The Crippled Mafia King’S Forced Bride
EP 18
I take a leaf of lettuce, wrap it around a cherry tomato and dip it into the mayonnaise while Rodion regards me with interest
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Are you?
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Mentally unstable?
Natalia Grey/FL
Of course, not.
Natalia Grey/FL
I’m the embodiment of mental stability. Ask anyone
I point to my lettuce-tomato-mayo ball
Natalia Grey/FL
You want one?
Based on the look on his face, he is not amused.
Natalia Grey/FL
*sigh and look him straight in the eyes*
Natalia Grey/FL
Yes, I find this situation disturbing, but it is what it is.
Natalia Grey/FL
Do I have a say in it?
Natalia Grey/FL
Can I change anything?
Natalia Grey/FL
No, again.
Natalia Grey/FL
Whether I fight it or not, the result will be the same
Natalia Grey/FL
The way I see it, it’s better to just accept the fúcking thing and go along with it
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
You’re a little nuts, you know that, right?
Natalia Grey/FL
Life is crazy. You have to embrace it
I shrug and motion with my head toward the crutches leaned on the table next to him.
Natalia Grey/FL
Why the wheelchair when you can walk?
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I’d rather call it dragging.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
And I still can’t manage the whole day on crutches.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I plan on ditching the wheelchair at some point, but until I can make it a full day,
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I don’t want anyone to know
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I have my reasons
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Only Maxim, Varya, and my physiotherapist know.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
And now you.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I want to keep it that way, Natalia
Natalia Grey/FL
Nobody has caught you walking?
Natalia Grey/FL
A maid? Someone coming into your suite unannounced?
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Only Varya is allowed in here.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
She handles the cleaning.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Everyone else knows to stay out of my rooms unless they are specifically invited
Natalia Grey/FL
And what would happen if someone did catch you?
Natalia Grey/FL
Would that be a problem?
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Not really.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Because I would kill them on the spot.*serious*
At first, I think he’s joking, but then he looks at me and I see it in his eyes. He’s dead serious
Natalia Grey/FL
You are a scary man, Mr. Ivanov
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
It goes with the job description, Natalia
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
There are only three things people understand in my world: loyalty, money, and death.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
Remember that
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
*reaches for the crutches*
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I have to discuss something with Maxim.
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
I’ll be back in an hour
I stand up quickly, take a deep breath, and will my legs not to move from the spot
There is no way I’ll allow the episode from this morning to repeat itself
He is not Brian. I will not let my unreasonable fear rule me
Rodion positions his crutches on either side of him and stands upright in front of me.
Dear God, he’s huge. My heartbeat quickens but I manage not to flinch.
I can handle this. I will be living with him for the next six months, so I have to get it together.
Natalia Grey/FL
*Very slowly raise her head and look him in the eyes without batting an eyelash*
But I sure as shit make certain my trembling hands are hidden behind my back.
Natalia Grey/FL
I wonder what they fed you growing up,*small smirk*
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
*watches her for a few seconds, *
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
* reaches with his hand and trails his thumb down her cheek*
Rodion Ivanov/Pakhan/ML
You are an exceptional actress, malysh
His hand vanishes from my cheek and he slowly heads into his bedroom
I wonder what he meant by that.
Malysh means baby in Russian
Comments
👑Puchi👑
that's best even after that u should show u can't walk n see the real side of people
2025-01-18
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👑Puchi👑
😂😂😂😂true true but he must have been really cuteeee chubby baby 🥰😘😘😘
2025-01-18
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👑Puchi👑
😂😂😂😂 he's a giant n she's a baby 🤣 that's true
2025-01-18
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