Shackled To Nikolai's Heart

EL'S

ence to fall on the auction ha

st his colour. He could

at," he raised his whip to lash at me but Nikol

is voice scared the

rned to his men and ordered. "Take her aw

grabbed me and I was immedia

cover my sheer dress and I was

difficult for me to comprehend what they we

rt was pounding so hard, threat

Nikolai. I never dreamt that on

rs. Five long years since I lo

The blood of my family

ace of whatever I held dear to me. He

st five words behind: "YOU

I've never felt befo

I'll make him p

*

ched down on a helipad and I

through series of corridors and pavements

wrists and neck and left, s

till blindfolded. By now my heartbeat had return

up to my face and I t

my breath

e enough to throw a par

the room was domina

e lavish king-sized bed which was dr

d cups in full display, stocked collections of the finest win

ed marble was a lion rug

my mind racing with

and three maids walked in

would be here shortly. You must be c

rd, they grabbed and drag

od before the wall mirror,

from the dirty girl in worn o

ung opened and there

veying me with those remote

," he said and

t us alone. The way they moved t

im. My only fears is to

, taking off his coat and thro

an but well built. Looking at him now, I c

be somewhere in

over to the inbuilt bar and be

emeanor, the rings in his fingers and the ice in thos

ands into fists. "My name

d over to the bed and dropped on it. Hi

ed his finger at me. "You're an empty shell and I s

e was my master. He coul

and walked up close to me.

up to my face and h

remembered the blood that d

d of my

swelled.

to mine. "Your hair. It reflects the same colour o

erious? Don't

hand and sank my teeth into

till like a statue watching me,

d blood and only then did

me off but he did nothing. His ha

and

ced with bitterness. "You took everything away from me

dkerchief from his waist coat

ction, I was surprised," he said. "I neve

my head again. YOU'RE

rd as I voiced my rage. "Maybe fate kep

zel," he rolled his eyes, mo

s Veronica Flamecrest. I'll never let you re

s the vast window. He pulled aside the curtains, letting in a stream of sunlig

ally around the room, trying to find so

only feel at peace when I know he'

e search, an amusing l

gainst the wall and brought

have any idea w

retorted like a mad woman finall

he wall and held it as

t any reaction from him. H

me," He finally lit a cigarette. "Perhaps yo

throat. We were alone and I have a weapo

er. If he wanted to, he

ave to say," I said, tears welling i

you're at the end of a long queue. But I'll make an exception

ut I was past caring. "

ttempt you fail to kill me, you sha

arked at him. "As long as I kill yo

ave me chills. Chills that t

a gun on the bed and backed away. "It's