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A grin spreads across his face as he stands. His large arms wrap around me.?

“I wouldn’t have you any other way.”?

It takes me a moment, but I hold him back. I can’t second guess my choice. Out of the options I’m given, Viktor is the better one. I may not forgive him now, but maybe one day.

Chapter twenty-five

Viktor

NowthatIfinallygot Amaia to marry me, I can sort out her father.

It admittedly took a while to find a large plastic tub for this. I wanted to enjoy watching him suffer. Not just because of my mother anymore; he hurt Amaia. He let another man touch her.?

I step inside my warehouse, where my men have already prepared everything, and now I look at Ivan suspended on the ceiling hanging above the large plastic tub of hydrofluoric acid. I've always wanted to do this, but never before have I had the chance.

He struggles against the chains, his eyes darting from me to the scalding death awaiting him below. He knows he’s fucked.?

“Fuck you and your family, Petrov!” he screams.

My lip tilts up in the corner, and I shrug, lifting the little controller on the side and pressing the red button. He slowly lowers into the tub. When his toes dip in, he screams, thrashing desperately against the chains in an attempt to lift himself out.?

“Where are the others?” I raise my voice so he can hear me.

I know some of his family is still out there. If they are here in L.A., then I need to find them. He shakes his head as he struggles. The skin peeling away from his feet makes me gag. It’s disgusting but painful. Which he definitely deserves.?

I call out again, “I don’t have all day. It’s Amaia’s audition today. She’s going to be Prima, just like she dreamed, and I won’t miss watching her succeed.”?

He still doesn’t talk. Shrugging, I press the button again until he’s knee deep. I’m pretty sure the acid has eaten away at his bones by now. His screams are deafening, and I roll can’t help but my eyes. He knows he can end this easily.

Konstantin and I combed through all the information we had; he hacked into all databases, and there are no more traitors here. But if they moved elsewhere, I would need to warn one of my brothers.?

I glance behind me at one of my men, Igor, and he shrugs. We had spoken earlier of how much should we let him suffer. I was going to drag it out, but the screams are giving me a headache. I did hope he would beg for his life, especially with how Amaia screamed when Damien touched her.

This piece of shit let it happen. I don’t know what Amaia’s mother saw in him, but I’m glad they got together. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have her now.?

Even though we had our downs after she was taken, I fixed it. Now Konstantin watches over her, and she doesn’t mind anymore. She knows it’s for the best. She wouldn’t let me put a tracker in her arm, though. She fought so hard against it, my little doll.

I check my watch, bored. “You have ten seconds to talk before I hold down this button and the rest of you goes in. Make the most of it.”?

He screeches, “Yuri is gone. Fuck y—”

I cut him off by simply pressing the red button and doing exactly as I said. His full body plunges into the acid. I take a step back when he starts thrashing. Luckily, it’s over quickly.

I step over, seeing his skin and bones are melting. I’m not sure how long it will take to completely get rid of him, but I don’t care. Yuri isn’t here. We found him already and gave him a quick death. I just wanted it over with, so I shot him in the head, execution style.?

Amaia never really had a father anyway. She knows I’m here and blames him for everything. She told me she doesn’t care how I do it, just to get rid of him. Him dying won’t make a difference in our lives, except she will be safer.

We are family now, and one day in the future after she fulfills her dreams, I’ll put a baby in her. For now, she has an IUD.

Chapter twenty-six

Amaia

Konstantinstandsnexttome in front of the large doors of Viktor’s warehouse, and I’m trying to hide my shaking. Nerves are taking over. I twist the ring on my left hand around to help pull me together. To remind me of who I can be, who I am.?

This will be the first time I’ve seen Damien since he attacked me. I wanted to leave seeing him again a couple of weeks until I got my revenge. Thankfully, Viktor was understanding and let me figure things out before I saw him again. He even fed Damien just to keep him alive for me.?

We got married in a quick ceremony, and after I meet his family at Christmas, we are going to celebrate it properly. A big wedding, the whole shebang.

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