chapter 278
parked in front of the campus for some time, Finn waited patiently for the young woman to come out. he could go and pull her by the scruff of her neck and drag her with him, but he was waiting for her to come to him, just as Dimitri thought Elena had come to him. he’d been making enquiries during the few complaints he’d been waiting for and had learned that Dimitri had assigned the protection of the young woman on campus to the dean of his department, so he’d decided to pay the man a less-than-courteous visit. He wasn’t the villain of the piece, it had to be said, but it was just that he was the kind of man who took a malicious pleasure in seeing people pale, and had done so ever since he himself hadn’t had peace of mind. what could be better than to offer him two bullets between the eyes and a large apple in his mouth after he’d cooled off. it was certainly going to be a pleasant sight, very pleasant indeed, but he wanted him to still have his eyes to explain to Dimitri what had happened with his under protection when the latter arrived to look for her. He had decided to stay in front of the desk and let his henchman put the word out to the dean, because he needed to keep her identity a secret to keep the suspense going, and also because he was planning a little surprise for Dimitri behind his screen. When the students began to file out, he was finally able to notice her. He got out of the car and walked towards her like a perfect gentleman. After all, he was a gentleman. Once he reached her, he cleared his throat to catch her attention and when his gaze met hers, she was surprised. It was the same effect he’d expected to see, but with the difference that there was no fear in his eyes, and yet she should be afraid because of what was to come.All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.
-I’m not your soul mate or your Prince Charming to go to the trouble of wooing you, so you’re going to follow me nicely, young lady, and don’t worry because I know you’re going to threaten me with the name Savoski, but I also know how to master Savoski, so you follow me?
-because you really believe that a normal person would dare to follow you down the street if you said such a thing to them, you’d have to be really spoilt in the head to believe such a thing sir and besides, i know you’re not like that. you’re the only rich man with the most integrity in Russia and i’d never dare to believe that you’re also starting to dip into shady business.
-I can see that you’ve noticed me, but I don’t know you, and yes, you know me from the press, but I don’t feel right chatting to you as if you were my next mistress. Either follow me quietly, or I’ll do it the hard way.
Kira smirked without looking away from him. If there was one important man in Russia she was following, it was Finn Martinov, the only one she’d really liked before she met Dimitri, and under the circumstances, she didn’t really believe he’d do what he was saying. Finn couldn’t stand the young woman’s insolence, no doubt due to the upbringing she’d received from Dimitri, so he motioned for her to be picked up, and it was only when she felt herself being lifted into the air that she realized he’d actually done what he’d said. she was forced into a vehicle, the second time in less than a year that she’d been abducted by the two super giants of russia. all she could wait for was to fall in love with Finn too, and for once accept that the same path was repeating itself. He settled down next to her and she ogled him without hiding it, but he ignored her as if to tell her she was wasting her time. He was terrifying at that moment, and the sexy man she’d known from the magazines had disappeared, replaced by this wild beast.
Throwing yet another glass at the wall in his incomprehension of his enemy’s project, Dimitri had almost forgotten where he was and that he had his men in his office too.
-I’m sorry Dimitri, but it’s as if you’ve forgotten something, or someone to be more precise. Kira isn’t back yet and I think you should go and look for her.
-And you, Yuri, what are you doing sitting there? I don’t see why you’d mind fetching her yourself.
His anger often made him forget good manners, and he’d never had a problem with that, because he knew Dimitri better than anyone, and he knew that if he spoke like that, it wasn’t because he wanted to, but because the uncontrollable animal inside him had returned. Once parked in the campus parking lot, the sky, which had been blue just a few minutes earlier, had turned dark and he couldn’t understand why. The storm was about to break and this sudden change in the weather left him imagining many things. firstly, nothing was going as he’d imagined. he looked at the place where she used to wait for them and didn’t see her. so he walked towards the dean’s office, as the latter was well paid to look after her in his own way. when he arrived in front of his desk, he didn’t bother knocking and pushed open the door. the dean was dripping with disgusting sweat, which was making him puke, and given his condition, he was going to end up puking on his table and asking her to clean up like a good man. he looked around the office for any sign of someone, but saw no one.
-Where is she?” he asked in a terrified voice.
He didn’t answer and handed him the note, which Youri read in a hurry but couldn’t understand what this person meant. But it could only mean one thing: she’d been abducted from the campus without anyone doing anything. He could have informed Dimitri on the phone, but if he ever found out, he’d kill all his men and destroy the whole mansion. He drove at high speed and once at the mansion, he got out and ran inside. He went straight to Dimitri’s office and did his best to mask his concern.
-This is the second time you’ve pulled a stunt like this on me, Yuri, so spit it out now, will you? I’ve got a lot more to do with my time than that, I assure you.
-I know, Dimitri. A note for you.
He unfolded it and read what it said. It was a declaration of war and he couldn’t understand who had the guts to declare war on him like that when he hadn’t done anything up to that point. He didn’t want to waste his time investigating who this person was at all, no. He crumpled up the note and threw it into a corner of the room, not really knowing where.
-I think you should consider this threat, Dimitri, because it’s a serious one if you ask me.
-You’re teaching me now how I should do my job, Yuri? I’ve been running this mafia for years, and I’ve had threats like this, always from cowards trying to get my attention. They’re going to do it without me lifting a finger, so calm down.
-At that time, you didn’t have a young woman under your roof whom you were overprotective of and for whom you were ready to go all over Russia. This declaration of war certainly came from the person who kidnapped Kira on campus, because this note was left for the Dean to give back to you.
Something snapped inside him when he heard that his little under protection had been involved. he’d never wanted his business to get her into trouble, and he certainly didn’t want her to end up in the hands of someone with evil intentions, for God’s sake. he had the hatred that fueled his murderous desires, but except that just with this note, he didn’t know who this person was, and it might take him some time to find out. a war had been declared, and he was going to fight back like the mafioso he was.
Sitting in this office opposite this man for some time, Kira waited for him to tell her exactly what he wanted from her, but he remained silent and never failed to study her with his eyes. she wanted to yell at him to stop looking at her like that, but she was in no position to dare. he’d even been kind enough to let her stay in his office, so the first place he’d visited at Dimitri’s had been the cold cellar and the rats. when he crossed his arms over the desk, she knew things were finally about to get serious.
-You told me you didn’t think I was capable of doing something like this, and I’m not happy about it, but now that I have a family to protect, I don’t hold back when it comes to them. I know you had nothing to do with it, but if I decided to take you away, it’s because the man protecting you took away the woman I’m protecting too.
She knew he was talking about Dimitri and she wanted to think that Dimitri could never have done such a thing, but as for the fact that he’d kidnapped her, she couldn’t say he was innocent, but what she couldn’t understand was why he’d dared to do such a thing. He’d already done it with her and…
-You’re back, have you finally found her or should I wait a little longer?” said Vlad’s small voice from behind the door of Finn’s office.
For a moment, Kira thought she was dreaming, and yes, she was dreaming, because that voice was her nephew’s, and she couldn’t see what her nephew was doing there at Finn’s house either. It was impossible for him to be there, unless… no, this wasn’t really the time for her to start imagining the ifs. she looked at Finn, who was just as surprised to see her so lost.
-You’ve taken my whole family away, haven’t you? Are you going to introduce me to my brother?
-I don’t know if it’s being with me that’s driving you crazy, but you mustn’t let it get out of hand because you’re about to say goodnight to Savoski.
Finn then got up and went to the door. He went out to reassure Vlad and when the latter understood that a little more patience was needed, he went to his room to play with his toys as Finn had told him.
-I know you kidnapped me because you thought I was close to Dimitri, but that’s no reason to kidnap my whole family, especially not him.
-I don’t even know you miss and I don’t know what’s happening to you but you’re going to have to calm down because I don’t know what you’re talking about.
-I’m talking about Vladimir Fiodora, my nephew, Paolo Fiodora’s son,” she shouted.
Finn froze on hearing this. his nephew? no, it wasn’t possible, she couldn’t be Vlad’s aunt and besides, how could she be his aunt because he didn’t understand. his father’s cousin like Elena or Paolo’s sister.