Chapter Seventeen: A Tale Of Two Brothers

Lyra

“I’ll look into it further.” He tilted his head. “After we are married. Right now, eat and sign the documents.”

“Oh. Right. The deal.” I took a deep breath. “But she’s safe? I hope Andrei hasn't tried to hurt her.”

He snorted. “What do you think? Why do you think she wouldn't be safe?”

I looked up. “You think she is? I mean, they hate each other. It's only normal that he will try to hurt her.”

“She is crafty. And sly. I doubt even my brother will be able to control her,” he said dryly. “It’s more likely she’d be putting him through hell. She has done that before so it won't be quite hard to do it again. You should not be worried about her being in trouble. Trust me, she isn't.”

Feeling reassured, I leaned my elbows against the table. The way Viktor described her relationship with Andrei was quite weird. “You don’t like my sister, do you?”

“She’s a liar,” he said evenly. “A con artist. What do I have to like about her?"

“Not anymore!” I cried, stung. "She has changed. We have left