Mikhail's POV
Romanov Estate.
I left Nora curled on her side, finally asleep, tear tracks dried on her bruised cheeks.
The door clicked shut behind me like a coffin lid.
The hallway was a gauntlet.
Andrei leaned against the banister, arms crossed, eyes blazing with a fury I'd never seen on his face.
You absolute bastard,"he said, voice low and shaking. "You turned her best friend into collateral damage. Elena's gone. She won't even answer my calls."
I didn't slow.
Get out of my way."
He didn't. "You destroy everything you touch, Misha. One day you'll be left with nothing but ashes and wonder why."
I shoved past him hard enough to slam him into the wall.
My mother stood at the foot of the stairs, hands clasped, tears in her eyes.
Mikhail, p
