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Blinking a couple of times in an attempt to shift the memory of watching her bite off the penis of the old man who’d wanted me to be his bride, I rasped, “Zhelayu tebe schastlivoy Paskhi.” Wishing you a happy Easter.
She tipped her head to the side. “Schastlivoy Paskhi,Victoria. Is everything okay?”
I nodded then cast my hands out wide. “A festive feast to remind us of home. Of the good days at home,” I corrected.
Her smile grew as she took in the dishes, and it hit her eyes as they glanced over the Olivier salad, deviled eggs,Kulich,Pashka, and thepeljmeni.
“You made all this?”
“I started before we left for upstate New York. The cookies aren’t as good as they were,” I lied.
“I didn’t know you could cook.”
“Lots of things you don’t know about me,” I pointed out, not to hurt, just to deflect, but I regretted it when she winced. Quickly, I tacked on, “You might hate it. I might be a terrible cook.”
“It looks beautiful.” She stepped over to me and said, “I’ll help you take things into the dining room.”
“Tak.”
When she approached, however, I slipped my arms around her and hugged her quickly. She smelled like soap, as if she’d just showered, and she was wearing different clothes to the ones I’d seen her in back at the compound.
“My pleasure, baby sister,” she breathed, kissing my temple as she pulled back.
“Camille?” At her nod, I mumbled, “Eoghan and Inessa are going on another honeymoon soon.”
“Anotherhoneymoon?”
“Yeah. Inessa said he owed her another one.” I shrugged. “I have a feeling she’ll go on a yearly honeymoon.”
Her lips twitched at first, but her shoulders stiffened some. “And you don’t want to stay with Brennan and me again?”
I shook my head. “I wanted to ask if I could?”
Her smile was so bright it nearly blinded me. “Of course! You don’t have to ask! You’re always welcome.” She squeezed me. “I’m looking forward to it. I had a ball last time.”
“Me too.”
It wasn’t a lie.
This had nothing to do with the bet between Shay and I about who could pull off the greater con on our families.
The past six months had been tough, but that I got to spend more time with my sisters was a blessing I’d never expected.
Everything was changing, and it would continue to do so. Shay acted like I had a choice about what would happen when I was thirty, but girls like me didn’t have choices.
Our destinies were written in the stars long before we were pushed out into this world.
Camille had spared me one particular fate, but that didn’t mean she or Inessa could keep on saving me.
Exactly like them, I’d be expected to marry as soon as I hit eighteen.
I just had to pray I was as in love with my husband as they were, and wasn’t as unfortunate as my darling mama…
