Cruel Promise (Oryolov Bratva, #2)

by Nicole Fox

“He was more interested in pushing me away. And guess what? It worked. Feel free to congratulate him on a job well done next time you see him.” “Listen, Emma, shit went down the night we took Adrik in. Ruslan found out some stuff that really fucked with his head.” I hold up a hand to stop him. “And if he’d just been honest with me, I would have understood, no matter what it was. Hell, even after he said what he said, I would have forgiven him—if he’d only asked for it. The kids would have, too. But it’s been almost two days and all we’ve gotten from him is radio silence. Which means that everything he said, he meant.” “I know for a fact he didn’t.” I shrug. “Then why hasn’t he said so, hm? Why hasn’t he tried to make it right? Why has he disappeared on me and the kids when we need him the most?” Kirill’s mouth opens but nothing comes out. I nod grimly, feeling the weight of the last day settle over me. “I’m done making excuses for him, Kirill. Especially to the kids. They don’t deserve this. They already had one nightmare of a dad; they don’t need another one. I’ll be damned if I let Ruslan hurt them like Ben did.” Kirill grabs my arm when I try to turn away. “Ruslan’s not Ben, Emma. You know that.” “I used to. Then he proved me wrong.”

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