I have to stop myself from spitting on the floor at Konstantin’s feet. Anyone who thinks my dad is honorable deserves nothing less than that.
“It’s a shame he isn’t the one on the auction block,” I reply. “The way you describe him, he’d be snatched up in a minute.”
Konstantin isn’t amused. He never is. In all the time I’ve known him, I’ve never seen him smile.
Except the day he looked me over like he was inspecting livestock and then shook my father’s hand to seal a deal I never wanted.
“It looks like the ‘auction,’ as you call it, is going well enough for you. Plenty of women showed up. Do you plan to accept the highest bid?”
It’s a simple enough question, but I know what he is really asking.
“I don’t intend to announce my engagement tomorrow, if that’s what you mean.”
“So you have
