d demanding for answers on something that i just found out about is foolish and to top it up him b

mix of feelings, and not sur

want?" I look

ani

ee or disagree with paying for a child, yes? Or tell

e, very disrespectful. I do not li

's lives." He said all of this with the same stone facial expr

"Who says I want you in my life? You can be part of b

you are mine, Lyubov. Like it or

im be all possessive and demanding, but that was the toxic pe

d walked back to my room, delibe

he was following. I try showing

need to not think with my head because this person here, the father of my child, is a

's unwanted visit, and I picked it up. If I need strength

here?" I ask to tak

belongings tomorrow. You come home with me next week." I glan

ith my boss, and I will be damned if you think I'm some puppy you can just tell what you want and it does it, the fuc

ng than any shout could have been. He walked over to the TV, and with a swift, almost casu

ss trip has been canceled. Your only business now is with me and our child. You will pack you

on. You u

your permission. I am informing you of what will happen. You carry my child. You are now under

onsequences you do not wish to face, fo

place where consequences are fast and absolute. You may think you are free to make your own

w, you are part of it. Your safety and the sa

Consider it a necessary measure to make sure you understand and you comply. I have b

opened it seemed to echo in the room. He paused in the doorway, his silhouette fra

udden silence in the apartment was deafening, amplified by the black screen of the unplugged tel

ing down on me. A mob boss. M

t I uproot my entire life

rying to swallow the sudden lump in my throat. This couldn't b

sh back the fear, the anger, the overwhelming sense of bei

line rushed in, her face pale, her eyes wide with alarm. "Oh my God! What's wrong?

down her cheeks. I choked back a sob, unable to form words, and collapsed ont

ver my mouth, and bolted for the bathroom. I barely made it to the toilet before I wa

way from her face. She rubbed soothing circles on my back, murmuring comfort

e, Caroline looked at her with a mix of concern and bewilderment. "Isa, what the h

whisper. "I'm...

s wide and unseeing for several long seconds. The silence in

omething," I pleaded

all. Shocked." She paused, then her eyes sharpened. "Wait. Do you remember that fam

that family?!" Caroline exclaime

is is a lot to dige

her, tears welling up again. As Caroline reached for a bottle, I started to cry properly, big, silent t

ants me to move to Russia, so that my life and our baby's life are in dange

returning. "Wipe your fucking eyes, Isabella! My Isabella is not some crybaby. And that man... seriously, how did you fall for

aped my lips, a sm

hen you go along with him for now. But first, you tell him exactly who you are. Let him know your true identity.

aint, smile. She hugged Carol

rama... was the sex that good, jeez? Why didn't you guys use protection? Not that I'm blaming you, but se

in the warmth from her. I wonder