Vladimir:
I glared at my ringing phone as I stood beside the backdoor of the wedding hall.
“What do you want, Viktor?” I asked the second I answered the phone.
“What? Can’t a man congratulate his twin brother on getting married?” He asked in a mocking tone. I could already imagine him smirking at the fact of him ticking a nerve.
“I don’t know how you found out about this wedding, nor do I care at this very moment…”
“Of course, you don’t” he said casually “but anyway, congratulating you isn’t the only reason I called”
“What is it this time? Do you plan on selling weapons to us? Has your little gang lost it’s clients?”
“Funny, but I don’t associate myself with people I intend to kill, you know, I don’t eat with a person to kill him a while later”
“That is why I am don, and you are nothing but a traitor”
“Is that so? Me shooting a man in the head after a meal makes you the good guy?” He taunted reminding me of a past event that had happened a while before he chose to betray us “your little maiden has been added to the list of things I’ll be taking from you”
“Classy of you to refer her as a thing…”
“Well, she will be mine, therefore, I believe that I can refer her the way I wish”
“Confident, are we?”
“Haven’t I always been?” He asked casually.
“Exactly, that is only ONE of the reasons why you’re never going to get anything on that little list of yours” I said calmly before hanging up before Viktor could even respond “svoloch’” bastard.
“What is it this time?” Luka, my best friend and right hand asked from behind me.
“Nothing, just Viktor being good old Viktor” I said rolling my eyes “remind me again why the bastard is alive again?”
“Nothing, he was just telling me to take care of myself, and was giving me my new responsibilities as a wife speech” she said calmly.
“Isn’t your mother the one supposed to give you that conversation? As far as I know, a father would care about YOUR safety and happiness, your mother would be the one to be more open about whatever topics you would be having in such states” I said raising an eyebrow. I wasn’t stupid, I knew that whatever James had told her had nothing to do with what she said, however, I was curious to know whatever lie she was going to make this time.
“Whatever conversation I have with either one of my parents doesn’t concern you, Vladimir” she said glaring at me “therefore, I do suggest that you stick your nose in someone else’s business and leave me to tend to mine”
“I believe you are my wife”
“And I believe that you have made it very clear that I am only your wife on paper during our very first conversation after getting engaged” she said raising an eyebrow.
“Smart answer” said raising a similar eyebrow.
“Aren’t they always?”
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