The basement

" I didn't know you like to be choked, " Lily said when I entered her room.

" What? "

I touched my neck and then that was when I realized that Nikolai choking me must have left a mark.

I blushed like a tomato but I quickly pushed the thoughts down. We had more important matters at hand.

" We need to talk. "

After I told Lily what had taken place, she was scared. She asked me to book her a flight back to New York immediately. I would miss her but I wanted her to be safe.

I left her in her bedroom and went to the bedroom and cleaned my wounds. After I was done, I headed outside to look for Nikolai.

I went to his office thinking that was where he was. When I got there however, it was empty. I started looking for him inside the mansion.

A mafia member passed by me and I stopped him.

" Greetings, have you seen my husband? " I asked.

He smiled at me and greeted me back. I could see that he held a lot of respect for me. I wondered what Nikolai had told him to get him that way.

" Look