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Then I need a whole bottle of the fucking pills.
29
BRANDON
Nikolai
I’ll make the choice for you about Landon. Consider him dealt with.
That’s the text I get after another fucking week of radio silence from Nikolai.
After he fucked me against the tree and then left. Without letting me kiss him. Talk to him. Nothing.
He even gave me an ultimatum while being nonnegotiable about his own sister.
Lan and I might have our problems, but he’s my twin brother. The person I know the best. The person I look to whenever I’m drowning in fucking self-loathing. Watching him be his shameless, confident self gives me hope that I could be okay. If my identical twin is, then I could be as well.
No one but Lan and I understand the complexity of our relationship. Not even Mum and Dad are privy to that.
So how could Nikolai give me that ultimatum? How could he suggest that he’ll ‘deal’ with my brother and think I’ll let him?
How the fuck could he evenmakeme choose?
At Mia’s birthday party, I noticed he wasn’t himself. He had this empty, bottomless expression, and sometimes, he’d look at me and I didn’t think he was seeing me.
I’ve wanted to be there for him, and I’ve fucking tried countless times, for that matter. He’s the one who’s slammed the door in my face.
I can’t help thinking this is revenge for all the times I kept him at arm’s length. The push-and-pull game has reversed and I’m now on the receiving end.
But I’ve never threatened his family. I might have hidden Lan and Mia’s fling, but I really thought it would blow over and it’d do more harm than good to let him know.
And yes, I might have been distant at times, but I was there when he wanted me to be.
He, on the other hand, has made it abundantly clear that he wants nothing to do with me anymore.
He doesn’t communicate. Doesn’t come to the penthouse. And he’s completely fine with the prospect of losing me by hurting my brother.
Forget about being heartbroken. I’m fucking livid right now.
I texted Mia about her brother’s plans and she gave me a code to access the Heathens’ mansion.
That’s where I am right now after driving like a madman.
However, when I arrive at the annexed house where Mia told me to meet her, I’m stopped by three bulky guards. Two of them are built like rocks and look at me as if I’m a cockroach.
They’re standing on either side of the metal door, arms crossed in front of them, but I catch a glimpse of their guns holstered at their waists.
The one who steps forward is a younger blond man who looks no older than me, but his expression is solemn as he orders in a Russian accent, “Step back.”
“I’m here to see Mia,” I say in my firm voice.
“That won’t be possible. Leave the property or we’ll escort you out. The second option will not be pleasant.”
“I won’t move until I see Mia and my brother.”
He steps forward, but I remain rooted in place. I have no doubt that he’ll pummel me to the ground, but I don’t care. At this point, all I want is to take my brother home in one piece.
“Tell Nikolai I’m here,” I say when he reaches for me.
