He strides closer, his eyes narrowed into furious slits. “You would throw away everything—your heritage, your birthright, your family—for this woman? This outsider?”
I meet his gaze unflinchingly. “In a f*****g heartbeat.”
“So be it. Let’s see what it costs you then.”
I don’t need to ask if it’s a threat. Nor do I need to consider how I could reply.
I just pull out my gun and press it to my father’s forehead.
It would be so easy. One clean shot. The ultimate solution to the Andrei problem, just like he taught me.
Eliminate threats ruthlessly. Leave no loose ends.
But Rowan’s voice echoes in my mind. There’s always another way, Vince. A better way.
My father sees my hesitation and laughs, even as the barrel of my weapon is still kissing the wrinkled skin between his eyes. “As I thou
