Since I Found You
Hope

Ludwig stared intently at Altea. He turned his body against the young woman. Ludwig did not take his eyes off the plain body of the owner of the brown hair. The handsome man clasped the slender waist of Herbert's second daughter, until docked to her.

As usual, Ludwig would not remain silent if he was that close to Altea.

“Stay here,” says Altea parau. His voice sounded slow, but very tempting. Tickling the determination of Ludwig who was already unable to hold back. Moreover, when the hand with the clothesline Altea took off the leather jacket that the man was wearing.

“What will you give me if I stay here?” challenge Ludwig with a tiger-like gaze that will prey on his prey.

“Whatever,” replied Altea while on tiptoes, then kissed the friendly lips of Ludwig. After smugly kissing, Altea lowered her body. He loosened the belt on Ludwig's waist, then opened the hook and lowered the zipper of the man's jeans.

A heavy sigh, slid from Ludwig's thin mustachy lips. He had long hair on Altea when she treated him like a king. This is what Ludwig likes. I don't know what's different about the brunette, so Ludwig doesn't feel bored with his service.

That night, Altea's affection restrained Ludwig from going anywhere. The handsome man, preferring to make himself subdued in satisfaction in bed.

Meanwhile, somewhere else. Vlad is packing. He's going back to Sieseby to say goodbye to Elke. Vlad had to go to Russia in order to attend his company's anniversary. “I'm going to Russia right now. Prepare a plane for me,” Vlad said when contacting Mykola. Without waiting for an answer from the assistant, the blond man immediately hung up the phone.

Vlad had finished packing his things. He then sent a message to someone named Mateja Slavko. Vlad invited the man to meet, after he arrived in Russia. That night, he left Berlin. His anger has gone beyond the limit. Vlad did not want to be patient again in dealing with Ludwig.

Actually, Vlad could have come face to face with the man. But he avoided bloodshed. Vlad actually no longer wants to throw himself in the black hole. A world that he had long abandoned.

Using a private driver on a long Berlin-Sieseby trip, Vlad was able to sleep in a vehicle. He woke up, when the car had arrived in front of Elke's yard. The headlights are still on, a sign that the mother is still awake.

Vlad got out of the car. He told the driver to stay behind the wheel. Open the front door that is not locked slowly. Vlad entered the simple and beautiful house, sweeping his gaze around.

Elke was reading a book near the dead furnace. The woman was so serious that she was unconscious when Vlad walked over and gently touched her shoulder. “Why haven't you slept yet, Mom?” asked Vlad who immediately made Elke turn. The woman smiled widely.

“I couldn't sleep after taking the medicine. Tumben did you come last night, son?” Elke asked back.

“I'm about to say goodbye.” Vlad lowered his body on his knees before his mother, who was sitting comfortably in her favorite chair.

“Indeed, where are you going?” Ask Elke. His face that was beginning to fill with wrinkles, showed a worried look.

“I want to fly to Russia. There are some affairs to be done there,” explained Vlad.

“Then, how about Miss Miller?” ask Elke again.

“That's exactly it, Mom. One of my goals in going to Russia is to find a presence and bring it home,” Vlad replied as he rubbed the back of his mother's hand.

“I really like Miss Miller, son. She is the only woman who looks at you with a sincere and gentle look, even though she knows for sure your condition,” Elke said with a full look.

“Do you think, Mom?” Vlad laughed softly, then lowered his head for a moment.

“Yes, Son. Although he often behaves uncontrollably, but I can see the honesty and determination there. She will definitely be the perfect wife for you,” Elke said. One hand reached out to grab the child's chin, then lifted it.

“Ya!” sahut Elke sure. “He will be a strength to you. You guys are a matching couple.”

Hearing the mother's words, Vlad's thoughts immediately floated on the incident that afternoon. As Altea and Ludwig kiss in front of a mansion.

“Ah.” Vlad shook his head slowly. The flames of jealousy suddenly came crashing down and burning his heart. “I have to go, Mom. My driver has been waiting.” Vlad got up, then kissed Elke's forehead. He also hugged the woman tightly. “I will add personnel to take care of you,” he said before turning around.

“You don't have to do that, Vlad. There's enough people here. Makes me cramped and unable to sleep,” protests Elke.

However, Vlad only responded with a wave of his hand without turning back. The handsome, long-haired man stepped quickly. He's back in the car. The next destination was Hamburg City's international airport, where his private plane was ready to wait. It was fortunate, because the blue-eyed handsome man had an agile and intelligent aide like Mykola.

“Please, Sir." Several cabin crew welcomed Vlad's arrival, shortly after he got off the car that had stopped inside the hangar.

“The plane will fly in half an hour, Sir. I have made a report to the tower,” explained the pilot as he greeted Vlad.

“Good." Vlad patted the pilot on the shoulder, then climbed up the stairs. He had another half an hour, before all communication devices had to be shut down. Vlad didn't waste the opportunity to call Mateja Slavko. One of the former sons of his late adoptive father, Roderyk Lenkov.

Slavko's name was so famous in the world of elite Russian spies, that the man chose to resign from the world of espionage that raised his name. He refused any jobs that came. However, there is always an exception from someone, namely Roderyk Lenkov's favorite adopted son.

“How, Sir? What can I help you with?” tannya Mateja, after the call is connected.

“I want you to find out as much information as possible, about a man named Ludwig Stegen. I almost desperately dug up his personal data,” Vlad said.

“Tumben once, Sir? Usually you are smart in revealing someone's information in detail,” reply Mateja accompanied by a laugh.

“Ludwig Stegen is an exception. He's like a ghost. I couldn't find anything about him,” Vlad lamented.

“Good. Give me a week,” said Mateja.

“Good. I'll wait for you in Saint Petersburg. Come to the big party I'm going to have there. Wear the maid uniform, then meet me in the common room,” Vlad said.

“So, we'll meet at the mansion, sir? In the crowd?” ask Mateja to make sure.

“Yes. That's why I ordered you to wear a maid uniform. You must disguise yourself as one of the champagne bearers, so that your figure remains invisible,” Vlad replied.

“Thank you for all your attention, Sir. I promise I will not disappoint,” insisted Mateja.

After that, Vlad ended his call, coinciding with the moment the cabin crew announced that the plane had gone out of the hangar and was preparing to take off.

Vlad smiled faintly as he placed the mobile phone on the small table of the plane, which was beside him. “In a moment, I will crush you to the point of being completely crushed, Ludwig,” muttered Vlad.