Alpha Petrova
A living, breathing child who carried his blood.
If that was true, then why had we been told, in no uncertain terms, that our purpose here was to give Alexander Petrova an heir? Why buy human women and keep them in a harem if one of his own already walked the estate? The questions multiplied with every step and none of the answers made sense.
Helena must have noticed the way my jaw tightened because she glanced at me. “You’re unusually quiet,” she said.
“I’m thinking,” I answered.
“That tends to worry me,” she replied, and I stopped walking. She took another step and then realized I had halted. “You are free to ask the questions you want.” she said calmly.