Chapter 10 - Table One Forever
Six months later.
Le Rêve was buzzing with its usual crowd of Manhattan elites, champagne flutes clinking under the sparkling crystal chandeliers.
At Table One—the most exclusive table in the house— sat Dominic Pierce, looking exceptionally handsome in a tailored midnight-blue tux. Beside him sat my father, Nikolai Volkov, fully recovered, looking healthy and proud in a sharp suit, sipping a glass of vintage wine.
I walked up to the table wearing a floor-length emerald silk dress that caught every light in the room, holding two glasses of 1990 Château Margaux.
Simon, the manager who had once fired me, bowed respectfully as I passed, terrified to even look in my direction. He had spent the last six months knowing that the former waitress he had pushed around was now the co-owner of the entire building.
"Your wine, gentlemen," I smiled, setting the glasses down.
My father took my hand, kissing the back of it affectionately. "You look beautiful, my daughter. And you don't miss carrying trays?"
"Not at all, Papa," I laughed softly.
Dominic stood up, wrapping his heavy arm possessively around my waist, pulling me close against his side. He reached into his pocket and slid a small velvet box onto the white linen table.
He popped it open to reveal a magnificent, cushion-cut canary diamond ring that practically illuminated the table.
"I promised you a life where no one ever speaks down to you again," Dominic whispered in my ear, his voice filled with unconditional love. "Be my wife, Elena. Rule this city with me."
The entire restaurant seemed to fall silent, watching the powerful boss wait for the answer of the woman beside him.
I looked down at the brilliant ring, then up into his dark, devoted eyes.
I leaned in, answering him in soft, perfect Russian:
“Yes, my Pakhan. Always.”
Dominic smiled—a brilliant, unyielding smile—and pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss as the entire room broke into thunderous applause.
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The waitress who was meant to be invisible had found her power, her father's honor, and the love of a lifetime.
THE END
