Damaged Princess: A Contemporary Reverse Harem Omegaverse (The Exchange Book 2) by Jillian West

Author:Jillian West [West, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Viktor

I've never been one to hold back. What you see is what you get, but as I watch Anastasia fidget everything in me wants to lie to spare her feelings.

I'm also old enough to know nothing good can come from hiding the truth, even if you're trying to protect someone you love.

Anastasia isn't weak. She's dealt with more pain than most omegas have to face during their entire life—both physically and emotionally.

I know some have it worse, but a whole lot have it better. I fucking hate that she had to live through the shit she did.

Her eyes drop to her lap as she picks at her thumbnail.

I don't want to hurt her any more deeply than she's already been damaged by the events that took Katarina Androff's life.

Anastasia is goddamn lucky she survived. If Soren hadn't hunted down and murdered the bastards, then I would have.

However, they've been dead for three years.

It's hard to tell if Androff planned his wife and daughter's murders specifically to cover up his betrayal to the Ivanov Family, or if he always planned to murder them and it was a happy coincidence that it covered his true reason for defecting.

Honestly, I couldn't care less.

That part is Soren's problem. Similar to Keeley, Androff's new wife.

The poor thing is barely nineteen, but she'll be a widow before she's twenty. Before the week is out, otherwise I'll have to make another trip to New York.

I know Anastasia doesn't realize she has a new stepmother—a gift from the Barrett Family via Byron Frasier. I never spoke to the woman, but it's pretty clear that she wasn't there by choice.

Which is something Ivanov doesn't abide. Androff may have gotten away with his deception and crimes for the better part of four years, but retribution is coming.

"Vik?" Anastasia whispers. "He did, didn't he?"

"Yeah, princess. He did," I agree.

Fuck, how I wish I didn't have to tell her that. She was pretty incoherent when she confessed her fears that her father tried to have her murdered, and I don't know any alpha who could hear that and not skirt the line of going feral.

Sure, I didn't take her with me because of the risk of her being hurt, but an even bigger part of me needed to ensure she wasn't around if my monster came out. I'd do a lot of heinous things in defense of the people I love.

I pull her closer to my chest, running my hand over her back.

"And you're sure he's going to die?" Anastasia asks.

"I believe justice will catch up to your father rather swiftly. You gave me all the pieces of the puzzle and, as we've already discussed, I grew up very similarly to you. I reached out to my cousin. You may know the name. Soren Nikolov?"

Ana sucks in a sharp breath, pushing against my chest.

"You're related to Soren? Ivanov's enforcer? They call him 'The Slow Death'. He's a monster."

"I'm aware that's what your father told you, but as you know, he can't be trusted.

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