Page 124 of About Love and Revenge

“Do you really want to play this game? I'm talking about your plans regarding the bastard who brought your future wife into the world.”

“I made a promise.”

“Are you really going to kill him?” he asks bluntly.

I don't need to give him an answer, because he already knows what it is.

"Is Elina aware of this?"

“She thinks I want to bring him to justice.”

“I'm the last person to give you relationship advice, but you're in love with that woman. Is it really worth continuing with this revenge?”

"You know nothing.”

“I know a lot more than you realize.”

What he says doesn't bother me. Grigori takes care of my security, and he wouldn't be doing his job if he didn't find out who my enemies were, as well as their motives.

“Since she agreed to marry me, I've been walking around feeling like a sword has been hanging over my head the entire time.”I get up and go to my office window, facing away from him. “Despite the fact that I'd like to simply move on, I know I'll never have peace until I close that door. I can't let it go.”

“Sometimes we just have to leave the past where it belongs, Odin. Elina is your future. How are you going to tell your kids that you killed their grandfather?”

His question only confirms what I already suspected: Grigori has discovered the real reason why I'm going after Leandros.

“How am I going to tell my kids that I let their grandparents' and aunt's murderer get away without paying for his sins?”

“Deliver him to justice, as Elina thinks you will.”

"No. He doesn't deserve to live.”

“You're being irrational.”

"Have you suddenly become a saint?”

“A saint couldn't be further away from what I am and we both know it, but I've known you for ten years. I’ve never seen you the way you were when you thought Naim had taken her that night. She is your world.”

“You don't fucking understand. I can’t forget it. I hear their screams. I still hear their groans of pain even after all these years.”

“Tell her, at least. Maybe if she learns the truth, she'll find a way to forgive you later.”

“I don't want to drag Elina into all the harm her father has caused. She has suffered enough at his hands.”

“You are set to be married in a month. What's your plan? Giving her father's body to her as a wedding present?”He comes to my side, but I still don't face him. “You said you made a promise, but I'm sure your parents would prefer you to be happy.”

“You sound like Christos.”

“It’s useless using sarcasm with me. It doesn’t work.”

“I didn’t promise my parents that I’d do this. I didn't even have time to say goodbye to them.”

“Who, then?”

“My uncle.”It's weird to call Ingvar that. Even after Christos discovered his real identity, I can't feel any familial affection for him.

"Your uncle?”

For the second time in a month, I quickly tell the story of the man who saved me. “Christos found out he was my mother's half-brother.”

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