Zakhar POV (Ivan's Father)
As soon as I disconnect the call, I take a few deep breaths. I meant what I said to my son. I will protect Meadow and my granddaughter from everyone that would want to harm them, including my wife. I knew the moment he brought Meadow home that my wife wasn't happy with his choice of brides. She made it very clear to me that she felt that Meadow wasn't worthy of ruling our family at Ivan's side. "That waitress is no better than the servants in our home. He should f**k her out of his system and send her back to America with a hundred thousand dollars. It's more than she would ever make in her lifetime," she had said.
I had never wanted to strike the woman I accepted as my wife before that conversation, but I found myself fighting the urge that day. Despite the fa
