NÌKOLAI’S POV I f****d up. I really f****d up. My intentions weren’t to make it seem like Valentina was inadequate at taking care of our son. I was just worried she would spiral out of control again and I wouldn’t be there to stop her. I just wanted the others to keep an eye out on her when I wasn’t here. Now half of the family is dead set on wanting Valentina to take a step back from caring for our child. How the hell do I make this right? She won’t talk to me. She’s locked herself in our room with our son and won’t talk to me. f*****g Gio yelled at me to go downstairs and give her some space, but I just need to talk to her. I need to explain my intentions, because I wasn’t trying to hurt her. I poured myself a large glass of bourbon and chugged it down. The burn felt nice,

