#Chapter33

*Italics are being spoken in Russian by various characters*

Maximillion's Point of View

We've been here since the morning, I've been stalling, since my father asked me to get here. Ever since I accidentally spoke up about my uncle, my father wasn't backing down from trying to figure out what happened. He was yelling and screaming at the top of his head, while everyone else sat calmy.

"Darling, please. It was probably something said in the heat of the moment. Max, please talk to your father. Help him understand." My mother, Anastasiya, pleaded with me.

"Mother, you named me Maximillion, would it hurt you to address me by my...