Page 75 of Sinful Betrayal

“You should act quickly?—”

“I can decide that for myself.” My father’s nostrils flare.

Just as I’m about to reply, a knock sounds on the door, making me jump in my seat.

“Yes?” My father looks irritated.

Akim, his second in charge, peers around the door.

“You wanted to talk?”

I should be used to feeling invisible, it’s been this way my entire life, but I can’t deny it still stings.

Perhaps that’s because I’ve been made to feel like the center of the universe by Anton for the past few weeks…

“I should get back to school.” I get to my feet.

Akim steps into the room, not bothering to hold the door for me.

Asshole.

The door slams shut behind me, and I take a moment to breathe.

Whenever I’m around my father I feel like there’s a ten-pound weight on my chest. It’s never relaxed or comfortable.

I’m always on edge, trying to read his expressions or tone. It’s exhausting, and I crave the comfort and ease of being at Anton’s house, sitting with him on the couch as we watch movies and fall into an easy conversation about our days.

I can only hope that my father decides to act on impulse, and that Anton and his family are as prepared as I’ve made them out to be. Otherwise, I might have just given more than just Anton a death sentence.

I’m about to head back down the stairs when Akim’s voice filters through the door and his words have me halting my steps.

“The plan has changed?”

“Yes. Nina is going to get herself pregnant.”

I shake my head.

“You want Anton to knock up your daughter? Surely, that seems counterproductive?—”

“It’s not. Not when I plan on slaughtering the child right in front of him.”

My body jolts at my father’s words.

What did he just say?

Akim laughs, and the sound almost has my knees buckling beneath me as my throat burns with the urge to vomit.

“And then I will kill him,” my father continues. “That way the last thing he will feel is the pain of losing a child.”

I shake my head, barely able to register the words that just came out of my father’s mouth.

He’s planning on killing his own grandchild?

The fact that he would inflict such pain on his own blood, onme, just to satisfy his need for revenge, is disgusting. I knew myfather was capable of horrific things, but this is nothing short of evil.

“Until I can confirm what Nina told me to be true, things will still go ahead as planned,” my father continues.

“And Nina is aware of this?”

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