Raina
I couldn't believe my best friend could stoop as low as doing what she did. Indeed, we had hoped our children would wed, but it wasn't my fault that her daughter pushed Richard away. God knows I tried to help and make it work, always trying to solve the issue and bring peace. I just wanted my son to be safe and happy.
There was no time that I supported Nikolai, but I had gone along with it and tolerated him for the sake of peace.
The first time Keith and I defied Nikolai, we almost paid with our children's lives. I promised myself I would never put my family in danger after that.
Nikolai had always been a controlling bastard, and he had continued in that fashion after our father died.
Sometimes, I wished my cousin had won the Pakhan seat, not my brother. He wasn't worthy. He
