, his hands rested in his pant pockets.
She giggled like a child when she spotted the stagnant lake that trapped the reflection of the sky above. She was just a mafia Princess a few hours ago and now she was feeling like a real fairytale Princess.
Her heart almost stopped when she reached a particular section of the garden. It had a collection of stargazer lilies planted in a heart-shaped manner.
“They are my favorite” she gushed, her eyes glued to the beautiful big white heart made of flowers that she adored.
“I know. It was your favorite since you were a kid” he remarked.
A million emotions choked her at that moment and she knew that she will regret it if she doesn’t say it to him right away.
“Marcus” she called softly and turned to face him.
Her heart threatened to jump out of her ribcage when she walked towards him and hugged him tight.
“Ya lyublyu tebya” (I love you) she admitted with a smile while looking up at his face that towered above her.
At first, there was a shocked expression on his face and then he smiled back at her with happiness and bend down to kiss her. Their tongues entwined in passion as their addictive taste exploded in each other’s mouth. He picked her up by the waist she immediately wrapped her legs around him, without breaking the kiss.
The kiss became fiercer and more urgent, their desire turning into something more primal.
While continuing to kiss her, he walked them somewhere and climbed a set of stairs. She was oblivious to everything around and kept on devouring his mouth like she couldn’t get enough. When he reached the place, he stopped and abruptly let go of her. Kate gasped as she fell, but landed on her back on something soft and bouncy.
It was a mattress, sprinkled with rose petals.
While taking in her surroundings she realized that now they were on the terrace which was open to the star-studded sky above. He had planned it well and she was mesmerized by the setting. The sky was stretched down to the horizon, the stars more prominent in the moon less night.
Her breath hitched when she looked to the side and found him there, completely naked and aroused. she gulped in anticipation when her eyes fell on his huge member that was throbbing and hungry to be inside her.
Even though her skin burned with the need to be consumed by his lust, the intensity of the dark desire in his sapphire orbs made her quiver a little.
Out of pure instinct, she moved back in bed but even before she could scream, he pounced on top of her with a feral grunt like a wolf on heat. One second, she was squirming under him and in the next, she was stripped off all her clothes, leaving her naked as the day she was born.