The Price of Legacy

Valentin’s POV

“If you will not join the business,” Grigori said to Ruslan, his voice calm but no less authoritative, “then at least settle down and give me grandchildren.”

The words rooted me to my chair and my entire body went rigid. The ground had shifted into dangerous territory. Because, not only was the topic of grandchildren absurd, considering that I thought I had bought Ruslan’s freedom (