Chapter 181

Elena:

I smiled when I saw Vladimir entering the room.

He let out a heavy breath, and I knew that what happened earlier was the reason behind his worry. 

He kissed the crown of my head and I wrapped my hand around his shirt, fisting it, allowing myself to inhale his scent as I tried to get what happened with Konstantin was something that I couldn’t easily get out of my head. I was both worried and scared, but I didn’t want to show it.

“You are the most brave woman that I have ever seen, malyshka,” he whispered, running his finger over my waist, gently massaging it. The two of us pulled away from one another to look each other in the eye. He kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a second before he pulled away. 

“I was scared, Vladimir. I was scared of what you would do if he pulled that trigger.” I said, and his eyes softened. He kissed my forehead again, “I wasn’t even worried about what was going to happen to me, but Vladimir, I was scared of how you would react. I was scared of how you were going to hurt him, how he would hurt you in turn…”

“Shh, it’s done.” He whispered, stopping me. I shook my head and hugged him, standing on my toes as I closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, wanting to be anywhere but here right now. “I am going to get you out of this place, malyshka. One way or the other, I am going to get you out of this place. But right now, I am going to need you to lay low.” 

“He is going to try and play the two of us, and I know that he will try to break us. But I don’t want that to be a reason…”

“I love you,” I said, shaking my head at him as I stopped him. “I love you so much.”

He smiled, his eyes softening before he pulled me to him again. He kissed my lips, his kiss gentle and loving as he ran his finger over my cheek. 

“I love you too, baby.” He said, making my heart swell. The two of us rested our foreheads against one another, our breaths mixing with each second as we inhaled and exhaled. 

“How about I prepare a bath for the two of us?” I asked, making him smirk. “I know that you are going to tell me that I don’t need to fuss myself. But I want you to allow me to take care of you the way that you always take care of me. This is something that I want for the two of us, Vladimir.” 

He smiled and nodded, making my eyes light up as a bright smile formed on my lips. I walked toward the bathroom and I couldn’t help but smile when I saw Vladimir behind me, standing, leaning against the doorframe as he watched me fill the tub with hot water and soap. 

“You are going to spoil me a little too much for your own benefit, malyshka. I am going to end up getting used to it.” He said, and I laughed as I turned to face him. He watched as I stripped out of my dress, and his eyes darkened with lust. 

I walked toward him, and wrapping my arms around his neck, I lowered my hand to his chest, and he smiled. He watched as I unbuttoned his shirt and slowly removed his jacket then his shirt. 

Our eyes met, and I lowered my hand over his abdomen, brushing my fingers over his abs and tattoos. He looked at me and I watched as he took my hand in his, lowering it to his cock, wrapping my hand around it. 

“One day, I want you to be carrying my child inside you. I want our baby to grow, I want to feel his or her presence in you. And I know that it is going to be one of the happiest moments of my life.” He whispered, watching as I unzipped his pants and lowered it along with his boxers. 

He kicked them off, standing completely naked in front of me. His cock hit his abdomen, rising hard, dripping, and swollen.

“You are still dressed,” he whispered, referring to my panties and bra. I laughed, and he took them off for me before lifting me in his arms. I laughed, and I wrapped my legs around his torso as he walked to the bathtub. He sat inside, allowing the warm water to cascade our bodies. I wrapped an arm around his neck, pulling him closer as I kissed him. Our kiss was tender, gentle, and loving. 

“You are my angel, my queen, the love of my life, and my one only, malyshka.” He whispered, kissing my neck. He ran his canines over my neck, allowing me to trust him despite him grazing my skin with them. He didn’t bite, but I knew that he would when he marked me as his own. Then the two of us would be bound in a way that no one would be able to break. 

“And you are my savior, the love of my life, the light of my day.” I whispered back, pushing him away from my neck to look him in the eye. I wanted this moment to be one that he kept in his mind. “Before you, my life was filled with darkness. I was always in pain, scared, and the scars hit me too deep for me to be able to digest or wake up from.”

“But I am going to be forever grateful for you and what you have done for me.” I whispered, looking him dead in the eye as I tightened my arms around him. I raised myself a bit on top of him, lowering myself over his hard cock, letting out a low gasp when I felt him entering me. He tightened his arms around my waist, burying his head in the crook of my neck as he did before he pulled away to look me in the eye. “You are my hero, Vladimir Ivanov. And that is something that I always want you to keep in mind…”