It was morning. Nikolai was asleep. His newlywed wife came out of the bathroom cleaning her hair. She made breakfast, more like a feast, for her family. Her hair was tied. Nikolai was now waking up. He slowly woke up, rolling on the bed. He saw her in a Ruby red designer saree, Diamond nose ring, and little earrings, her hair tied.
"Wakey wakey Dada!" Mila said.
Nikolai smiled against his pillow. Mila got in the bed.
"Happy Morin Dada!!" Mila said.
"Happy Morning my sweet baby girl," Nikolai said.
"Where mama go?" he said again.
"Downstairs. She said her first day in the kitchen," he said, rubbing his eyes as he carried Mila.
They bathed together and went downstairs.
Everybody sat and was eating.
"This is fucking good," Kieran said while eating.
Lilith(Mhaira) was in the kitchen. Nikolai's eyes were on her while he was eating.
"Boss?" Damian said.
He didn't answer.
"BOSS!?" Both groups said.
"Huh!!?" Nikolai said.
They laughed at him, distracted.
"Nick hmm?" Valencia said.
He scoffed.
"No," he said.
"Here we got meetings," Damian said.
"Nope nope nope. I got honeymoon before we all go on sea over the next few months," Nikolai said. "My private properties are done and ready, so we all need to close deals before we leave for New York in 3 weeks."
"Yes boss!" They said.
Noor held her bump.
"Uhmm Hassan, I think my water just broke," Noor said.
"Huh!?" Hassan said.
As Dr. Violet quickly stood up and checked her.
"We got to go. She going into labor," she said.
"Lily, we hot water. Noor is going into labor!" Dr. Liv said.
"Ok!" Lilith(Mhaira) said as she put hot water on fire as Hassan carried Noor to the room.
Nimra sat beside her.
"Mama?" Zain said. He was scared.
"It otay. Your mama bring your new baby," Olga said.
Zain held his teddy bear tight.
"Come on Noor, you can do this. Push!" Lily(Mihu) said as Nimra wiped the sweat off Noor's face.
Hassan was outside, his heart beating faster.
Zain was crying as Mila patted his back.
As Noor pushed, she let out a loud scream.
Hassan closed his eyes shut.
Then they heard a cry.
He sighed in relief.
Zain looked at the door.
"Wook! You are a big bubba now!" Mattie said.
Zain sniffed.
Mila wiped his tears.
"No cwy," she said, hugging him.
"Congratulations brother, a baby boy," Nimra said.
They cheered.
He hugged his sister.
"Thank you so much," he said.
"Z, you have a baby brother now," Nimra said.
Zain smiled widely.
"Mama?" Zain said.
"She fine. We cleaning her up," she said.
Hassan sighed of relief.
He now has 2 sons.
Downstairs, Surinder and the family were waiting.
Mila waddled in.
"Happy Morin granny!" she said as she took her blessings.
"Good Morning Mimi!" They said as Mila sat beside her.
Nikolai was in the kitchen with Lily(Mihu).
He whined.
"What?" she said.
"Kiss," he said like a 5-year-old boy, pouting.
She kissed him.
He smiled against the kiss, then grinned like a cheeky cat.
He played with her hair.
"Boss," Damian said.
Then he whined and stomped his feet.
Damian held his laugh.
"Sorry," he said.
"What?" Nikolai said, folding his arms.
"You got an interview with the business news. You hit it big," Damian said.
Lilith(Mhaira) smiled at him proudly.
Abellona came down with anger.
"I lost 2k followers because of that bitch. She got into a high class party," she said.
"How about you post my wedding? You made videos and took pics, so post everything and also our luxurious trips and keep Lily face blur," Nikolai said.
She gasped.
"Really!?" she said.
"Yes," he said.
As she took her iPad and squeaked loudly.
"WOOOHOOO!!" she said as she began typing, posting everything, all expensive things, trips, and the locations were off.
"Now you wait," Damian said.
Her grin dropped.
Her iPad and phone.
Lilith(Mhaira) took Surinder's blessings.
"Bless you dear," she said.
They sat talking.
Nikolai walked in and sat beside his wife, his arm wrapped around her waist.
Surinder looked at Sanjot and Falak.
"W..We are very sorry for insulting your mother Mhaira. We were just following tradition," Sanjot said.
"Daya made the list. She wanted to give half of the dowry to her son as a wedding gift and give us the other half," Falak said.
"Amanat, drop the tea and give Surinder."
"Thank you dear," she said.
"We have never done this before," Falak said.
As Amanat froze while giving Lilith(Mhaira) tea.
"HMMM!?" she said, trying to speak.
"What wrong?" Nikolai said.
As she took her phone and typed fast, the AI voice said:
"That a big lie! She gave my father a dowry list a week before my wedding and when we didn't meet up with it she broke my fingers and her Bastard of a son ruined my ability to Speak!"
The voice said.
Surinder's eyes widened.
"What the hell aunt?" Nikolai said.
"You ruined her ability to speak all because of dowry...…"
"Sergei said."
They turned to see her holding flowers in his hand and Samarth beside him holding a mini one for his little sister.
"Mama wook I got pretty flowers for Ra!" he said.
She smiled.
"I go give my Ra," he said as he waddled off.
"Sammy," Falak said.
"Hm?" he said.
"Your gonna stay with your papa. We have you soon," she said.
"No bad papa hurt my mama big. I no stay wif him and you mama no talk because of him an it hurt me and My papa," Samarth said, holding Sergei's hand, making his heart melt.
"He is not real father. Samarth, I am, and beside that, not the name I wanted to give you," Jagtar said.
"Myah, I remind you that he is not your son. You have no rights on him. Those papers are with him," Meghan said.
"Well, I don't give a shit about them. He is my son. She has started a new family with this man and took my son!" he said.
Amanat gave him a tight slap.
Nikolai sat.
"Hey!"
Falak stood up as she slapped her too.
"HEY!?" Jagtar said.
As Samarth stood in front of his mama, holding a gun and pointing it at him.
"Back!" he said as they moved back.
"No touching my mama. Mine!" Samarth said, hugging his mother's leg and pointing the gun at them.
"Sam, give me the gun, Son," Sergei said, bending down.
"But they hurt my mama, Papa," he said with tears.
"I will make him pay. I promise, buddy," Sergei said as Samarth hugged Amanat's leg.
"You become way more arrogant," Jagtar said.
Amanat held her son tightly.
"Give me my—"
"Falak said."
"That enough!" Nikolai said as they lowered their heads.
"You both killed her father because of dowry. You conspire against my mother-in-law. You both insulted her. You ruined aunt's ability to speak because of dowry, and now you dare stand in my face, in my house, to threaten her about her son. Yes, you're the father, but you have absolutely No rights on Samarth. He is 3 years old and he knows everything you did to his mother. He hates you, hates his grandmother too. He never disrespects his mother. He remembers your actions. If he dares misbehave the slightest situation, it scares him to become like you, a terrible person. And your mother spoiled you because you're a boy. They all spoiled their sons and neglected their daughters in this family," Nikolai said.
"In my family. My household. In my house. Nobody Dares Disrespects a woman. Nobody ever lays their hand on them. We discipline the shit out of them. One slightest mistake will grant them 80 days punishments from me, and Lily is the lady, the Queen of the house. Not a single man has ever raised his voice at his wife or a woman, maid, guard, no matter their position. Get a long life memories of torture. Let me give you all an example. VISHAL EMIL MARCO HASSAN YULIAN!" Nikolai said.
"YES BOSS!" they said.
"YES BROTHER!" Yulian said as they came down.
"Yes boss," they said.
"Vishal, show them all what Lilith did to you when you beat Ramira in the past," he said.
As Vishal took off his shirt and showed his fingers.
"Oh my Lord," Gurleen said.
"Emil, show them what happened when you slap Palmo in an argument," he said.
As Emil showed them his left arm, the marks and broken fingers.
Lily(Mihu) smirked.
"Hassan," he said.
As Hassan raised his leg short, and they saw stab marks.
"Marco," Nikolai said.
As Marco took off his gloves and showed them knife marks on his fingers.
"This is what happens when a man in House of Nikolai Devereaux gets if they dare lay a hand on a woman," Nikolai said.
"And if a woman dare mess with him and he can't touch her, then the women in the House deals with them under My orders," Lilith(Mhaira) said.
The girls looked at each other.
"Do you let them go to work and school instead of staying in the all day?" Wazir said.
"Everyone, every girl gets an education and work. They earn. They own money," she said.
"No insults and body shaming?" Virsa said.
"No," Nikolai said.
"Do we get full plate of food, no starving, and new clothes?" Pritam said.
"No, wait. You starved your own children!?" Nikolai said in anger.
As all the girls came together, mumbling as they looked at them.
"Kaal, do you have enough space in your family?" Javnail said.
"Yes, of course, sweethearts," Lily(Mihu) said.
"Please give us 2 hours," they said as they ran out.
"Shame on you all," Nikolai said, walking out in anger.
"Nikki!" Lilith(Mhaira) said.
Nikolai slammed the door.
Lilith(Mhaira) held Nikolai in her arms.
"They staved a girl just because they girls no education, no food, no new clothes," he said, crying in her arms.
"Shhhhh baby, it okay. I will take care of them," she said.
He snuggled into her arms.
At night by sunrise, Damian gave Nikolai documents.
"Today is their reception before they leave for their honeymoon by nightfall."
Nora held Mila.
"Did he pay?" Lily(Mihu) said.
"No boss. He ask for more time, and we have a mission. The warehouses load of drugs worth $780 billion dollars are sold off. Fake drugs and cocaine sold to the Blue Wolves groups," Natalia said.
"Erisa Thalia Selena Tatevik, wipe the company accounts clean. Xandra, show me the dark web," Lilith(Mhaira) said.
Mila waddled off to the glass window.
"Here boss," she said.
As Lily(Mihu) typed on the laptop.
"Catarina, show her the weapons and the location. How many?" she said.
"5,000 boss," Catarina said.
"Take it," she said.
"Kalma and The Red Order, you call boss?" Kalma said.
"This is a joint mission. You and Amelia will run this. The 3rd organization wiped them out. They dare try to invade both our territory. You're the target, and I am not on the list. Nobody in the underworld knows my identity yet, so you will cooperate and get your share of the gold and billions. Deal?" Lilith(Mhaira) said.
"Of course boss. Besides, Mil needs a shopping spree for her first yacht ride," Kalma said.
"I need a new villa," Vandicata said.
"Good, so I have hacked into the systems," she said.
"Wait, who taught you?" Kalma said.
"Faru did. He is a hacker, and Nikki did too. Taught me a lot too," Lilith(Mahira) said.
As some girls entered with their bags.
"Namaste(Greetings)," they said.
"Hello girls," she said.
Nikolai held Mila.
"Mama work. I play," she said while building her dollhouse.
"Dada help?" she said.
"Yeah baby. Look," he said as he placed the block for her.
They watched them.
Guests arrived at Nikolai's mansion. It was decorated in Midnight Blue, Gold, Black.
Mila wore a black dress.
"Be a good girl. Stay with everyone at all time. Eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drink warm milky. We call you every day. Pinky promise," Nikolai said.
Mila hooked his huge pinky.
"That papa girl," he said as he kissed her forehead.
"You put a baby in mama tummy. Pwomise?" she said.
"I promise, baby," Nikolai said.
She hugged him.
"Awww," he said.
"Hey Lily!" her friends said.
"Hi guys!" she said.
As Aram sat beside his mother, Gayatri.
"Here, my number, my apartment address, everything," he said, giving her a paper.
She took it.
"You and uncle are dating. Why don't you marry him? He really loves you," Aram said.
"You like him?" she said.
"Do you love him? I am talking to you because of him. I hear how he took care of you," he said.
"I do love him. Am just scared. Am not the lovey dovey type, but he makes me feel so happy," she said.
"Then marry him. Stop making him wait. He said he could wait forever for you, so please. Because I leave for Russia, you two will get married tonight," Aram said.
She looked at Rafsan.
"Fine. Only on one condition," she said.
"Okay."
"You will live with us," she said.
He smiled a little.
"Okay. I will tell my men to buy a mansion," he said.
She kissed his cheeks and hugged him.
"I love you, mom," he said.
"I love you too, Baby," Gayatri said.
As the party began.