" Alex you will always hold my heart. I am yours since the first day that we met. I love you till the moon and back, always and forever. Marry me" Sean requested softly and looked up at Alex, who was now pale like a ghost and she let the tears ran freely down to her cheeks.
Nikita and Michael were watching the scene from the distance. Nikita gasped and placed her hand on her mouth with tears in her eyes as soon as she saw Sean kneeling in front of Alex.
" Is he..?" Nikita asked Michael.
" Proposing to Alex?" Michael completed her sentence.
" Yes, he is. He had asked our permission before the munity but Alex left and he didn't have time to propose to her then." Michael replied calmly and hugged Nikita.
They didn't dare to take their eyes from the lovely couple. Their little girl was being proposed by a wonderful man. But they couldn't understand what was going on. They waited Alex to jump on Sean and start kissing him but Alex was staying still.
" Sean?" Alex gasped in shock.
" Alexandra Udinov would you marry?" Sean replied his question worried that Alex didn't answer him.
Slowly Alex fell on her knees and stared at Sean.
" Sean Pierce, you are one of the best things in my life. And I love you more than my own life. But I will leave again, Sean" Alex replied softly.
" If you want to leave again, I will support you, I will have your back. Marry me, Alex." Sean pleaded.
" Would you wait for me?" Alex asked with a shaking voice.
" Forever." Sean said firmly.
Alex smiled sadly. She took the ring in her hands and glared at it. She sighed hurt and she placed back in Sean's palm and closed his hand over the ring.
" Then ask me again when I come back for good. I love you, Sean. And I want to marry you and spend my whole life with you. I want to have children with you and grew old with you. I want to wake up every morning with you besides me. But you mean too much for me to accept your proposal now. It would be too selfish. I can't do that. I can't put you in danger, I can't risk your life. I am sorry, Sean. I love you more than you can imagine" Alex said and captured Sean's lips in a lovely kiss.
She let some tears to fall and she stood up. She left Sean still knelt on the ground and walked towards Michael and Nikita.
She hugged Michael.
" Take care of them" Alex whispered in his ear with a trembling voice.
" You are leaving again?" Michael questioned sadly. They hadn't understood what had happened and what Alex replied to Sean.
" I have to" Alex replied sadly and tried to control an upcoming sob.
She turned to Nikita. She didn't dare to hug her knowing that Nikita's hug would cause her to break down.
" Stay away from Amanda, please" Alex requested calmly and she glared to Tom who came running to her.
" Are you sure?" Tom asked. He had seen Sean's proposal and he wanted to make sure that Alex was still sure that she wanted to finish her war.
Alex didn't dare to speak, so she nodded affirmative and Tom hugged her.
" We have the next location." Tom informed her defeated and handed a gun.
" Be safe" Alex said to Michael and Nikita and ran towards her team, tears running freely from her eyes.
" I will make sure that she will come back alive" Tom promised and he left running behind Alex. As soon as he jumped in the helicopter, the wheels went on air and Alex left her family one more time.
Nikita and Michael watched as Alex left and then they turned to see Sean walking towards them with tears on his cheeks.
" What happened?" Michael asked when he saw Sean's broken figure. At the begining he thought that Sean was sad because Alex left again but then Sean show them the ring.
" She denied your proposal?" Nikita asked in shock. She knew that Alex loved Sean and she wanted to live a life with him.
Sean shook his head. He didn't know what Alex's response was. It wasn't a yes and it wasn't a no. He was so confused and so broken. He just wanted to hold Alex in his arms and never let her go.
" Sean, she loves more than everything, she wants that. She wants a life with you" Nikita said with tears in her eyes.
" She is scared of something. She said to ask her again when she comes back for good because it would be too selfish if she accepted now and put my life in danger like that" Sean whispered trying to hold back his cries.
" She will come back Sean and you will have the life that you deserve to have" Michael tried to reassure him.
" Why is she so scared? What Amanda did to her? I want Alex back in my arms, I want to hold her and never let her go. I love her damn" Sean yelled and left Michael and Nikita.
" Do you know what is going on?" Michael asked Nikita curiously.
" I have no idea and that is what scares me more" Nikita replied honestly.
Meanwhile on the air...
" Are you ok?" Tom asked Alex worried when he noticed that Alex was still crying.
" Hell no!" Alex shouted in pain. And how could she be ok? She had just turned off Sean's proposal and she had left her family behind.
" I want to finish this mission as soon as possible. Tell me what we have." Alex added with red eyes trying to hold herself together. She knew that there was no a way back. She had made her mind. She would face her past and when she makes peace with it and none can use it against her family, she would return to them.
Tom sighed defeated. Alex was too stubborn and he knew it. He couldn't blame her for making that decision. He would have chosen the same. He would have left too in order to protect his family even if that was going to kill him from the inside. He would have done anything to protect them.
" Fine. His full name is Julian Armando. He leaves in New York with his wife, Laura and his three daughters, Mary, Ria, Anna, age of 15, 12 and 8. His family thinks that he is a plastic surgeon." Tom informed Alex calmly.
" I want the helicopter to land on his backyard. Let's pay Julian a visit" Alex ordered and Tom left to talk with the pilot.
After 4 more hours on air, the helicopter landed on the backyard of Julian's house and a worried wife and three children come out running.
Alex and her men jumped out of the helicopter.
" Lower your guns" Alex shouted to her men and walked towards the oldest woman.
" Hi. You must be Laura. I am really sorry for the entrance but it is really important to talk to Julian." Alex said calmly smiling.
" Who are you?" Laura asked in shock.
" Oh, yes. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Alexandra Udinov" Alex said and lifted her hand to shake hands with Laura, who return the gesture.
" The russian billionaire?" Laura asked in shock.
" Yes. Is Julian here?" Alex asked softly.
" No. He will be back in half hour. Can I help you?" Laura replied trying her best to keep her shock under control.
" I want to talk to him about businesses. Would you mind if I wait for him?" Alex said.
" Mommy mommy who is this woman?" a yound girl asked.
" You must be Anna. I am Alex." Alex said and knelt down to face the little kid.
" How do you know my name?" Anna asked scared.
" I am a friend of your daddy. He speaks a lot about you and your sisters. And you look exactly like he does." Alex said calmly and smiled when the kid in front of her relaxed.
" Daddy is not here now" Anna said innocently.
" I know. Your mom told me." Alex replied still smiling.
" You can wait for him in his office." Laura instructed.
" Thank you" Alex replied and followed the woman in her house.
" Can I offer you something?" Laura asked politely.
" No thanks. You have already done too much for me." Alex replied and Laura closed the door behind her.
Alex took her time and looked around his office. She looked to his books, his fake diplomas. She opened his drawerers and his computer. Her attention was caught by a photo of Julian with his family during summer time. He was so happy being around of his daughters. How could he do what he did to her when he had children? How could he rape her when she was 13 and torture her and force her to take drugs and have gang sex when he had a daughter at the same age? Alex sighed and took a seat in the main chair behind Julian's desk. She smiled when she heard the door bell ringing. She stayed still and she listened to the conversation outside.
" Welcome home, Julian" Laura welcomed him and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
" My love.." Julian replied smiling.
" Daddy daddy daddy! Look what I draw for you" Anna shouted running towards Julian who bent down and took the girl in his arms and lifted her up.
" Is that daddy and you?" Julian asked softly when he saw the picture.
" Yes daddy." Anna said with pride.
" It is wonderful" Julian commented and kissed her cheeks.
" Where are your sisters?" Julian asked.
" Mary has ballet class and Ria piano" Anna replied.
" Nice. Why don't you go and paint one more picture about mommy." Julian instructed softly and let down his daughter.
" Yeah!" Anna shouted and ran upstairs.
" How is my love?" Julian asked turning to his wife.
" You have visitors." Laura replied.
" What do you mean?" Julian asked confused.
" Alexandra Udinov is waiting for you in your office." Laura said with a smile. She couldn't believe that Alexandra Udinov, the russian legend was in her home.
Julian's face turned white. How could she? He thought that here he was protected. He gathered his courage and talk.
" I don't want anyone to interrupt us." Julian ordered and left towards his office.
He opened the door and stepped in.
" Hello Julian" Alex said coldly and smirked when Julian closed the door behind him.
" What the hell do you want here?" Julian asked coldly.
" I am writing the rules of our game." Alex replied with hate.
" Get out" Julian ordered firmly.
" Or what?" Alex retorted angrily and stood up.
" What is your lovely wife going to think when she learns the truth? Learn that your lovely husband rapes and tortures young girls in the age of your daughters instead of being a plastic surgeon... I can't even imagine it. It will turn her world upside down." Alex added evilly.
" Stay away from my family" Julian warned and walked towards her to face her.
" How could you be a father? You rape children younger than your oldest daughter. How could you?" Alex asked with hate.
" They pay me a lot of money." Julian replied honestly.
" How much do you want to leave me alone?" Alex asked grabbing the opportunity to buy a truce.
" You are a special situation. I don't want money. I am working with Amanda just to have fun." Julian said and smirked to Alex.
" Fun?" Alex asked in shock.
" You are a slut Alexandra, a cheap whore and you are mine. You belong to me. I own you." Julian whispered with hate in Alex's ears.
" And you will be under my pants once more. I will break you again and again. I will rip out your heart and your soul. You will be mine. You will pay for escaping. You will pay for defying me. You will kneel in front of me. You will be under my orders. You will be my bitch. And I will have fun." Julian added and stared at her eyes.
" I didn't know that you were so obsessed with me" Alex said calmly even if her heart beated faster and faster.
" I own you" Julian provoqued Alex again.
" Or I might own you. I have captured your mind, your desires. I own your life." Alex replied softly and smirked to him.
" You are just a fucking slut" Julian said seriously.
" You are nothing better than me." Alex replied firmly and Julian stared back at her.
" Anyway I didn't come here just to exchange insults with you. Let's make something clear, stay away from my family." Alex said coldly like ice.
" I will do what I have to do in order to break you" Julian replied.
" I don't think that you understood me. Leave my family out of this or I will come after yours." Alex said with hate. Alex's face was dark, her eyes emotionless. Her gaze was the gaze of a person that you try to keep away from your love ones. Alex was Alexandra Udinov for now, the woman that her father wanted her to be. She was coldblood and she would do anything without hesitation to protect her family.
" If you touch them, you will beg me to kill you" Julian warned with anger and he started turning red.
" Let me give you a picture of your future if you touch my family. Your entire family will be captured and you too. And they will suffer in front of your eyes and you will be unable to react. Tell me how often do people have the chance to taste a 9 years old girl. My men will have to take advantage of that, don't you think?" Alex said calmly with a lethal tone.
Julian started trembling from his anger.
" You willl stay away from them, you bitch" Julian shouted and moved closer to Alex his face inches from hers. He didn't dare to hit no wanting to provoque a scene in his own house.
" Do we have a deal? Leave the families aside. You will come after me and I will come after you. You won't touch my family and I won't touch yours. You touch my family and I will turn your life into a fucking living hell, like you did with my life. Do we have a deal?" Alex said firmly. She was surprised of herself. She didn't believe that she could actually threaten his family and remain calm in front of him but her love about her own family, about Sean and Nikita and Michael and the others was more powerful than she had thought.
" You have your deal. You will regret threatening my family Alexandra" Julian said firmly tryinng to calm himself down.
" You threatened mine first. Goodbye for now Julian. Give my kisses to Anna." Alex said and left the room.
She walked towards the door and stopped to say goodbye to Laura.
" Thanks for your hospitality, Laura. It was nice to meet you." Alex said politely and smiled.
" It was my pleasure miss Udinov. Come visit us again" Laura said and smiled back.
" I will try it. Goodnight" Alex replied and exited the house. She walked towards the helicopther and embarked.
She gestured to the pilot to start.
" Did you complete your mission?" Tom asked worried
" Yes" Alex said and smiled. Slowly she was turning into her usual self. She wasn't ashamed about what she did, she didn't regret it. Of course she didn't like being Alexandra but she knew that it was her only chance to save her family.
" Where are we going?" the pilot asked yelling when they were on the air.
" On the airport." Alex replied yelling so that she could be heard through the noise of the machine and the wind
" Why?" Tom asked confused.
" The others will be waiting for us there. We will take the jet and continue our journey. We are heading to Russia" Alex replied calmly.
" What do we want to Russia?" Tom asked surprised. For as long as he knew Alex, she was avoiding Russia.
" It is time for me to say goodbye to my father. We will stay in Udinov's state." Alex said and smiled sadly.