Vicktor POV
I straighten the collar of my dress shirt and look myself over one last time. I still don't understand why Zakhar insisted I dress up for Ivana's date. From what I know of Timur, he is an arrogant ba**ard who thinks women should fall at his feet. I'm man enough to say I've seen his file, and he is a handsome man, but any woman falling at his feet has no substance and is there for money and power. I'm startled when there is a knock on my bedroom door.
I was shocked when Ivan named me his third after I saved Meadow, but I was even more shocked when he offered me a room in the Petrov home. I shake the thought away and open the door. I fight the laugh when Alexi paces into my room. I was the first to realize something was off with him. He was quieter than normal. I've known him
