Page 35 of Nobody Wants Me
He was, indeed, in shorts.I’d never seen his legs exposed.Not even on our wedding night.He had ink on his legs as well.It looked like two snakes curving around his calves.They were kind of sexy.Scary as well.Who put snakes on their body?But it did look sexy.
I’ve always been fascinated with body ink.I don’t even know why.Not that I would ever have any done to myself, because I don’t like any kind of pain.I heard somewhere that it’s like a thousand pinches all over your body, so I attempted to pinch my skin and see if I could take it.I couldn’t.Even pinching myself.So, I was only ever going to admire someone else’s tattoos.I was a fucking coward.
My stomach growled again, just as Victor turned, holding the tray of food.
“Breakfast is ready.”
I’m not used to Victor being so ...friendly.He seemed quite cheery and approachable.I didn’t know if I wanted him to yell at me, so I could convince myself that he is in fact the same person.
Following him to the dining room table, I saw a bowl and a plate set up for each of us, complete with a fork, spoon, and a butter knife.
“Have your pick,” he said.
All I wanted was to sip my coffee.“I’ll just have some coffee to start.”
He nodded his head, then reached out and started to fill his bowl to the top, and even dome it with fruit.Before he even started eating the fruit, he took a slice of toast, some jam, and spread it thickly, taking a bite.
For me, I had a sip of my coffee, and the milk wasn’t half bad.Was I seriously thinking in terms of the taste of milk, rather than the fact we had to come to a damn deserted island because people are going to kill me?
“What happens if they kill me?”I asked.
“They won’t.”
“But, I mean, if they do, does it just go away?”
Victor took another bite of his toast, and he looked at me a little sternly.I was not going to back down.
“If they kill you, then yes, in theory, it all goes away.”
“Can’t we just fake my death?”
Victor chuckled and I wasn’t sure if he was entertained or not.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because we can’t.”
I found that hard to believe.
Victor ate some more of his fruit, and my stomach rumbled so I reached for some to add to my bowl.
“If we attempted to fake your death, or if they even succeeded in killing you, there would be knock-on effects from it.”
This made me frown.“How?It’s not like I’m anyone important.I’m a complete and total nobody.”
“You’re now part of the Volkov Bratva.If anyone attempted to kill you or if they succeeded, it would show Ivan as weak.”
“How does it not show him being weak now?”I asked.
“Because, while we’re here, he is hunting down the ones who are willing to take the hit.There is going to come a point where people will realize to get to you risks death.Even if they kill you, Ivan will not stop until he kills everyone responsible.Your life is important,” Victor said.“There is no way anyone is going to get away with killing you.”
“Your life is important.”
Those words rang in my head.I couldn’t believe what he had said.Was this even real?It didn’t make any sense to me at all.
I felt a little sick.Tears filled my eyes.I’m not important.I had never been important.I’m the girl no one wants.I didn’t want Victor to see me cry.
