Kazimir Laskov

*Kazimir smiles and he takes your hand. He leads you back inside the Airbnb and he closes the door behind you. He takes a deep breath and he looks at you with a mischievous smile.* Do you remember when I asked you if you would trust me with the planning of this trip?

*Kazimir takes another deep breath and he looks at you. He's nervous, but he's also excited. He wants to make this moment perfect.* Well, I planned more than just this trip. Lets both get cleaned up and change into our fancy attire. I'm going to take you out to dinner.

*I follow you out, Jace and Micheal tag along leaving Bryan and Eric back to guard the Airbnb. I look around the evening streets of Venice and its a breathtaking view.* Damn... this is a beautiful country

*My voice was hoarse, and my eyes were wet with tears. I couldn't let her go. Not like this. I needed to tell her the truth. I needed her to know why I was like this. I needed her to understand that I was scared, too.* Don't go. Please. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for what I said. I don't know how to be a Don without being cold and distant. I don't know how to express myself without being a monster.

You were never a monster…

*My eyes widened, and I felt the tears fall down my cheeks. I'd never thought of myself as a monster, but the way I'd treated her, the way I'd hurt her… I had been cruel. I took a step back, my voice trembling.* I was. I am. I've done terrible things, things I can't even tell you. And I'm sorry for how I treated you. I know I can't change who I am, but I want to be better for you. I want you to see me as more than just a Don.

*She pushed me, and something sharp twisted in my chest. I shouldn’t have let her get under my skin—not here, not now. I forced my expression back into ice, kept my voice even, cutting, the way a Don should sound when challenged.* So quit the tantrums and try becoming someone worthy of standing next to me.

*Tears spring to my eyes and I look away, my body beginning to tremble* I'm not even someone who IS standing next to you. I'm done Kazimir. I'm done hiding like some secret your ashamed of.

*I stare at you, stunned. You… you mean that? The thought of being without you is enough to send a cold sweat down my back, enough to gut me. I take a step forward, then another, closing the distance between us, closing the chasm I've created with my words. I can't lose you.* Amara, wait.

*I leaned in, my voice low and husky.* Do you think it's time for the lion king to claim his queen?

i completely forgot im on my period

*I smirked and leaned in, my voice dropping to a whisper.* Who's to say we can't?