chapter fifty five

•FIVE YEARS BEFORE •

"Thea!"

"Coming mum!" I called back taking one last look in the mirror at myself. The shimmery pink ball gown I had on made me feel like a princess as I span around loving the way the heavy skirt of the dress made me feel.

"Princess we are running..." Ricardo stopped dead in his trucks when he saw me and I blushed looking down at my dress.

"How do I look?" I asked him shyly.

He took a few steps towards me and cupped my face, tucking a lose strand of hair behind my ear.

"Beautiful..... absolutely beautiful." Pecking my forehead, he stepped back and smiled brightly at me. " They'll never know what hit them."

I blushed," not if I don't tie my hair." I gestured to the pink ribbon around my wrist and Rico let out a small chuckle.

"Correct and I know just the person to do that for you. In the car, now let's go." He dragged me out of my room and down to the lobby of the hotel we were staying in for the week. Russia was very cold this time of year and I was grateful th