Epilogue

PRU

Years Later

"A nd you know what I told him, Daddy?" My daughter's sweet little voice carries out into the hallway from Vitaly's office.

Our daughter is tiny, but she is mighty. Serena was born a leader and has no problems putting her two little brothers in their place. The girl could be my twin, but she's got a lot of her daddy in her. She'll be a force to be reckoned with, but at her core, she's a marshmallow.

"What did you tell him?" I hear my husband respond.

"Hold on, Daddy. Are you sure the bow is straight?"

"Do you want me to redo it?" he asks while I stand outside his office, listening to them.

"It just needs to be straight."

"It's straight," he reassures her.

"Okay, Daddy. I trust you."

I fight not to laugh because I don't want them to know I'm out here yet. I bet no one would have thought that Vitaly, one of the most feared men in the city, would be tying bows into anyone's hair. Not only that, but then questioned if he's done it correctly.

"Now what did you tell him?" Vitaly asks our daughter, and I don't miss the edge in my husband's tone.

"That it didn't matter if I was a girl or not. I was born first, and I'm a Parlov."

"That you are, baby girl."

"And if I want to take over one day, I. Will." She punctuates the last two words. "Unless I decide to become a veterinarian."

"Of course," her father agrees. "You can do anything you want."

"I know, Daddy."

Gah, I love her confidence. And I love how my husband is a huge part of that. My father spent his life tearing me down so that I knew my place. Vitaly has worked hard to change that pattern, and I see it every day.

"You wouldn't be upset if I wanted to be an animal doctor, would you?"

"Never. I'm sure your brothers would be able to handle things."

"Maybe." She huffs a breath. "I'm sure over time we could get them where they need to be."

"I'm sure we could." Vitaly tries to hide his chuckle.

"What are you two up to?" I ask, making myself known.

"Oh, Mommy." Serena jumps down from Vitaly's desk. "You look so pretty."

She runs over to me, and I kneel down so that I can give her a kiss. "Thank you. I love your bow." She's made it clear to all of us that she has to wear one every day, and they must match her outfit.

"Daddy put it on for me." She looks me up and down again. "Are you going out?"

"Yes, I've got a date night with Daddy. He's taking me out." On this day every year, we return to the restaurant where I'd asked Vitaly to marry me.

I don't know how I lived a life without him before. Since the day we met, he's been an integral part of every aspect of my life. I can't fathom a world without him.

"I'll hold the fort down," she tells us, and I laugh.

"I'm sure you will."

Francis will be here to help watch over everything. It took me a bit to warm up to him. He did drug me, after all, but it was under the guidance of loyalty to Vitaly. Francis would do anything Vitaly asked him, and I know that loyalty now extends to me and our little family. Well, it's not so little anymore. We have three kids, but more are on the way.

"How are you feeling?" Vitaly helps me stand up before he rests his hand on my baby bump.

"I'm good." I tilt my head back so he can drop a kiss on my mouth.

"You sure?" Vitaly wants to be sure, but he's been known to worry too much over me when I'm pregnant. Which feels like most of the time.

My pregnancy hasn't been hard, but this time, I'm having twin boys. Both of our other boys were big, and now there are two cooking inside me at once.

"Mommy can do anything," Serena cuts in.

"I know she can." Vitaly cups my cheek and looks at me with such adoration.

"Ms. Serena, it's time to decorate your cookies," Francis says as he steps into the office.

We give her kisses goodbye before she takes off with him. The boys are already in the kitchen and having fun making a mess.

"Did you have this dress made for me?" I ask as Vitaly slips his hand into the slit up my thigh.

Anytime I put on a dress that has a slit in the thigh, my body immediately heats with desire.

"That's for later." I bat his hand away, causing him to growl. If he finds out before we leave that I don't have panties on, we won't make it out of here. "We'll be late."

"I own the restaurant."

"Don't pout." I take his hand and lead him out of the house where the driver is waiting for us.

We still stay in the city penthouse sometimes, but once it was time for Serena to start school and the boys became more rambunctious, we knew we needed a house with some land.

"It sounds like Serena is doing well in her new school." It was hard sending her off to kindergarten, but I knew we wouldn't have to worry about her. The girl can hold her own.

"She's already putting the boys in their place," Vitaly says proudly. "Are you going to give me any more girls?"

His hand glides across my baby bump again. He's obsessed with touching me, even more so when I'm pregnant.

"I'm sure you'll keep trying," I tease.

"Until you stop me." He kisses me, telling me how much he loves me between each one.

I don't currently have any plans to do so, but we'll revisit the idea after the twins are born. With neither of us having much family, we want to build one of our own. We want our kids to always have each other, but we also don't want to spread ourselves too thin and not give each the attention they deserve.

Vitaly helps me out of the car when we make it to the restaurant. When we enter, I notice how quiet it is, and no one is at the hostess stand. He leads me inside, all the way to the back, and I see that the whole restaurant is empty.

"Tonight I'm going to show you what I wanted to do to you that first night." I let out a small gasp when he lifts me, suddenly sitting me on the edge of the table. He grabs the front of my dress, and before I know what's happening, he rips it open. His eyes widen, and he looks at my naked body. "Little one."

"I had panties on that night," I laugh, knowing I might be in a tiny bit of trouble for not having any on right now. But I enjoy working my husband up and watching him lose control over me.

"The first time I saw you, all I could think about was laying you across this table and fucking you." Vitaly drops to his knees before me, spreading my thighs wide. "I wanted to claim your virgin pussy."

"You did, eventually," I say with a grin as he spreads me open and runs his tongue over my clit. "Now I'm yours forever."

"Mine," he growls and makes me remember who I belong to.

The night I walked in here, he made his claim. I just didn't know it yet. The second I stepped into the restaurant, I became his.

I'm his virgin, and he's my mob boss. There's no better pair in the world.

THE END!