Chapter 22 PASHA Blyat . I need another drink . The bottle of vodka hasnt left my side for the better part of an hour , which is how long Ive been staring at the laptop screen . Trying to process this email . Trying to process the fact that I , Pasha Mikhail Anatoly Chekov , am about to become a father . Sofiyas sing song voice rings in my ears . Is that a problem … ? Or a blessing ? I chug more vodka down and pray the screen will start swimming enough for all the information to blur together until it makes sense . Because as it stands now , none of this makes sense . I had everything meticulously planned out . Makari was supposed to be the family continuer . He should have been the one to go to the gallery and flirt with the attendants and- No. Cant think about that what if . Even though hes my little brother , the mental image of him being the one to sweep Daphne off her feet and into that storage closet makes my stomach churn . So does this mean I have no regrets ? Maybe one : ever letting Daphne out of my sight once Id heard how beautifully she sounded moaning in my ear . If Id possessed her like I wanted to , she never wouldve slipped away and suffered through this on her own . I couldve tasted her again . At the very least , we would have caught onto this sooner . And Id have had more time to absorb the new reality . A father . I tap out a text to my assistant and return to the screen . I need to figure out where I recognize her mother from . Something tells me thats going to be a fucking nightmare waiting to happen . The door to my office opens . Paris , my assistant , sashays into the room with my two siblings close behind . I dont look at her ; I dont have to in order to see the way shes provocatively dressed . Now Ua Pograts 18.6 % Chapter 22 Paris still hasnt gotten the memo : were done . No amount of belly baring professional attire is going to entice me to bend her over my desk ever again . The fact that our convenient little arrangement ended the day after the gallery auction is merely a coincidence . Do you need anything else , sir ? Paris purrs . I gesture for my siblings to take a seat and relax . I still dont look up at her . I need you to button your damn shirt and remember to be professional . She gasps softly and fingers the open fabric . This ? But I remember you like- Get the fuck out , ty shlyukha , Sofiya barks . My little sister glares at my assistant with nothing short of a silent death threat until the door closes behind her short skirted ass . I used to think she was about as good as it could get … Until I met Daphne . Now , I wonder what I ever saw in her . Sofis whole demeanor changes the moment were alone . So ? She clasps her hands together and bounces on the loveseat where shes made herself at home . Was I right ? Am I gonna be an auntie ? A tetya ? I glance over at Mak , who is smirking at me from the overstuffed lounge chair and waiting to hear if hes about to become a dyadya . And , Im sure , eager to know if his love life is officially off the hook . My fist tightens around the vodka bottle . Yes , I grumble . Im the father . The room fills with Sofis squeals and Maks booming laughter . Both of them are bouncing in their seats like children , and Im sitting here wondering how its possible to get a hangover before Im even properly drunk . Dude ! Mak laughs and shakes his head at me . When I said you should go for it , I meant something a little more official than bumping uglies with some stranger in a closet . Oh , shut up , Mak . Sofi smacks his arm . Im happy for you , Pash . Youre going to be a great father . Am I ? Of course you are ! Why the hell wouldnt you be ? Oh , gee , I dont fucking know . I wave the bottle in front of me , which she snatches from my grasp and hands back to Mak . He , of course , decides to imbibe on my private reserve without hesitation . I narrow my eyes at him , but even that requires more effort than Ive got energy to give . Im not exactly known for Degrets 18.9 % Chapter 22 my charitable contributions to society . Sofi dismisses it with a wave of her hand . You are a family man , first and foremost . Everything you do is for the good of our family . Babies need gentleness . Compassion . Softness . All the things I definitely do not have . Youre such a hardass . Too hard and uncaring to take care of Mama when she was sick and needed all that compassion and softness . I suck in a low breath . I know what Sofi is getting at , even though I dont want to admit it . When our mother sank into a dark depression and nearly starved herself to death , I remained by her side and nursed her back to health . And I didnt do it by barking orders . Still … Im gonna break the kid . You remember how Otets was . Whats stopping me from becoming just like him ? That . She snaps and points at me . Right there . You remember what not to do . Mak nods . Amen , sister . The only concern I have , Pash ? You knocked up a civilian . Sofis brow knits with concern . Im sure shes a lovely woman , but … youve got a lot of enemies . A lot of people who wont hesitate to hurt you by hurting your new family . I know shes right . Its the exact reason why I didnt want to have a family of my own in the first fucking place . Were only talking about hypotheticals and Im already feeling the overwhelming rage to go to war for Daphne and our child . They can fucking try . Ill end them before they lay a finger on her or my baby . As will we . Sofi glances at Mak , who nods again . Were with you in this , Pash . Youre not gonna be alone raising this kid . And he or she is going to be the most loved , most protected , and most spoiled child in the whole world . Okay ? I sigh again . Im not alone . Neither is Daphne . 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