Chapter 16
Annette turned to Dickie and said, “Ask her why she’s still here if she’s afraid of the men.”
Dickie eyed her a second, then looked at Mischa warily. It wouldn’t be the first time one of the questions he’d translated for Annette would make one of the Ukrainian women cry. He’d even been slapped twice for questions she’d had him ask.
Spying his caution, Annette had to withhold a small smile. It wasn’t funny, but his reaction to the women was.
The way the men treated the bunnies had led her to believe they treated women like s**t. But the way the brothers had handled the Ukrainian women had blown her away.
They were deferential, careful not to speak too loudly. After Jackson had died and Annette had been settling in,she’d noticed it wasn’t unusual for there to be at least two
