Viktor
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Growing up in the hell of my father’s making, I discovered early that the best way to defeat a nightmare is to show no fear, and happiness only invites torment.
So I shut down, created an emotionless mask.
My father couldn’t use against me what he couldn’t see.
I’ve been called a robot, a void. But that’s not the real me; it’s only a facade.
And the only person who has ever tempted me to drop it is Natalya Popov, the last woman I should want.
She’s been in my periphery her entire life, but I only recently started to take notice.
We share a half-brother, the result of my father’s affair, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting her.
Catching glimpses of her at her floral shop has become something to look forward to.
But I want more, so when I see my chance to get closer to Natalya, I take it.
For the first time, I want someone to see me.
To love me. But my life has never been without danger, and when it starts circling the woman I love, I have to reach for that darkness within, to become my own kind of nightmare.
Natalya