The Billionaire Mafia’s Slave

CHAPTER 64: EYES OF AN OWL

LILY’S POV:

What?! Why were they together and why would they have to hide just to meet up?

I hid so I won’t be spotted. I saw Galina roughly clean her eyes with the back of her palms then she went back inside the mansion.

I have always been the curious type, not that I don’t mind my business, I just want to know what happened between them, why did Galina come out crying?

Going back into the mansion, I followed Galina to her room, she got in then slammed the door making me flinch.

I knocked softly.

“WHAT?!”, I heard her roar.

“It-it’s just me. Lily”, I quietly said. I placed my ear on the door and I heard her sigh, after a few seconds she replied.

“Come in”.

I opened the door and she was seated on the dressing chair, brushing her hair and staring at the mirror.

I sat on the bed, not saying anything to her.

“Why are you here Lily?”, She asked, not sounding rude but not her usual cheerful self.

I sighed, knowing I couldn’t lie to her.

“I saw you come out of the conservatory”, I said, watching her expression through the mirror. She immediately paused from brushing her hair and turned to face me.

“Yes, I sometimes go there. Why?”, She asked, trying to keep it cool.

“Not that Galina… I saw Lev leave right before you, you were crying too”, I carefully said, trying not to hurt her or make her misunderstand.

“Were you stalking me?”, She suddenly asked, with the look of disbelief.

“No no, of course not! I just… I just happened to be th-there and I saw you and Lev, please don’t misinterpret”, I stood up and explain.

“I’m sorry Lily, I didn’t mean to accuse you of anything”, Galina sighed and said.

I noticed from her voice how sad she was. I walked to her side, holding her shoulders, I smiled down at her.

“It’s okay. You don’t need to say anything to me… just know I’m right here if you need someone to talk to, okay?”, I reassured her and she nodded, flashing me a tight smile.

I turn to leave the room, to give her some alone time but she held my hand.

“Wait!”, She uttered.

I looked at her and I could see she was battling on the inside, if she should tell me or not.

“… I need to talk to someone about this or I might just explode”, She said.

“It’s okay. I’m here for you”, I responded.

She took my hand and we both sat on the bed, she wasn’t satisfied so she went back to the door to lock it then came back to the bed.

She sighed and closed her eyes.

“I think I’m in love with Lev!”, She said in one go, then she opened both eyes and let out the breath she was holding.

I was left flabbergasted, my eyes wide open and my body frozen. I didn’t expect it to be this huge.

“Pheww! feels nice to finally tell someone”, Galina said with a satisfied sigh of relief.

“I… uh- wha… Huh?!”, I stuttered and Galina burst out in laughter. Should I be happy she was finally back to her cheerful self or address the elephant in the room?

“Lily to earth! Lily to earth!”, She snapped her fingers in my face and I came back from my thoughts.

“Wait! You said you love Lev?! That’s uhm… and here I thought he did something horrible to you that’s why you gave him the cold shoulders, turns out you love him. Which is weird because I don’t think that’s how you show someone you love them”, I told her.

If Galina was in love with Lev as she says, she should be working her way into his heart not irritating him or is that how the Russians do?

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“That’s the thing Lily. I told him already”.

“How?”, I asked.

Galina went on to tell me everything that transpired between her and Lev. From when she started liking him, how she stalked him up until when they had sex, causing me to gasp and blush on her behalf, but she made me realize why she was sad and cold towards Lev when she told me about how he upped and left her, without speaking to her ever again.

“Oh my God, he is such a loser”, I commented, Galina chuckled bitterly and nodded.

“Yes. But I still like him up until now… gosh, I’m so stupid!”, Galina said and broke down in tears.

“Oh no no, you’re not stupid. It’s his loss”, I consoled her in a tight hug, patting her back and shushing her.

I didn’t say anything further and left her to cry in my arms, we stayed that way for more than 10 minutes before she broke the hug.

“I want to be alone”, She said, I nodded and stood up to leave.

“You will be better than fine”, I said for the last time, unlocking the door and stepped out.

“Lily…”, Galina called me again, I turned to her and she smiled brightly, “… thank you. My brother is lucky to have you”, she concluded.

I blushed and closed the door.

I went back to the room, I smiled when I saw Nikolai was in there, He was seated at the corner working-desk he had in the room, frowning at his laptop. He was so invested in what he was doing so I tiptoed to surprise him.

“You are back”, Nikolai said and I was the one left surprised.

“How– but… but I was careful and quiet”, I pouted and he turned around to face me, he smiled and licked his bottom lip.

‘God, how more sexy can this man be?’, I asked myself. I gasped when he grabbed my waist and pulled me to him, he closed his laptop and shifted it, lifting me from my buttocks to the table.

He spread my legs, he was still seated on the chair but in between my legs, facing each other.

“You are forgetting that I have the eyes of an owl and the ears of a bat”, Nikolai said.

“Oh really?”.

“Yes”, He replied, wrapping his hands around my lower back, I could feel the strong sexual tension between us but Nikolai was fighting to control himself.

“So… about the ball”, I said, putting my hands across his neck.

“What about it?”.

“What will you be wearing?”, I asked, blushing like this was my first relationship.

Nikolai smiled and raised a brow at me.

“What will you be wearing?”, he asked back.

“I asked first”, I pouted.

“Ladies first, remember?”, he said.

I still can’t believe Nikolai can be this petty or chatty, I have always thought him to be quiet and always moody.

“You are gonna have to wait until tomorrow to see me at the ball”, I replied and crossed my hands, pouting. Nikolai chuckled at my expression and I swear I haven’t heard anything that sounds better than that.

“So shall it be”, he uttered.

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We talked about random things, my childhood, how my biological parents died, how papa and his wife adopted me even though I was aware he did a background check on me, I told him how I got to know Olivia, my favorite movies, his favorite things to do.

He mostly avoided any question I asked about his childhood so I didn’t bother asking again, I didn’t dare ask about Roman.

We stayed that way for hours, getting to know each other and just enjoying our presence till it was dinner time and I dreaded getting to seat on the same table with his dad, Anastasia and Roman.

‘Oh Lord, when does it end?’, I asked myself.

Nikolai and I went downstairs for dinner, we were all seated but Roman was nowhere near the table.

“Where is Roman?”, Mr Vladimir asked Mazhordom Sergei.

“He excused himself from today’s dinner as he isn’t feeling too well Sir”, The butler replied.

Mrs Vladimir had a worried look on her face.

“Is he alright?”, She asked the butler.

“Yes madam”, He replied.

I turned to Nikolai but he kept a neutral expression without commenting, it was as if he couldn’t care less if Roman should die.

“Let’s all eat”, Mr Vladimir announced and everyone served themselves dinner, including me.

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