NICKOLAI'S POV
"Father, you must be quite mistaken; I am your son; it's me, Nick, and if anyone should be a bastard, it should be Freya; she's the one who is an illegitimate daughter, a child born of a servan..."
"Finish that sentence, and I shall have your head on my plate, Nickolai," Father warned. I swallowed hard, holding back the anger that reeled into me. I could see he was keen on his word, but his explanation made no sense.
"Father, why? I've served you for as long as I remember; I have worked out, trained to perfection, and done every single thing I could to ensure that I am a perfect mirror image of you, and you give all that matters to some girl? Some illegitimate child of yours who has not once done anything in your favor?" I asked, staring intently at him.
He ros
