He’d no idea at the time that eyes were peering through a hidden porthole, watching his every move. Gazing upon the diamond with lust rarely experienced between lovers.
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The truth of the matter, as Viktor amassed, was, despite his treasure, still hidden, he would never win favor over his brother, Mikkos, the heir. Over the course of the next two weeks, he kept careful watch over the ramifications of his return, with his mother doting on her grandson, bringing him to visit his grandfather who had become bedridden. Always at their side was Mikkos, Helena, and baby Alexander. Maybe Gregori had dreamed of wealth beyond avarice for his family, but at his last breaths denied him continued life, it was evident to the young, non-married and inexperienced Viktor that beyond money, beyond w
