Chapter 27: Shitting ice cubes

Third Person's POV👥

Valeriya Aslanov sat behind her desk as she yelled at the poor soul on the other side of the phone.

It was currently 4AM in the morning but nobody could sleep with a calm mind since the youngest child of this Russian family disappeared.

She was anxious and worried about the amount of time her only daughter as been gone and expressed it through anger and frustration.

Her son, Sion Aslanov, watched as his mother threw the 25th phone of the day at the wall, ending it's short life immediately as it was smashed into pieces.

"Calm down Мамa, getting angry and scolding people isn't going to help find her." He stated in a strong yet soft voice as he tried to calm his mother.

"Да, я знаю это, but I can't help it Sion, Iris could be dead right now and I couldn't do anything about it." She said gravely as her face turned to that of dread with the image of her non-breathing daughter stuck in her mind. (Yes, I know that).

They were both suddenly snapped out of their thoughts as Valeriya's 26th phone rang on the edge of the table, brought by a butler as soon as she broke the previous one.

The typical Samsung jingle echoed across the polished, wooden room as Valeriya slowly picked up the phone.

She instantly furrowed her eyebrows as she saw an 'Unknown' caller ID flash across the screen, making Sion furrow his own as he sat on the edge of his chair.

Valeriya glanced at her son before accepting the call and putting it on speaker.

"Speak." She ordered coldly but was slightly confused when the person on the other side of the line spoke.

"Would you just shut your mouth and hold the phone so that I can speak to the woman! Geez Flynn it's not that fucking har- oh good evening, or should I say morning, Valeriya Aslanov." I young female's voice came from the other line.

Both Sion and Valeriya were shocked as they both leaned in closer to the phone.

"Who is this and how do you know my name?" Valeriya asked with intimidation but it didn't effect the girl at all, which surprised both Sion and his mother.

"Ah yes how rude of me, the name's Serrendo, Leonessa Serrendo. And I'm sure you know Dominic Grey Serrendo, the leader of the Italian/Greek Mafia and one of your allies." She stated surely and professionaly.

"And what does that have to do with me exactly?" Valeriya questioned as she rubbed her forehead in confusion and annoyance.

"Well, it so happens to be that me, my brother and your daughter were held hostage at the same location. And before you ask, yes she is alive but with a bullet wound right above the collorbone that's going to need medical treatment." Leonessa said before letting out a soft curse as she struggled to keep the helicopter from dipping.

The snow was starting to really annoy her.

Valeriya unconciously let out a small sigh of relief as the news of her daughter reached her ears. She was alive and she would be forever grateful to Leonessa, though she wouldn't say it out loud.

"Alright, that's good. Now, where exactly are you Leonessa and what is that loud noice in the background?" Valeriya asked as she opened her laptop from the side, ready to try and locate these children.

"We are currently flying over Izhevsk, which means we'll be arriving at your location in about an hour and a half, your current location being on the border of Moscow, am I correct?" Leonessa stated surely as Valeriya and Sion gaped in shock at her precise calculations and wonderful pronounciation.

(Let's just say Google Maps has been my best friend during this chapter👀)

"Wait, you're flying in a plane?!" Sion accidenally blurted out his realisation to which he instantly covered his mouth in embarrasment as his mother gave him an amused glance.

"A helicopter to be more specific, and yes, I am controlling said helicopter as we speak, to whoever said that." Leonessa laughed at the sudden outburst from the other side of the line.

Sion felt an unknown heat flare on his cheeks as his stomach was hit with a stampede of butterflies when he heard Leonessa's laugh. His heart was beating abnormally fast much to his discomfort and confusion.

(😏)

He thought he was dying or something. Maybe it was his body that didn't appreciate the chicken wrap he had for dinner.

...Nah, he's definitely dying, that chicken wrap was bomb.

They listened as Leonessa exchangened some words with someone else before coming to speak into the phone again.

"Ok, I'm gonna have to end the call since the signal is starting to get weak. I know your exact location so don't worry about that. I'll meet you guys there, so just keep an eye I out for us and please don't shoot us when we arrive." She joked as her voice slightly crackled over the phone due to the weak signal.

"Of course, we'll see you soon. Get here safely please." Valeriya sighed out as she started standing up.

"I'll try my best. Oh, and could you give my brother, Dominic a call and tell him where I am, so that we can meet at your place. I'm pretty sure he's on the verge of sending a S.W.A.T. team to look for me." She said sheepishly and chuckled.

"Understood, see you soon, Leonessa."

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The sun was starting to hit the horison as Valeriya checked her watch.

"5:27AM, they should be here any minute now" she mumbled to herself as she kept her eyes on the east side of the sky along with her men and women surrounding the open field on her property.

"I think I see them boss!" A woman yelled out as she pointed at a black dot followed by the faint sound of turbines.

"Good job Samara! Alright everyone, spread out!" Valeriya ordered as the helicopter came closer and louder.

"Callum stay close and be ready to treat my daughter. They said she has bullet wound in her shoulder, right above her collorbone and needs it to be treated immediately." She stated as her family doctor nodded in understanding and stood next to her with his medical kit in hand.

Valeriya's pin straight hair whipped at her face due to the wind created by the turbines, but she wasn't fazed as she kept her eyes focused on the tinted windows of the helicopter.

The helicopter landed with skill and the turbines started to come to a stop. The door of the helicopter slid open as Valeriya held her breath in anticipation.

A brown, curly mop of hair emerged followed by the rest of the body of a teenage boy. He was careful and slow as to not harm the body he was carrying in his arms.

Valeriya let out a shaky breath at the sight of her daughter who was sleeping peacefully in Flynn's arms.

She didn't waste a second to run over to her daughter and the boy who was holding her. She looked up at him in relief and thankfulness. He only gave her a smile and a nod as he slowly put her daughter in her arms.

No words were exchanged since no words were needed.

Valeriya rested her forehead against her daughter's as all the stress and fear washed away being replaced by pure relief and joy. A smile crosses her face as a small tear escapes her eye.

Another door being slid open caught Valeriya's attention as she eventually handed her daughter over to one of her men to get the medical treatment she needed.

A dress that looked like it was put through a meat grinder was the first thing she saw. Her eyes then travelled up to meet two frozen lakes, also known as Leonessa Sorrendo's eyes.

A beautiful young girl she was, but she looked tired and drained despite the smile she gave Valeriya.

Valeriya was shocked but yet amazed at how this young girl, no, woman carried herself with pride and confidence.

"What an amazing person you are Leonessa." Valeriya thought to herself with a small smile.

🌺 Leonessa 🌺

I couldn't even get a word out before Valeriya Aslanov herself, engulfed me into a hug.

I acted cool by softly patting her on the back but on the inside I was a fangirling mess.

My idol is hugging me right now, yaaaasss.

"Thank you so much Leonessa. If it weren't for you, my daughter would be in a place I'd rather not imagine." Valeriya stated as she pulled away but still kept her hands on the side of my arms.

"It's the least I could do, I just wish I could've prevented her getting shot." I say with the flashbacks of the red patch on Iris' shoulder occupying my mind.

"But she's not dead and for that I will be forever thankful." Valeriya said with a smile to which I feel honoured to recieve since she looks like someone who doesn't smile often.

My idol just smiled at me, now I can finally die in peace.

"Let us go to my office and talk about everything that happened whilst we wait for your brothers to arrive, but first let's get you changed into something more suitable." Valeriya commented as she looked me up and down, before leading me away from the field.

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I let out a breath as I closed the door to Iris's room. She was knocked out due to emotional exhaustion and the shock of being wounded.

Me and Valeriya figured out that we were held hostage in an abandoned office complex that was built back in the 1870's in Bakhta. But it was all a big charade to cover up the weird experiments they did on people, which explains the operating table and tools in the basement where they held me hostage.

I told Valeriya everything that happened and saw the flash of sypmathy when I mentioned the part with Aunt Evangeline. Valeriya then immediately sent a few men out to the location to clean up the mess we left behind and she will later track down the remaining people who worked for Evangeline.

I didn't forget to tell Valeriya to order her men to take the unconsious man on the ground floor to some airport and leave him some money for a ticket.

Larry is a bean who deserves a second chance.

One of Valeriya's men came and notified us that my brothers were only a few minutes away but I wanted to check on Iris first, just to see how she was doing.

This all happened in a span of 1 hour so I have a massive headache, fan-ducking-tastic.

Flynn was already outside, probably tapping his foot and checking his non-excistened watch every 2 minutes.

He believes this is his world and we all just live in it. Dumbass.

I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts when someone pulled on my arm. Instinct instantly took over as I swiped the person's feet from under them but unfortunately as they fell, they took me down with them.

I somehow ended up underneath the person as their hand was on the back of my head, protecting it from hitting the tiled floor.

I acted fast as I pulled out the dagger from my waistband, a gift from Valeriya which will definitely have it's own glass box in my room.

I pressed the dagger against the person's neck and I couldn't help but realise that my other hand was being pinned down by the person.

That wasn't the only thing I realised.

The eyes I was staring into were the most beautiful I've ever seen. A pair that was mismatched and yet it complimented each other, one was brown and one was blue.

Wait, what the frick am I thinking, that was so cringe.

"Hi there красивая девушка." The person which I now noticed is a boy who looks about a year older than me, said with an amused smile. (Beautiful girl)

(I just need a second to recover from the most cringiest shit I've ever written🕳️🚶‍♀️)

"You better tell me who the hell you are before I shove so much snow up your ass, you'll be shitting ice cubes for weeks." I threatened and as much as I wanted to dig the dagger deeper into this weird freak's skin, something in me just couldn't.

I think my body is starting to work against me which is a big problemo.

"Is that a promise?" He asked teasingly before laughing which just added fuel to the fire of my rage.

Before I could stab his eyes out and offer them to Shrek with a side of toast, he swiftly stood up and offered his hand for me to take.

I stared at his hand in disgust for a few seconds before standing up without his help. I dusted off his germs from my clothes and glared at him.

"You haven't answered my question weirdo, who are you?" I asked as I crossed my arms over my chest, making sure to put my dagger on display.

"Well since you're so eager to know, my name is Sion, heir to the Russian Mafia, at your service I'vitsa." He said bowing deeply with a teasing smile. (Lioness)

(Y'all don't understand, this is absolute torture but it's so funny😭)

I looked at him unamused before turning around and continuing my way down the hall.

It wasn't long until I was once again pulled back but this time he softly grabbed my hand.

It honestly took everything within me not to carve out this dude's kidney with the dagger in my hand for the fact that he was touching me.

I took in a breath of annoyance as I slightly turned my body towards him with a raised eyebrow.

"I want to see you again I'vitsa, I hope you grant me permission to do exactly that in the near future." He said with a smile as he brought my hand closer towards him.

Before his dusty, crusty lookin' lips (that's a lie, they're sMoOtH LiKe bUtTeR) could touch my knuckles, I snatched my hand out of his grip and slapped him in a millisecond.

Who does this bitch think he is, Cat Noir?

He was obviously shocked since his eyes were wide with his mouth slightly open as he stared at me baffled.

"Be glad I only gave you a love tap across the face because if it weren't for your eyes, I would've la vida loca your ass weirdo." I said before turning back around and speed walked towards the door that led outside.

"Oh so you like my eyes!" He stated more than asked but I had already closed the door behind me.

Le sigh, what a beautiful eyed weirdo.

🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️

You know he's important when he has his own aesthetic🙂😏

And if you are still confused, HE'S LEONESSA'S LOVE INTEREST AND HE IS NOT A THREAT, she just doesn't know it yet🙃

Bye y'all🤺🤺