Russian roulette-part 17

Thoughts about Nina’s sorrowful expression tortured her mind. She wasn’t able to focus on what Shady had said. He had been talking about future plans. Instead of being involved with the discussion, she was thinking about her friend. “ What happened , honey? You look tensed.”, he asked , gently brushing her hair.  She nodded in negative. But he wasn’t convinced. He became suspicious about her. “ Did she get to know about his plans. Hope not! The time wasn’t right for any confrontation. He hated confrontations. He always looked for final solution. That solution included someone’s death.

She had to talk to Nina. There was something brewing inside her. Why would she call her so many times when she knew Shady well?  She waited for the next day desperately. She couldn’t sleep well. Her constant shifting on the bed disturbed Shady. “ What’s bothering you, baby? Why aren’t you sleeping? Is the bed too uncomfortable?”, he asked out of concern.  “ No darling! It’s just that I am very excited to be with you. I still need to believe in this dream.”, she lied. “  Sweety, you don’t even know how to lie. Don’t you trust me? Share it with me.”, he said.  After a long pause, she shared her deepest concern.

“ Hmmm.. don’t worry. Speak to her about you doubts. I hope she clarifies you.”, he said , sounding genuine. He started thinking about the cause of Nina’s doubt. He had to see Nina  during the morning.

Next morning he called Nina to his office. He made sure Inna knew nothing about his meeting with Inna. “ I heard you being worried about Inna’s life. What is bothering you?”he asked. Nina was surprised at his question.  Why was he asking her that?  She had to brush his suspicions. “ Oh no!  I was missing her. You know that she is like a shining light in the house. My place has become cold without her.”, she lied. But shrewd Shady caught her lie. “ Whom are you hiding from? Tell me what you know. I am aware that you know something that you want to tell Inna.”, he said straight forward.  Shock had numbed her from top to bottom. But she didn’t open her mouth.  She dared not to open her mouth even if she had to lose her life.

He lost his patience when he asked her with varying degrees of tones. When talking didn’t work, he took out his revolver and shot her instantly. Nina died on spot due to bleeding in the brain. He got the body dumped and spread the news that Nina had run away.

Inna didn’t digest the news well. She knew Nina too well.  She would  never run away from tough situation. She was going to find her.

( To be continued)

Russian roulette-part 16 b

Shady was at his den , staring at the pictures of his love cheating on him. He had enough proof with him to prove his love’s dishonesty. When he got to know for the first time, he didn’t digest the fact easily. He had bashed the spy hard until he believed him. He wanted to shoot Inna on spot. But he controlled his temper and waited for the right moment. It wasn’t the right moment to butcher the goat. He had to feed the goat well with love and compassion. When it was fat, he was going to kill it.

His heart ached to know that the goat was Inna. “ Why did you break my heart? Was my love not enough for you? What did you get in doing this?”, he wondered.

His token of gift to her was to induce her to fall for the trap. When she was inside, he was going to finish her. He had to be careful to not let Inna suspect him. The best gift was to get her stay with him. The only way was to give her bait in form of marriage. She would surely accept it.

He walked towards the bar and made himself a drink. He shaked it in order to make it taste better. He sipped it and thought about what he was going to do next with her. He had to play safe.

“ Are you sure? Did he seriously mean what he was saying?” , Nina wanted to say. But she kept quite. Instead she congratulated Inna on her engagement. She was happy but sad that all this was not true. She had seen the other day when he was talking to other man about Inna’s disloyalty. She had heard them speak about how he was going trick her and remove her from his life. She hated Shady more than she had for breaking her friend’s heart. She knew her friend wouldn’t believe her. But she had to tell her about the real face of Shady. She attempted to disclose the reason for why he wanted to hurt her friend. At last she knew the reason.  But the reason didn’t convince . She knew Inna wouldn’t do that. If she ever showed the true face of Shady, she wouldn’t believe.

Whenever Nina tried to warn her friend, something would crop between them. It was time for Inna to leave. “ If you need help, call me. I will always be there for you. Don’t fret. Think about me when you need me. ”, she said. “ I know that you will be always there for me.” , Inna replied.

Inna walked downstairs and turned to see her friend in the balcony. She was worried and tensed. Inna assumed her depressed look to feeling of missing her. But something told her that it wasn’t normal for her friend to say those lines. It didn’t mean that she wouldn’t have said when there was nothing wrong. But the way Nina had emphasized on the words of ‘always be there’ told her something was wrong. She had to know the reason and planned to ask her the next day.

( To be continued)

Russian roulette-part 16 a

Two years had passed. The relationship between Inna and Shady  grew stronger and beautiful. He would bring flowers to her every day. It had become his routine to ask her about her well being. He made sure that he would drop her home safely. He would be present in the club to witness her performance.

It was her eighteen birthday. Shady wanted to make it special for her. He had presented many expensive gifts for her birthday. “ What should I gift her this birthday?” , he wondered. He knew that if he asked her about what she wanted for her birthday, she would say that he was her precious gift from god. An idea struck him after a lot of thinking.

It was midnight. As usual he was dropping her home. When they arrived the destination, he stopped the engine and got out of the car. He opened the car door for her. She was aware of his unusual way of celebrating her birthday. But she didn’t know what he was up to. He bent down on one leg and asked her for her hand. She gave her hand nervously. Her heart was racing against every passing minute. What was he doing? Was he going to propose? Her cheeks blushed. “ Will you marry me?”, he asked as the perspiration rolled from his face.  She waited for a long time and cried out   ‘Yes’. 

He slipped a huge diamond ring into her finger.  She wept as she hugged him. “ Thank you! This is the best gift you have ever given. I love you .”, she said, taking breath in between. “ My surprise is not yet over. I have got so more. Close your eyes.”, he said excitedly , covering her eyes.

He released his hand away from her eyes. He handed her keys. “ This is my house keys. You are moving in with me.”, he said slowly. Inna couldn’t control her emotions and replied, “ I can’t take this. You have given me so much.” “ No baby, this is nothing. However you are going to move in with me later. Why not now?”, he said huskily. His charm was enough to melt her heart and she had to accept his offer.

She walked inside her house with joy in her eyes. She didn’t expect a man who had phobia to commit was going to marry. She looked at her ring. It was an expensive diamond stone. She wondered about how much he loved her. She hadn’t felt so happy for a long time. She was going to start  a family at last.

He was driving home when his phone rang. He picked it up and said, “ Hi, She will be moving in tomorrow. She will be under my surveillance from now on. Thanks for your service. I would not require your service now. I can take care of this mess.” He disconnected the call and gave a wicked smile.

(To be continued)

Russian roulette-part 15

She held his hand tight. She didn’t let her grasp on his firm hand for a second. He never took his eyes out of her. He looked at her side , capturing her beauty in his heart. He didn’t want the night to get over soon.

Was this love? He didn’t understand. But he had never taken any girl to any of his private parties. It was always other way round. He would end up hooking with his friend’s girlfriends or mistresses. This was first time that he was head over heels about a girl. There was not a single moment when he thought of kissing her deep. But he controlled his emotions. It was a party in his club. There were many people around and he didn’t want them to see his emotion pouring out for a girl.

She was impressed by his manners. He was indeed groomed well and knew how to take care of a lady. She was especially amazed by the way he introduced her to all of his friends. It was more like the way one introduces his wife to his friends. He was gentle in the way he held her. There was no force like what Boris used to do. He made his women feel comfortable. She loved him because of this.

He guided her to the seats next to the stage. It was her time when she was going to be the audience to the performance of her mates.

She was enjoying to her surprise. She didn’t expect that. She thought that she would hate the performance. The girls were doing their best, trying to overshadow her. But people missed her performance tonight.

The time passed smoothly. She didn’t notice that half the night had passed. She wasn’t getting bored among the people. She was glad that she could add to some of his conversation with his friends. She was not looked as some blonde or property. Maybe it was because of Shady’s presence. She felt like queen amongst the people. They never judged her in front of Shady.

It was end of the party. People were leaving with great memories and new associates. Shady left his new found love home safely. As she left the car, she kissed him on his cheeks. He blushed and said , “ I hope you enjoyed your night. Take rest.”  She quickly went inside her apartment. She lay on her bed with sweet memories of him.

Sparks were flying between them. They were realizing it slowly. They wanted to take their relationship to the next step. But Shady was still dealing with his commitment phobia. He wasn’t sure that whether he could do it.

( To be continued) 

Russian roulette-part 14

It was morning within minutes. She hadn’t slept the whole night. When her eyes closed finally, she slept soundly. But the miserable alarm rang, blowing her sleep away. She got up with her head pounding. She washed her face and noticed the dark circles around the eyes. “ Der’mo! How will I perform like this?” she scolded herself. The beauty sleep was necessary for all the dancers. A small mark on the body except the body art was looked at as sin. She worried constantly about what Shady was going to tell her when he saw her like this. She thought of an excuse that she could make to avoid today’s performance.

She called Nina in panic. She showed her the dreadful dark circles. “ What should I do with this? I can’t go like this.”, she said shockingly.  Nina looked around to find a solution to this mess. “ I am not going tonight. I will call in sick.”, Inna said. “ You can’t lie to Shady. He won’t buy this.”, Nina said. Both desperately thought of ways to come out of this situation.

“ What are you girls thinking?” Shady said. His voice shook the girls. They hadn’t noticed Shady arrive. They both lied no. Inna bent her eyes and tried not to look at Shady. Shady felt the uneasiness in Inna. He grabbed her and straightened her. He cupped her face to look at her clearly. She tried to get away from him. But strength overpowered her. He saw what she was hiding from him. “ You shall not go tonight. You will be with me, watching others perform.”, he said, startling her.  She opened  her mouth to say something. But words struggled to come out. She shut her mouth , knowing that he would not answer her doubts.

He didn’t bother to answer her doubts and left her speechless. When he was gone, Nina said, “ Don’t you see that he loves you? He has never taken his girls too seriously. You are his first…first girl from his troop to go out on a date with him. Wow!” Inna wanted to believe Nina’s words.

“ Come on Nina! There is nothing happening between us.”she said , controlling her tears. “ Don’t stop me from telling the truth. You will know that he loves you one day.” Nina made her point.

Night came with excitement and tensions. Inna had mixed feelings churning inside her heart. She had changed over fifty dresses until she wore best one. She took almost two hours to decorate her face. She wasn’t convinced after long hours of Nina convincing her that she look good. Inna wanted to drop the idea of going with him. Her tummy trembled and every muscle worked against her.

He arrived in his dashing best. She fell in love with him all over again. All her tensions dried up and she waited eagerly for the night with him.

(To be continued)     

Russian roulette -part 13

Inna was still in shock. She felt cold beneath the warm jacket. Nina consoled her. But nothing worked. She couldn’t get out of it. Shady walked inside the dressing room. It was the first time that he was in the dressing room of his dancers. He held her hands and asked, “ How are you feeling now?”

“ How should I be feeling? You tell me. Why did you have to do this? Why did you help me? You ignore me but in the same time you hurt those who abuse me. What should I do?”, she cried. Tears ruined her makeup. Her eyeliner was smudged. Her hair was scruffy, giving her wild look. He had no answer for that question. Why did he do this to himself? Why was he not able to ignore people who hurt her?

“ If this incident happened to any of my staff, I would have approached the offenders the same way.”, he said and left the room. She cried miserably , hugging Nina.

Shady’s heart pinched for what he did. He threw away the stuffs on the table in fit of rage. He ran his fingers on his hair and banged his fist on the table. He felt something soft hold his fist. He turned to look at Inna rubbing his fist to ease the pain. “ Thank you and sorry. I should have thanked you instead I was complaining.”, she whispered softly. Her voice was too soft for him to hear. However he understood what she was trying to say.

“ You shouldn’t be here. You know that I am not the kind of man you want to fall in love.” , he warned.  “ Don’t tell me to stay away from you!  We both know that we can’t. I love you and you love me too. I have seen that today when you came to protect me.”, she argued.  He nodded his head in disgust. Why didn’t she understand the complication?  “ I told you then and I am telling you now. I will always protect my staff and I did exactly that. You are no exception. Don’t assume my actions to love.” he defended himself.  Inna didn’t believe his argument and kissed him to prove him wrong. It wasn’t planned, a sudden action that left both of them bliss.

Her red lips tasted of strawberry. She reminded of the days that he wanted to do this. He caressed her body as he sucked her mouth. He could feel her hear beat hard when she was doing this. Her nervous hands clenched his hair tight. He felt the pain but ignored it. He was engrossed into exploring her mouth.

He felt someone open the door and pushed Inna aside. Inna looked disoriented and wondered what went wrong. It was one of his men. “ Sir, Mr. Aleksei is waiting for you.” , his henchman said. He brushed his hair to make him look presentable. He was almost at the door when he said , “ Go home, Inna. We will talk about this tomorrow.”  Inna left the room without saying anything. She knew that he would avoid her and forget about the night.

(To be continued)

Russian roulette-part 12

She sat on the cold marble floors, weeping hysterically. The reason was not that she performed terribly bad at the club. It was because of her lost lover giving her cold vibes. She knew it was useless to hope something sweet from Shady. He was known for being emotionless maniac with unpredictable mood swings.

She should have known he was no good for her. But still she gave her heart to him only to get it broken. “ Why does this happen to me? Is my life going to be always like this- sad and depressing?” she cried.  Her oasis of happiness was a mirage.

Shady watched her cry from the footage captured in the security camera. He had huge television which only showed the videos of his staff’s activities. His suspicious nature always kept him on his toes if he found any of his employees trying to stab him from behind. Nowadays it had become a habit for him to look into what Inna was doing and how she was feeling. He got attracted to her more every day. It pained his heart to see her cry every day.

He knew loving her would mean to break his principle. Thus he would create shield that would protect him from falling into her charms. But doing this never helped him. It hurt him more to see his beloved getting wounded by his actions. He couldn’t help doing this. He switched off the TV as soon as he saw her crying.

It was another day of entertaining the guests of the club. The seasons never affected Shady’s business. People flocked any hour of any day into his bar and became Shady’s loyal customers. This was all because of Inna and her breathtaking performance.

Inna was standing on the stage. She prepared for her dance once the music started. As usual, she started with her sensual moves. She walked around the pole with one hand holding it and bent her legs. She didn’t allow her legs to touch the feet. Some drunkard men who were sitting next to stage made lewd gestures at her. She ignored them and continued with her dance. She started stripping her bra , unveiling her blossoms. 

Her back was turned towards those men. They whistled loudly and shouted, “Come on,  girl. We can’t see your gorgeous tits.”

Inna was embarrassed by their comments. She couldn’t concentrate on other dance moves. Suddenly one of the men climbed the stage and forcibly move her and show her to his other friends sitting down. They laughed loudly and Inna sobbed slowly.

It didn’t take a minute for Shady to step on the stage and grab the girl from the man’s hands. He put his coat on her and shielded her from the men.  He snatched the collar of Inna’s abuser and said, “ If you touch her like that again, you get from me. She is not your property.” The man didn’t think twice to retaliate back. He knew who Shady was and took his friends out of the club.

(To be continued)