ALEXEI STARED IN DISBELIEF. “CONSIDERING ALL THAT MY FAMILY HAS done for you, this is how you choose to repay us?”
“I am sorry, Excellency,” said Pekkala. “I am telling you the truth. We are in danger here.”
“I see no danger,” said Alexei, rising to his feet. “All I see is a man I once thought I could count on, no matter what.”