My Alpha, The Billionaire

I dragged my suitcase down the old stairs of my grandparents' cottage, Grandpa had offered to help me but I turned him down, i was regretting that decision deeply now.

I finally made it to the bottom of the stairs and heaved a huge breath, I drag her suitcase to the side of the door and make her way to the kitchen for breakfast

"Morning papa" I greeted my grandpa with a smile

He is in his usual button-down flannel shirt and cargo shorts with his glasses resting on the bridge of his nose.

He has his usual mint tea in front of him and he's reading yesterday's paper as he usually does, I drop a kiss on his cheek as I kiss him

"Morning munchkin, slept well?" He asks

"Brilliantly in fact," I say to him smiling He gives a sad smile and pats my head .

I hug him one last time before making my way to meet my grandma she's hunched behind the stove cooking up something that smells wonderful.

"Nana that smells awesome, I say moving over to meet her across the aisle I look into the pan and gasp

"Is that what I think it is?" I say

"And what do you think it is" she says with a chuckle

" Pancakes? "I say

" And," she asks

"Chocolate chips and strawberry tarts," I say

" And guess what "she says raising a plate with a finished pancake in it

"You made the chips in smiling faces" I groan out

"Oh Nana I love you," I say taking the plate from her I take a bite out of the pancakes and groan as it melts in my mouth

"Love me enough to fight dragons?" She asks

"Definitely and love you enough to go to the moon and back," I say taking another bite of the delicious pancakes

"Enough to stay?" She says making me pause I drop my plate and manage to finish chewing

"Nana" I sigh

"Sophie please don't go darling " she says looking at me with tears already welling up in her eyes

"Nana you know I have to," I say

"But why, why do you have to leave" she asks

"Because I want to see the tall buildings I always read about, cities that the sun never stops shining, I want to touch the sky from the top of a building, I want to go to concerts, have friends, go on a road trip," I say

"I want to see the world nana, I want a life beyond this cottage, beyond you and Papa"

"But you have everything you need right here, right Sergei?" Nana says

"I know Nana and I love it here but I don't want to live my life this way, always in hiding from the world, I don't want to be like grandparenting yesterday's issue of the newspaper every single time, "I say

" But.."Nana starts only to get cut off by Grandpa

"Elena" Grandpa says making Grandma stop saying whatever she wants to say

"Sophia, we understand that you want all those things and I know it seems like we are against it but in truth, we are just scared for you the world is a very beautiful place but beauty comes with pain, it is also a very dreadful place you'd meet people that are wicked, disgusting and people that'll make you start questioning your ideals and forget yourself, and as your guardians we don't want that for you, " grandpa says

I go around the aisle to meet him I hold his hand and look into his eyes

"Papa I understand you're scared for me and that the world is bad but you said beauty with pain yes?..let me experience the beauty and I promise when it gets to the pain I'll try but the moment I feel like I am losing myself I will come right back, "I say to him which makes him nod I give him a huge hug

" I love you, papa, "I say to him

" I love you too, muchkin"

" Now I have to get going, I have a bus to catch up, "I say to them

" Wait,won't you eat breakfast" Nana asks picking up a plate of pancakes

" I already ate nana, "I say

" At least take them to go," she says packing up the pancakes in a lunch box

"Grandmaaaaa"I groan

"You better take it or you won't make it to the gas station," Papa says

"Fine I'll take it," I say to her moving over to the aisle I pick up the lunch box

"Bye Nana," I say

"Without a hug heh?" She says making me smile

I meet her outstretched arms and fall into her soft embrace I take a sniff of her orange-like scent I am going to miss them.

I am going to miss the scolding,the hug and kisses.

I groan as I hug mama her orange scent filing up my nose I squeeze her shoulder one more time before going over to hug Papa in contrast to mama orange scent papa has this aftershave minty scent it's not as wonderful as Nana's but I will still miss it

"Bye papa," I say to him

"Bye muchkin," he says before placing a kiss on my forehead.

I break the hug and go over to pick up my suitcase with them following closely behind me they watch me go out the door, watch me while I fasten my suitcase to my bike and put on my helmet I wave them one last goodbye before entering my bike saying goodbye to the house I've called home for the past 21 years

As I ride my bike through the smooth road, the wind blowing through the bright yellow sundress I smile.

This is new I was finally going to see the world I'd read in my mother's diary, In case you're wondering why I didn't simply just take a car, simple, I don't have one I might be 21 but my innocence and naivety are likely in tow with that of a two-year-old.

Ever since I was a kid all I knew was what my grandparents dimmed fit for me to know.

I was homeschooled by my grandparents through grade school, middle school and high school.

Betty was the one who drove me to get my GED and then I applied for online schooling since my grandparents absolutely forbid the idea of me going to a college other than the community college.

I would've agreed but the community college didn't have my preferred course so I had to take up online schooling which my grandparents were absolutely delighted by the idea but horrifi