“Our genes are strong enough that I’m not concerned.” Mikhail smirks. “Impregnating her won’t be a worry, but whether she can carry a Sokolov baby full term is. Sokolov mothers tend towards anemia. We suck our mothers dry, apparently.”
I want to throw up in my mouth. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with the entire family. They are all parasites. If I’m not careful, Mikhail will latch onto me.
Alexander laughs like Mikhail just said something funny. Like making a crack about how the women in the Sokolov family get ill and die while Alexander is actively marrying me into that family isn’t cause for concern.
I guess, for him, it isn’t.
“We can schedule a physical if you need, but there has never been anything out of the ordinary with Cordelia’s health. Has there, Evaline?”
My mother shakes her
