Is this destiny?

The night was warm, and the still air didn't provide relief from the lingering heat that seeped into the soil during the day.

In the master bedroom of the main villa in the base of the Lebedev family, Aiden cradled Sarah in his arms and observed her sleeping face illuminated by the moonlight which sneaked through sheer curtains that covered the windows.

No matter how much he looks at her, Sarah has the undeniable power to steal his breath away and stir something deep inside his soul, just like the first time he noticed her at the University. She is perfect.

While thinking about the previous two hours, Aiden is elated that he got Sarah to cry his name between whimpers as she fell apart over and over again, because he didn't let her come down from her high until she collapsed from exhaustion.

When he untied her, she weakly moved toward him and slept off within seconds. He was never so pleased with his handiwork. The carnal experience was marvelous for both of them. 

Aiden can see a small smile lingering on her lips and he does not mind that they didn't shower after lovemaking.

They will shower in the morning, and at that time they will face the reality and Sarah will probably cry more because of Vasily but tonight… they are both spent, and they will sleep well.

He used this peaceful time to listen to the sounds of her breathing and appreciate the moment. They are together and safe and nothing else matters.

Earlier that day, at the main base of the Voronin family, he was scared. He had an uneasy feeling while waiting to meet with Elder Sergey, but he pushed it away and when he realized that Sarah was in trouble, his heart stopped beating as if the blood in his veins froze. Aiden does not remember how he reached her, and when he saw Sarah surrounded by enemies, the only thing on his mind was to get closer and to envelop her from all sides, so that no one can harm her. Yet, he failed. They knocked him out before he reached her, and she ended up waking him after she provided him with first aid, and there was breakfast as well. No matter what the situation is, Sarah puts him first. It only made him feel more guilty for failing to protect her.

Luckily, their rescue arrived on time; unfortunately, Vasily gave up his life; they found out that he was not a bad guy and the rest of the day was spent in guilt and planning for the next phase. Sarah was focusing on the Lebedev family while she entrusted Aiden with coming up with plans for the Voronins.

Aiden reached out to all of their allies who immediately confirmed that they are ready to act. Since Sarah and Aiden shared information on the Voronin assets, Angelo (with Sean and Ryan), Mr. Wang, and Ellie (with Melissa and Mathew as advisors) are coming up with ideas on how to suppress the Voronins. Ideally, they would eliminate Voronins and take over their resources, but the Voronins managed to spread like a weed.

Lebedevs are straightforward fighters who have their bases and territories within which they control some operations, while Voronins are relying mostly on a thin and widely spread network of spies and informants which makes them difficult to remove. However, if there is an attack on a global scale, it will be much easier to tackle them.

Hong accepted to be part of the plan to handle the Voronin family.

"I don't know if it will work…", Hong said. "But I am ready to challenge Simeon and fight for the position that belongs to me."

"How much confidence do you have?", Aiden asked Hong.

"In?"

"That Simeon will accept your challenge and that you will win.", Aiden clarified.

"Simeon will do his best to conceal my existence and take me out before other Voronins find out that I'm alive. If that happens, please make sure he does not get his hands on Tashi." Hong gave Aiden a meaningful look and waited for Aiden to nod before continuing. "I am fairly certain that Simeon will take the challenge if we make it public so that others are aware of it because Simeon always cared about his image. As for winning… I am confident in my skills, but I have no idea about his." Hong paused before adding. "We don't have anything to lose. In the worst case, I will fail, and you will proceed with wiping them out."

"What will you do if you become the Grand Master?", Zack asked Hong.

"It will depend on the situation. I am not interested in leading a shady organization, but if we can eliminate bad apples and work with what's left… I wouldn't mind being the patriarch of a family. A place where I could bring Tashi to show her from where she comes." Hong glanced at Aiden. "I would prefer if you take over managing their businesses and resources and I will continue training the kids and be the Grand Master in name only. However, I'm not able to do it on my own." Hong ended with a disclaimer.

They decided to leave that for later. Their priority is to remove Simeon from his position and turn Voronins harmless.

Aiden is not sure about Maksim, but Sarah thinks that the guy is not a lost cause. She told Aiden to watch the security footage which clearly shows that Maksim let them go. Actually, Aiden is sure that Maksim let Sarah go and that Maksim does not care about Aiden, not even a little bit but… does that mean that Maksim has genuine feelings toward Sarah? The more Aiden thought about this as a possibility, the more his stomach tied into knots.

Aiden always knew that Sarah is amazing, but why are so many guys sticking to her even after they found out that she is taken and that they have less than zero chances to get her interested romantically in whatever nonsense they are offering?

It seems that it's easy for guys to fall for Sarah to the point of turning stupid and no matter how much Aiden beats them up, it's not helping in deterring them.

Sarah is Aiden's and he has no plans to share her, and she will never look at any guy other than Aiden. However, the thought of all the suitors who are waiting for Sarah and sticking close, makes Aiden feel that all of them are eagerly watching him so that they can catch him in a mistake and step in as his replacement.

Aiden remembered Aaron and Noah and if he needs to put Maksim into that group… Aiden does not want to think about it.

Aiden enjoyed sorting out Elder Gavril, Elder Milan, and Elder Bozidar, their assistants included. Aiden clearly remembers each of their expressions as they changed from smugness to horror when they realized that he is not a weakling, but a secret weapon. Eh, beating them up was extremely pleasurable, and he broke a few extra bones only to make a point.

Overall, to say that this was a stressful day was an understatement, but it ended well. Aiden does not know what will happen tomorrow, but he is confident that it will be another long and stressful day, so he will enjoy the current calm.

His Goddess of Chaos is in his arms and his world is at peace.

Aiden pressed his lips on Sarah's forehead gently and she moved closer toward him without waking up.

He loves that her body gravitates toward his even in her sleep, and he wouldn't want it any other way.

That is his wife, his queen, his Goddess, his everything... carrying his child.

Aiden would love if it's a girl. His daughter will be kind and cute and righteous, just like her mommy, and Aiden is confident that he will spoil her rotten because he will be unable to say 'no' to her, and that might make her willful and reckless, but he will not mind. He will be around to protect her and catch her if she ever slips.

Lately, Aiden thinks that a boy will be fine also. Aiden can see himself teaching his son how to be cool, and write tight code that can topple governments, and kick wickedly... and then the two of them can protect Sarah. Yup, that will work.

With those thoughts, he slept off as well.

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