Page 80 of Legacy

“Then you answer to me, yes or no?”

“Yes.” His lips tightened, not liking where these questions were going.

“Then answer my fucking question. What did Laya say to you?”

“She said to get to your place and ensure you are alone. If not, find a way to get you to leave.”

“Why?”

“Because she is going to tell you a story about the trust, Ozias Xenos, Eli, and your death. Once she is done, I will show you something, and you will decide.”

“What does that mean?” I asked, taking my seat.

A pounding erupted in my head, almost as if it had a pulse of its own. Anger bubbled up inside me, and my skin heated.

Eli loved me. The last thing he would do was conspire with his father.

I wouldn’t make rash assumptions and wait for Laya to give the details. My heart refused to listen and screamed as if it had just shattered into pieces.

I couldn’t allow my emotions to overwhelm me. So, I pushed everything back, donned a calm mask, and waited for Vik’s reply.

“Exactly as I stated. Laya arrives, she gives the information, I add mine, you ask your questions, and then you decide the next course of action.”

A lump formed in the pit of my stomach. “If what I’m sensing is accurate, I won’t have any choice in my next steps.”

“Are you saying you would walk away from a happy marriage?”

I leaned forward. “I’m saying I will kill him for betraying me.”

I would cry and mourn him, but it would happen.

“You are definitely Juno’s daughter.”

“Is that an insult or a compliment?”

He smirked. “Both.”

A car pulled up to the house, and a minute later, Laya rushed through my office door, closed it, and pressed her back to it as she gasped for air.

Once she caught her breath, she asked, “Are you sure Elias isn’t here?”

I shook my head. “He’s off to a meeting.”

She glanced at Vik. “Are any of Elias’s men around?”

I answered for him. “They’ve gone with him. Only our people are guarding the home now.”

She nodded and moved to the seat near Vik, turning to him. “Can I assume you did the scanning, and it’s clean in here?”

Vik gestured to me, and Laya scowled.

“It’s clean. I want the story. Don’t stop unless I ask you a question.”

“Oh shit.” Laya’s eyes widened. “You’ve gone into that facts-only mode.”

“Start talking, Layana.”

She sighed, her face sad, and said, “Ozias Xenos accepted the marriage offer without question because he knew about the trust in Switzerland and the fact all Vitalis lands belong to us.”

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