Chapter 26

Nikolay:

Kiara and I walked down the stairs, heading down to see my little sister who was causing me more trouble lately.

“Nikolay, don’t be too tough on her. Your father already had his go on her, as did Adrian…” I kissed mom’s forehead stopping her from finishing what she was going to say, I knew that she would want me to be lenient with Claudia, she was her youngest. I couldn’t blame her, but I couldn’t be as lenient on her, if I was, then she would be crossing all limits. I couldn’t allow that.

“I will do what needs to be done, mom. I can’t let her get away with running away, something could have happened to her” I said cupping mom’s cheeks, her eyes avoided mine and I frowned in confusion. Her face dropped as if disappointed “mom?”

“Claudia didn’t just run away, Nikolay. When she came back, she was limping, she couldn’t climb her window, that’s how she was caught” mom said sadly. I frowned in confusion at mom’s statement, her body heated, and I r