Nikolai walked into a small church, his footsteps heavy against the cold floor. The candles flickered softly around him while silence filled the air.
"Welcome child, do you need something from the lord?" a reverend father asked gently.
Nikolai's blue eyes were empty.
"The lord has taken my life away from me," Nikolai said quietly.
"Your life?" the reverend father asked softly.
"She is gone… he took her away from me," Nikolai whispered, his voice breaking apart.
Behind him, Taran(Massimo) stood crying.
"Nick… please let's go back," he pleaded.
But Nikolai shook his head violently.
"No! I want to talk to him!" Nikolai yelled while pointing at the huge Jesus statue high above them.
His chest rose heavily.
"Why did you take her from me?! You gave her to me as an angel right then why did you let her die leaving me in this darkness for a world huh?!" Nikolai screamed.
His knees suddenly hit the ground hard.
"All devils don't bow… but this one is on his knees…"
Tears streamed endlessly down his face.
"Please… I beg you… give her back to me… she all I want… take everything but please give her back to me… I beg you!"
He folded his hands desperately.
"She all I have…" he whispered brokenly.
Taran(Massimo) immediately hugged him tightly while crying with him.
Suddenly—
Nikolai's phone rang.
Unknown Number.
Taran picked it up.
"I am so so sorry for your loss Nick baby… I really feel bad for you a little bit… but at least she out of the way!" a woman said mockingly.
Nikolai's eyes darkened instantly.
"I WILL KILL YOU! I MAKE SURE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY WILL PAY FOR THIS!" Nikolai roared.
He snatched the phone and smashed it against the floor.
CRACK!
The phone shattered into pieces while his scream echoed across the church.
Meanwhile—
Inside the hospital.
Riyana sat frozen in complete shock.
"Ria please drink water please…" Mr Noman begged softly.
But she did not move at all.
"A mother pain of losing her child…" Viktoria whispered while wiping her tears.
Back at the church, Taran(Massimo) dragged Nikolai back inside because he wanted to burn the church down. He kept screaming at the Jesus statue uncontrollably.
Mr William slowly patted Nikolai's hair.
Mrs Francesca pulled him into her lap gently.
Nikolai cried loudly while she rubbed his back softly like a little child.
But inside the morgue—
The tiny girl everyone thought was dead lay silently while nurses prepared her body.
Then—
Her fingers twitched.
One nurse froze.
Lilith suddenly took a deep heavy breath.
The nurses looked at each other in horror and shock.
"She breathed!"
They immediately ran outside in panic.
Then it happened.
The tiny Queen slowly opened her eyes.
Everything looked blurry.
Her head pounded painfully.
"Nikki…?" she whispered weakly.
She slowly sat up.
Pain shot through her body.
Lilith tried standing but immediately lost her balance before grabbing the metal table beside her.
She slowly walked toward the door.
Outside—
"Sir sir sir!" the nurse screamed.
"What happened?" someone asked quickly.
"The dead body of Mrs Lilith just took a deep breath and her fingers were moving she is not dead she alive!" the nurse cried out.
Nikolai instantly looked up.
Something inside him shifted.
Without another word, he walked past everyone quickly.
"Nick?" Albina called worriedly.
"Lily…?" Nikolai whispered.
Then—
"Nikki! Nikki! Nikki!"
A tiny voice echoed through the hallway.
Everyone turned.
Lilith stood there weakly in the hospital gown, wobbling slightly while holding the wall.
Riyana immediately stood up.
Nikolai's tears rolled down instantly.
Lilith's green eyes met his blue ones.
She giggled softly at him.
"Lily… Nikki!" she called sweetly while opening her tiny arms toward him.
Nikolai ran.
The moment he reached her, he lifted her straight into his arms tightly.
Lilith giggled and patted his back gently.
"Lily here Nikki," she whispered.
Nikolai completely broke down.
He cried loudly against her shoulder.
"The Queen is back…" Rima cried.
"Lily look at everybody."
"Baba!" Lilith said happily.
Nikolai carefully put her down.
Sohan immediately carried her into his arms.
The moment he held her, his eyes shut tightly and he sobbed loudly.
"Why everyone crying huh?" Lilith asked innocently.
Riyana rubbed her daughter's cheeks lovingly.
"Sohan crying because baba thought you left him forever baby," he whispered emotionally.
"No no no no… Nani and the angel said it not L…Lily t…T…T…" Lilith struggled to say.
"Time love?" Mrs Francesca asked softly.
"Yes! And they sent me back baba. The angel really pretty big!" Lily said excitedly.
The boys immediately hugged her tightly.
"Lily here," she mumbled sleepily with a yawn.
"Hungry mumma," the tiny girl whispered while hugging her mother.
Riyana burst into tears again and hugged her daughter tightly like she would never let go.
By nightfall—
Nikolai sat beside Lilith's hospital bed while holding her tiny hand gently and kissing it every few seconds.
Reyan fed her food while sniffing repeatedly.
Lilith giggled and wiped his face clean lovingly.
Rafsan sat beside the bed but slowly fell asleep sitting upright.
Soon everyone inside the room was asleep.
Nikolai laid beside Lilith while holding her arm.
The tiny girl softly patted him while humming quietly.
"I don't want to close my eyes…" Nikolai whispered sleepily.
"Lily h-here Nikki… now nighty night," she whispered.
Then she kissed his nose softly.
Everyone eventually fell asleep.
That night—
Nikolai dreamed.
It was the most beautiful dream he had ever seen.
Inside the dream—
Lilith sat on a rocking chair while breastfeeding a baby girl.
The baby had his blue eyes.
The entire house was filled with giggling little girls running around everywhere while he chased them happily.
"Papa! Papa! Papa!" the little girls laughed.
Nikolai laughed loudly.
Nearby, Lilith carried a tiny baby boy in her arms lovingly.
Nikolai walked behind her and kissed her forehead while rubbing their son's little face.
Then the dream changed.
Years passed.
At night he saw himself and Lilith dancing together in old age.
Their hair had turned white.
Their children stood nearby watching them lovingly.
Nikolai smiled softly at the sight.
"Beautiful isn't it?"
A familiar voice spoke.
"Nani?" he whispered.
He turned and saw Rhea standing beside him lovingly.
"Very beautiful… this is what I want," Nikolai admitted.
Rhea nodded gently while holding his shoulders.
"Nikolai… life is hard sometimes. There are difficult tests that will come your way and people who will try to destroy your marriage and life… try to separate you both… but the bond and love between you both is the strongest thing in your lives."
"She is yours and you are hers no matter how far she is from you stay connected with her."
"Promise me you will always be beside her no matter what."
Rhea slowly stretched her hand toward him.
Nikolai looked back at the dream one last time.
This was everything he wanted.
"I promise you… I will never leave her. Our love will last forever and till eternity," Nikolai whispered while holding her hand.
Then he bent down and touched her feet respectfully.
"Bless you," Rhea whispered lovingly.
"Nikki wakey wakey!"
A tiny voice echoed.
"Looks like she up," Rhea chuckled softly.
The lights slowly dimmed away.
Nikolai opened his eyes.
Lilith was alive.
His tiny wife sat beside him kissing his nose repeatedly.
He smiled immediately.
"Morning Nikki!" she chirped happily.
"Happy Morning Bambi," he whispered lovingly.
She giggled sweetly.
Everyone else slowly woke up too.
Nikolai carefully carried Lilith to the bathroom.
"Hungry," she mumbled sleepily.
"Of course my love. What do you want to eat sweetie?" he asked gently while helping her.
"Hmmm… D…D…Dunno!" she answered cutely.
After cleaning her up carefully, he carried her back into the room.
Sohan and Riyana both fed her together while laying beside her lovingly.
Their daughter was finally back in their arms.
Meanwhile—
Inside another building.
"Ma… she is alive. She just woke up from the morgue," a woman reported nervously.
"What…?!" the lady boss snapped.
"But she was dead right?" another woman asked.
"Yes but she just walked out… even Nikolai was shocked too," the lady replied.
The lady boss suddenly kicked the table furiously.
"I want a fixed meeting with him NOW!" she ordered coldly.
"Yes ma!" they answered immediately.
Back at the hospital—
Nikolai sat eating quietly.
"Open up!" his tiny wife ordered.
He obeyed instantly and opened his mouth.
Lilith fed him beef proudly.
Then—
Damian entered with both groups behind him.
"Boss we need to talk. It important," Damian said seriously.
Nikolai glanced at Lilith eating peacefully before stepping outside.
"Yes?" he asked coldly.
"The leader of Krasnaya Prikaz(The Red Order) has sent a meeting request for you… or she will come forcefully into the office," Damian explained.
"Reject," Nikolai answered instantly.
"Boss but—"
"I said reject."
Damian immediately fell silent.
"And arrange the meeting room now. Listen carefully," Nikolai ordered while everyone gathered around him.
Three weeks later—
Lilith was officially discharged from the hospital.
The entire family returned home, though everyone stayed deeply connected with Lilith constantly.
Zafraan's therapy officially began with Dr Clara Urlima.
Yulian, Ethan, Rohan and Vishal created special hair oil for Lilith.
They carefully applied it on her bald head daily and slowly within those three weeks her hair started growing back little by little.
Nikolai increased security around the mansion heavily.
He watched Lilith from the office twenty four seven.
He kissed her every single second.
Held her constantly.
Cuddled her lovingly.
Sohan, Riyana and all her brothers stayed around her protectively.
Anika video called her for four hours every single day.
But while peace slowly returned—
Nikolai prepared himself for the unwanted meeting.