Alice POV Once Dem and Lev leave for work, I go into my office with Bear. It’s time to see what my searches turned up. If they think I will be on the sidelines and let things play out, they're crazy. Everyone in power has skeletons in their closet. Most reached their positions because of those skeletons. I crack my neck and grin. Let's see what you're hiding, Mr. Ivan Volkov. Two hours later, and I’m still looking through everything. I downloaded some pictures of him to my laptop, and damn, he looks familiar. It’s not just the facial features; it’s those eyes. I go back to looking through the information with a sigh, unable to think of where I have seen him. He attained the position of Pahkan by force at the age of 23. According to rumors, over 150 men died that day. Since th

