Are you okay , brother ? What- Is everything alright . boss ? I thought- Quiet . At my command , they both settle down . Good , I tell them . Flowers , these are Yuri and Grisha . Yuris my brother . Grishas my third . I point at each in turn , watching as they each give a stiff nod and stare at me like Ive lost my last marble . Sometimes , they both act like babies . I think theyll make excellent practice for parenthood , so feel free to use them as such . Behind me . I hear April stifle a snort . She recovers quickly . Pleasure to meet you , she greets , the picture of perfect courtesy . Back in customer service mode , no doubt . Yuri Grisha , I continue , this is Ms. April Flowers . Tailor , signature forger , unrepentant wedding crasher- Hey ! -and the mother of my baby . Two pairs of eyes widen . I pretend I dont notice . Now , I say , cracking my knuckles , which one of you is gonna give me a status update ? MATVEY Baby ?! Wait , how are you supposed to know somethings not right here- Motya , what the- 1 slam my palms on the table . I asked for a status update , not a fucking press conference . I force myself to take a long , deep breath . Its either that or someones going to eat lead before the days done . You go first . For once , Yuri doce argue . Grisha clears his throat . Its hell out there , boss . The only reason people arent shooting is because Ms. Solovyova threatened to shove their guns up- My Merement- I can imagine , Feut in . How is Petra ? This time . Its Virl who answers . Shes upset , brother . She stormed out of the terrace with her bodyguards a minute ago . Her fathers still there , settling the men I have about as much faith in Vlads ability to settle his men as I do in the damn Tooth Fairy Alright . Girisha , you go back up there . Get our men in line , then tell Vlad the weddings postponed . The Solorys threw the first punch , so makes it look like Its his fault we cant move forward today Grisha smirks under his mustache . Will do , less . Yurt , I say , turning to my brother , youll stay here But- Guard her with your life , I tell him , stressing how important this is . If that babys truly mine , I cant entrust this to anybody else . Got it ? He swallows , Got it . I start heading towards the exit with Grisha . Tll look for Petra . We meet back here in fifteen . I spare April one last glance . Like this , with her hazel eyes staring the floor and her whole body at pressed against the arm of the couch , she doesnt look like the spitfire tailor I was sparring with only minutes ago . If anything , she looks like shes trying to make herself as small as possible . But theres no hiding the obvious bump under her flowy maternity dress , nor the precious cargo it carries . I dont want to leave . But I have to . Stick with Yuri , I tell her . Hell keep you safe . I can keep myself safe ! she argues but its weak . Exhausted . Like its taking all of her strength to just stay upright . She was kidnapped . She escaped . She ran all the way here . You asked for my protection , I say , with a tone that brooks no argument . So let me protect you . This time , April doesnt say anything . I force myself to tear my gaze away from her belly . Then , my mind bursting with everything I still need to do to salvage this shitshow , I finally stride out the door . Wait ! What , Yuri ? 21:18 Chapter 14 I turn . My brothers there , halfway out the door , with a look in his eyes I know all too well . I can help Is this about your pissing contest with Grisha ? I sigh , starting to feel beyond irritated . Because if thats the case- Its about Petra . 1 stop walking . What about Petra ? She was upset , Motya . Yuri doesnt meet my gaze as he speaks . Will she even talk to you ? Of course she will . I answer without missing a beat . We were supposed to be married by now . If she wont talk to me , who else is left ? I … Yuri hesitates . I can help . I massage the bridge of my nose , feeling a headache coming on . Good intentions , road to hell , et cetera . You are helping , brother , I insist . By staying here . Where I need you most . But- I walk up to him , squeezing his shoulders with both my hands . Grounding him . I dont know whats got him so out of sorts , but I need him to snap out of it , and fast . If I cant rely on Yuri , I cant rely on anyone . the You dont have to keep competing with Grisha for top spot , Yuri . Youre my second . I stare him right in eye , hoping my words will finally get through his thick , thick skull . Youre my blood . No one else can say that . No one in the whole world . Do you understand ? No one , a voice inside me whispers , except- I understand , Yuri finally gives in . But I can do more if you need me to . Thats all. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!