chapter 282
Seeing that Dimitri was bursting with anger and would at any moment put a bullet through Krouto’s head, Youri looked at the young woman dying of fright on the bed. She was so fragile that she reminded him of Kira, and she was certainly his cousin according to the information they had received. He held out his hand for her to grasp to get up, but she hadn’t taken her eyes off the scene between Demitri and Krouto and he couldn’t really see what he could do to help her. He finally took her hand and when she looked up at him, he didn’t know what to do or say. She was questioning him silently and he didn’t know what to say. He tried to smile at her to reassure her, but given the fear he’d suddenly seen in her eyes, you could tell he’d winced instead of smiled. Besides, he wasn’t a baby-sitter, so you couldn’t really blame him. Dimitri finally put away his pistol while Elena was still looking at him.
-Do you still want to stay with him, perhaps?” Dimitri questioned, a little more fiercely than he would have liked.
She’d thought that this man was there to help her, but now she realized he wasn’t. Someone who was there to help her. Someone who was there to help her couldn’t talk to her like that when he’d certainly imagined the fear of her life that she’d felt, for God’s sake.
-do you think, after what she’s just been through, she’d want you to scare her, Dimitri? she’s already scared, for God’s sake.
The notorious Dimitri left the room in a huff and Elena took fright. She finally looked at Yuri and he smiled for real this time. He knew he always made all the girls fall over. the first had been Kira and now his cousin. he was like the happiest of men. this time he held out his hand hoping she’d take it and she did. he was glad she did and helped her up. they headed for the exit while Krouto looked at Elena wickedly. the latter was afraid he’d knock her down. Elena was afraid he’d find her again, because from the look in his eyes, he was guaranteeing her something, and besides, she couldn’t say she was completely free, because right now, she didn’t know who she was about to follow. when they were outside, she saw Dimitri leaning against the vehicle. She’d been put to sleep the day she’d been abducted, and it was only natural that she didn’t remember anything. When Yuri opened the door for her, she hesitated. She couldn’t see how she was going to follow them when they hadn’t even introduced themselves.Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.
-What the hell do you want now?” vociferated Dimitri.
-He’ll certainly find me and I think all this will have been for nothing. Can you guarantee he won’t come back?
-do you want me to put a bullet in his head to reassure you? you know it’s not that difficult for a mafioso like me, so maybe you’d like me to do it? sweet Elena?
She looked at Dimitri and there was not a hint of a joke. She looked at Yuri and he was doing his best to reassure her, which was impossible for her.
-I don’t know what world you’re from, but you should know that justice doesn’t always establish the truth, sweet Elena. Do you really think that this man would dare to go to prison if he were ever tried under the law of his country?
a minister who had bought her with money and intended to abuse her, she couldn’t understand what she’d done to deserve such a thing. she thought that if she could find her way back, she’d leave Russia to go and do the medicine she was destined to do before this fate knocked on her door. she’d just found out the identity of her attacker, but she still didn’t know who it was who’d just saved her life.
-And you are?
-Dimitri Savoski, the godfather of the Russian mafia.
A hiccup of surprise escaped her. a killer, to put it bluntly. between being taken advantage of and being killed by torture, she didn’t know which was better, because both of these things would mark her even to the grave. she started to back away, because that was what she thought was best for her. to run away and get deeper into this forest so that he wouldn’t find her. Dimitri smiled at her foolishness, except that he had no time to lose at all, otherwise he’d have let her run away and she’d end up going back on her own, screaming for help.
-I don’t have all day for some kid’s whim, dear lady. I think Finn is now turning his mansion upside down and if you don’t want a death on your conscience, get in that vehicle and if I leave, I won’t come back. you’ll be at Krouto’s mercy.
be at Krouto’s mercy, that is, this man who was scaring the shit out of her. She ran and got into the car. Dimitri smiled in satisfaction and Yuri took the wheel. As the car made its way through town, she realized that she’d never have made it back on her own, as this was more than just a journey. When she finally spotted Finn’s building, she felt a sense of relief, and even more so when the car crossed the courtyard.
-Sir, you have a visitor,” Finn heard as he kept looking at his watch.
He looked out of the bay window of his office and could see Dimitri’s dark silhouette. He hoped he was there because he’d brought back his under protection, because if he hadn’t, he’d have taken it very badly – a useless visit. As he passed through the hall door, a weight fell on him and he recognized Elena’s frail body. He hugged her as if nothing else existed for him but her. Dimitri hadn’t missed a thing, and when he finally saw Kira come out, he ran to her as she burst into tears. It hurt like never before when he saw her like that. He looked at her to see if Finn had done anything to her, and he was lucky he couldn’t see. He kissed her time as she clung to his shirt as if afraid of disappearing again. The kidnapping had done more than just traumatize her, and Dimitri could see it.
-Elena, you’re back,” shouted a small voice that caught the attention of them all.
Elena separated herself from Finn and took Dimitri in her arms. She’d missed him so much, and it was worse when she imagined she’d never see him again. Vlad was crying in her arms and she knew they were tears of joy, which reassured her somewhat.
-I couldn’t protect you when that man took you away.
-I know that when you’re older, you’ll be able to do something, big boy. I’m here now and that’s the most important thing, you know.
Dimitri looked at Vlad and thought what a brave boy he was, who could well be the heir to the Russian mafia. A little boy who was already thinking of protecting his aunt, it was more than brave of him and he intended to keep it in the back of his mind and offer it to him when he grew up. except that he still saw one obstacle to that; Finn. he hated the mafia and knew he’d do anything to prevent Vlad from diving in, since he was already his responsibility.
-Elena?” called Kira, who had finally noticed her.
She couldn’t understand what she was doing in Russia and especially at Finn’s when Paolo had told her she was on a school trip or with her boyfriend.