“And there’s going to be twenty more staying back to guard the house and protect Jessa,” Yulian adds.
I nod, turning to my brother. “I can have Lev stay with Jessa if you want to join me.”
He looks surprised by the offer, but then he shakes his head. “I appreciate that. But I actually want to be the one to stay here and protect Jessa.”
“She’s carrying my niece or nephew,” Yulian says, surprisingly emotional. “This is the most important responsibility I could hope for. I need to make sure she’s safe.”
There’s real sincerity in those words. I feel my gut twist for my brother. He’s a good man when he most needs to be.
But I have a plan in place now and I refuse to veer from it.
“Let’s move out then,” Lev says.
I wave him ahead. “You go. I have to speak to Yulian first.”
Lev nods and h
