Nikolai's ears perked up as soon as he heard the voice he hated the most.
Adrian scanned every corner like a hawk, trying to get a glimpse of Elena.
"Oh, what a surprise, Volkov. You didn't inform me earlier that you were coming here with your dogs. Oh no… more like spying on me."
Adrian smirked before turning his gaze toward the voice.
Nikolai stood a few feet away from him, his hand on the hidden gun tucked around his waistband.
Adrian raised his hands in mock surrender, a fake fearful expression on his face.
"Oh, I am afraid… please save me, someone please save me…"
He stopped in the middle before laughing menacingly, making Nikolai's jaw clench tightly.
"What the fuck do you want, Volkov?" Nikolai gritted his teeth, his gaze throwing daggers at Adrian.
Adrian poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue, looking at Nikolai with a gaze that could make even the devil kneel.
"I want my wife back, whom you kidnapped from my very wedding ceremony. Either hand her over willingly or…"
Adrian let the silence speak louder.
Nikolai scoffed.
"Your wife? I don't remember something like she is married to you, Volkov. As much as I know, your so-called wife spent her wedding night with me."
Nikolai's voice dropped lower, taunting, as a dirty smirk played on his lips.
Adrian moved with lightning speed, grabbing Nikolai's collar brutally and smashing him against the wall.
A loud groan left Nikolai's lips at the sudden impact, but the smirk stayed, enjoying Adrian's anger.
"So sad you couldn't keep that pure thing to yourself. What if my seed is inside her womb?"
Adrian's anger flared to a dangerous level at Nikolai's words.
In a blink of an eye, Nikolai's body was thrown to the floor with a sickening thud, followed by a loud roar from Adrian.
He gripped Nikolai's throat with a bone-crushing hold before speaking in a deadly voice.
"Trying to gaslight me, huh? If I find a single sign of your claim on her body, I swear to hell I will cut your little dick into pieces first, then I will chop your body with my own hands. Even after your death, I will hunt your soul. Now tell me—where is Elena?"
Adrian sent punch after punch to Nikolai's face, each strike more powerful than the last.
"Where is Elena?" Adrian shouted.
Nikolai's nose bled, his lips split from Adrian's punches, but the smirk was still there.
"She ran away… far away. You will never find her. You will never find her, Volkov."
Nikolai laughed as more blood came from his nose and mouth.
Adrian froze, trying to process the unexpected words.
"You didn't wait for me? You left me?" Adrian murmured under his breath.
His expression stayed cold, but the strain in his voice said otherwise.
Then his voice dropped to a dangerous level as he spoke,
"I will find you… even if I have to move heaven and earth."