Nazar Walking into the office where Nazar Sokolov was apparently waiting for her , Genesis felt her heart thundering harder than she anticipated .
Jerren and Monica took Egan out to the pool and Genesis almost second guessed her decision to let them watch him because Egan couldnt take his eyes off the blonde woman despite her being in a one piece which covered her .
She knew without a shadow of a doubt , her son was having his first crush and the thought of him ogling Monica made her cringe .
However , she didnt want Egan anywhere near Nazar until she figured out what was happening and why he wanted to meet Egan .
She took a breath and stepped over the threshold and the quiet chatter which was taking place between the four men came to an abrupt stop .
Immediately Nazar Sokolov was on his feet and staring at her in a way Genesis could only describe as hungrily .
She didnt feel it was a sexual glance , thankfully , but it was clear from the way his hands twitched , and his knee jerked , he wanted to get closer to her .
His eyes were a deep brown , the same shade as hers and she easily picked out the same features in his face as hers .
What caused her to cease breathing for a moment was how much he resembled the man she called Dad for all of her life .
Wow .
It was the only word she could get out .
Its eerie .
You look so much alike .
Nazar Who ? He croaked the word out .
My Dad and you .
2/9 His face froze for a moment and then he nodded .
He was good to you ? He was great to me .
I never for a single day ever doubted he loved me completely and unequivocally .
He was my best friend in the world .
The last twenty three years without him have been difficult .
It hasnt gotten easier .
I agree .
He left a gaping hole .
My mom too .
Ekaterina was a special woman .
It is unclear what drew them together , but they were inseparable since childhood .
They were together for nearly twenty years .
He motioned to the sofa , would you like to sit and talk ? Sure .
She nodded and then drew closer to him .
She sat next to him and noted Tadgh and Kiefer were right on the edges of their seats , Lorcan sitting at the desk watching the interplay closely .
As she looked at him in the light streaming in from the window .
he gasped .

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What happened to your face ? My face ? She looked at Kiefer , whats wrong with my face .
Nazar 3/9 You look like someone choked you out a few times .
He gave a wide grin .
Oh .
I forgot .
You forgot ? Lorcan cleared his throat .
Maybe your ass isnt as sore as it needs to be .
I meant I forgot my face was blemished and the weird blood thing in my eyeball .
Her lips twitched as Lorcan pointed at her with a mock warning , warmth coating his features .
I do not understand what is happening ? Nazar said quietly .
Because its not your business and you werent invited to understand .
She said bluntly in return .
Rest assured any marks on my face are there because I wanted them not because I was truly harmed .
But Lorcan , he looked to the man who was closer to his age than Genesiss age .
I thought he was your father in law .
Is your relationship changed ? Is my partner .
You need to know nothing more about our lives unless I feel compelled to share it .
Genesis shut him out .
Are you safe here ? Do you care ? she shot back .
Well of course I care .
Nazar You abandoned me .
You dont get to say you care now .
4/9 Genesis , he took a sharp breath at her harsh words .
If I can explain .
You can but you will reserve your judgement of my interpersonal relationships and keep it to yourself .
Rest assured I am far safer sitting in this room with my partners here with me , than anywhere else on the planet .
Partners , he shot Lorcan an angry glance and then to Kiefer , you share ? We , Tadgh cut in , are her partners and we dont share her .
You make it sound like we divide her up and take what we want .
Genesis is the one in control .
We give .
She takes .
She gives .
We take .
It is a reciprocal relationship , and she is loved and respected .
While my brother and father feel you deserve the right to give her your explanations , I disagree and like Genesis , I question your methods on leaving her in a system to rot , he leaned forward his blue eyes narrowed tight in the direction of Nazar .
I take her security very seriously and I think you could .
cause her more harm than the three of us ever could combined .
If you so much as flinch the wrong way in her direction , it wont be your damn uncle you need worry about .
Lorcan drew a breath as if ready to argue but Genesis shut him down .
Enough .
You are here to say your piece in regard to why you left me to be raised by strangers .
Nazar 5/9 He shot the three men an annoyed glance , evidently not liking the set up he was hearing his daughter being involved in .
My father was a great man .
His brother was his twin , born only a few minutes after him .
All of my uncles life , he resented my father for not being born first .
As the first born , my father ran our family following the death of his father .
As his first born , the family fell to me when my father was murdered .
What happened to him ? He and my uncle were at a deal , and it went wrong .
Both men were shot but only one fatally .
Every other person who was part of the deal and the ambush died .
My uncle was the only survivor .
Despite his protests , I took the family immediately refusing to let him rule in my stead as he wished .
Hes hated me ever since .
I believe with all my heart , he killed my father .
There are family members however who doubted his involvement , especially since he was also shot .
I never was able to secure the proof .
Several family members felt since I was only thirty years .
old , I was too young to lead our family .
Ive needed to fight tooth and nail to get what I have .
About six months after my fathers death , I went to meet at business associate .
Unfortunately , the family , much like several others , felt strongly I was too young and did not want to meet with me .
He told me he would never pledge allegiance to me .
I was pissed off .
I made a reckless decision to seduce the daughter of the man who refused to deal with our family .
She came to my bed willingly .
He added as he saw Genesis frown .
Not one of my finer moments as a man but I was not in a good frame of mind.
My father was newly passed .
My uncle was trying to take Nazar 6/9 my position .
Allies were jumping ship because of the internal strife of the family .
I didnt make a good decision , but I made it , nonetheless .
Six months later , the family was stabilized .
I took control ruthlessly and violently , the way of the bratva , and I proved my worth and ability .
I am my fathers son .
There is no other leader of our family .
Yet my uncle still covets what is not his .
What happened to her ? Six months after my first excursion to Northern England , I made a second trip , this time to give my own ultimatum .
Either the family pledge or die .
I learned theyd thrown their daughter out because shed gotten pregnant and didnt tell anyone who the father was .
I knew immediately , since her father was now considered my enemy , she was scared of what I might do to her .
She was terrified .
She was a deeply religious woman and could not consider an abortion .
However , she felt she was in a catch .
twenty two .
If she birthed the baby and kept it , her parents would never accept the child of Nazar Sokolov .
If she brought the child to me , she was certain I would kill the child because it was the offspring of someone who betrayed me .
She traveled to Florida because shed read an article about their safe baby drop off program .
Why she went there instead of any other major American city which offers the same thing is beyond me .
When she returned home , she continued to refuse to tell who got her pregnant .
When I confronted her , she begged me not to say anything .
The child was gone , and her father hated my guts .
She told me her father and my uncle were best friends , and her father hated mine .
I already knew this .
I shut all of his businesses down and he lost everything , including his daughter .
She refused to let me take care of her .
She got into drugs quite Nazar heavily and overdosed before your second birthday .
Why ? 7/9 He shrugged , her father was a miserable bastard .
She spent her entire life being abused and threatened by him .
Part of me believes she came with me the night she did to spite him as much as I wanted to spite him .
She loathed him .
Did she hate you ? I dont know if hate is the right word .
She didnt love me , its for certain .
He met her eyes , she felt a lot of guilt for leaving you behind .
She called me once and she was quite high , and she was crying telling me how much she missed her baby .
I told her I knew where you were , you were safe , and you were thriving .
I never heard from her again after .
Genesis wiped a tear off her cheek and got off the sofa to move to Kiefers lap and curled into his arms .
Why does it hurt so much ? Because as a mother , you know how hard it must have been for her to leave you behind .
Knowing you fought tooth and nail to save our son , you wanted , deep down to know she had no other choice .
Hearing she did have choices and opted to leave you , hurts .
He hugged her to his chest as he spoke softly in her ear .
There is more Genesis .
Nazar spoke softly .
I had another child .
What ? she turned to look at him from her perch in Kiefers Nazar arms .
What do you mean ? 8/9 The day my father was murdered , my fiancé and our unborn .
child were murdered .
She was scheduled for an induction of her labor the day after the hit on her and her entire security team .
Again , everyone involved died at the scene .
There were no survivors , and I have no evidence , no proof , no concrete links between my uncle and their murder .
Learning of your existence , Genesis , terrified me .
I couldnt catch the hagfish of my uncle and so I asked my brother to intervene temporarily .
He disappeared off the face of the earth , at my request .
We paid off massive amounts of money to arrange for him to adopt you legally .
His job was to keep you safe , while I sorted out the shit with my uncle .
Then they killed him too .
A purely happenstance sighting of my brother in Tampa by one of my uncles contacts .
I dont have the proof .
Again , everyone , including the man who conducted the hit , all dead .
My uncle is leaving bodies of everyone in his wake .
Then we realized , he didnt know you were there .
He didnt know of you .
She blinked and sunk into the way Kiefer was rubbing her back gently .
Its been twenty nine years .
Thirty .
Thirty and the fucker finally made a mistake .
I have him now , dead to rights and I know he knows it .
He is eighty five years old , and he finally made a mistake .
His son has been actively pursuing his fathers goals as well .
Im going to kill them all .
Why not kill him before now , if you knew ? Because I held no evidence , Genesis .
None .
Killing a family Nazar 9/9 member , especially my fathers twin and his offspring , men who are politically backed , is going to cause waves .
Im going to relish .
taking out the whole lot of them .
He took a breath , Genesis , I need you to understand , I wanted you with me .
I dont believe a man needs to run a family .
You could have been trained , you were supposed to be .
Mak was supposed to start your training .
The risk of losing you though , when this group were still running amuck , it wasnt worth it to me .
I want you to come to Russia once this is settled here and I want you to train to take over the Sokolov family as my heir .
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