Page 109 of About Love and Revenge

“And you haven't read it yet?”

“I gave my word,” I repeat, adamantly.

He looks at me in disbelief. What Christos has no idea of is that all I have left after all these years is my honor. I can't go back on the deal with my rescuer.

“Can you give me a name?”

“What?”

“His name. You said you pledged your word that you would not look into him, but for my peace of mind, I must. I won't interfere, but I want to know the reasons that led him to help you.”

“I'm not naïve, Christos. I know he must have had something personal against Leandros too. Many times his hatred for the bastard seemed even greater than mine.”

“A name, Odin. I promise I won't try to stop you from taking revenge, even though I think you're one step away from destroying your relationship with Elina. I want to believe you know what you're doing, and I hope that in the end, you get everything you want. Your reckoning and your girl."

The thought of losing her is unbearable, but I can't back down.

“Now, I need you to give me the name of this man who rescued you.”

“Ingvar Aric.”

“He's Nordic.”

"Yes, he was, and he never hid it from me. I think he might be related to my mother, although our last names are different.”

“You've been warned: I won't stop until I find out who he is.”

“Do whatever you want. Anyway, I'm very close to the finish line. It's only a matter of time before I find the old fox.”

“And then what?”

“Don't ask. You don’t need to know.”

“You're going to lose her.”

“No. I asked her to marry me.”I refuse to even consider Elina leaving me.

“And do you really think she’ll marry the man who wants to destroy her father?”

“No, she’ll marry the man who is crazy about her.”

“What has Elina answered?”

“She hasn't given an answer yet.”

I tell him everything from my first proposal in Montana up to my formal proposal to marry her on the day that she visited my office.

“You wouldn't win an award for romance.”

“I want her with me forever. This is more important than cliché displays of affection.”

He doesn't say anything, which bothers me. If anyone has managed to win over the woman he wanted to marry, it's Christos.

“Spit it out.”

“Your pragmatic mind won't help you to make her say the definitive yes.”

“What does that mean?”

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