Chapter 129

Vladimir:

“We are going to have to end his reign one way or another,” I said, looking at Killian. His eyes studied my expression for a second too long before he nodded. “Are you sure that Eleanor won’t be affected by this? You know that she won’t be forgiving herself for something like this…”

“I am going to be sure that she isn’t. Though I hate not letting her know, but you know in such situations, the less people know, the better it is going to be.” He said, and I took a deep breath but nodded. He wrapped his arms around me, and I did with mine. The three people that were to know were my father, his, and my mother. The last thing that I wanted for her was to feel the pain of this too. She had lost my father years ago when he went on a similar mission, and if anyone knew the pain that she went through when that happened; it was me.

“We will be uniting again soon,” he said, and I smiled.

“As victors, forever and always, brother.” He said, and I smiled and nodded. He put his hand on the back of my head and I did the same. The Ivanov bratva brothers knew that nothing, not a single thing could break them, but we both knew that with power came danger, and we were that danger…

End of Flashback. 

“You are awake,” Konstantin said, entering the infirmary that I was in. I looked at the man for a second, and raising an eyebrow, I pretended not to understand what he was talking about. His scent was mixed with one that I couldn’t identify, and though I knew that I was somewhere that I wasn’t all familiar with, I knew that this scent was intoxicating enough to catch my attention. 

“How?” I asked, shaking my head, snapping out of the momentary distraction that I entered as I looked at him. 

“Your Alpha doesn’t seem to know how to aim a gun very well, does he?” He asked, raising an amused eyebrow at me. “Your body healed faster than I had anticipated; but you lost a lot of blood, hence why you must have slept for the past week.”

“Where am I, Konstantin?” I asked, and he raised an eyebrow. 

“Now, now, is this how you speak to your uncle?” He asked, and I shook my head in question. “I am going to cut things short for you. You are currently in Moscow. Your mother called me when she found out about Killian wanting to hurt you. She gave you an ointment to slow your heartbeat, it was how Killian was fooled, believing that you were dead. She considered the fact that I had no heir, and I agreed.”

“You agreed on what, Konstantin?” I asked, shaking my head at him. He smiled, shaking his head before taking a seat on the couch beside me. This was something that we had planned with Killian, but I had to admit, I didn’t think that mother would make him agree on something like this. To say the least, I knew for fact that it must have taken her a lot to do so.

“I agreed to have you as my heir, in turn of your mother announcing me a true Pakhan of the family. As you may know, I was always announced as a bastard, and if your mother had a brother, another, I mean, he would have taken my place.” He said, cutting the story short. “And though at this point, I doubt anyone would care whether or not I came as a bastard, having an heir is something that is important to me. You know, as Pakhan, or even as a wolf, it is important for a family to have its heir.”

“Cutting to the point, everything that you see here, and everything that I own, is yours.” He said, his eyes meeting mine for a second before he got up from the chair. “While the doctors say that you have healed, internally at least, I do suggest that you rest for a while longer. I am going to give you a tour around before I travel for the next few days.”

“Travel? I just woke up, and you are considering leaving the city?” I asked, raising an eyebrow at the man. He smiled and shook his head at me.

“I am leaving the country, but I do have important business regardless of the situation that we are in. And while I don’t think that you are asking because you would be missing me too much, I do believe that leaving you in the house after announcing you as my heir would come as a good thing. You know, they would at least know who is in charge of this family when I am gone.” He said, and I nodded, removing the IV needle from my wrist. His eyes widened in surprise and I looked down at my hand as I knew that he wasn’t expecting that.

“As you may know, I am a wolf, not human. I heal ten times faster than you ever would; but I would suggest, to ensure that none of your doctors panic, that you send one over to unplug these wires. I think that it is time for us to have a tour, but first, I would like to shower and get dressed. You know, it has been a while since I’ve been to Moscow.” I said, and he smiled, his eyes showing a sense of respect and pride that I knew he would have for his son. And though I wasn’t dumb, I knew that he didn’t trust me, I didn’t expect him to, I knew to play my game carefully. 

“Very well, I will have the maids ready your bath for you. And if you want, one of them can stay for your pleasure, all you’ll have to do is ask.” He said, and I nodded, smirking at him before he took a step back. He turned to walk away, and I watched as he opened the door before turning to look at me over his shoulder. “Welcome home, nephew, or should I call you son?”