Anastasia

I reached Alex's office and waved the guards away. They bowed and left the hall. I didn't even bother to knock before I got in. Alex was sitting on her wide antique desk in front of a large window. Victor was standing beside her chair while she was reading some files. He bowed when he saw me, but Alex didn't even look up.

"What brought you here, sister?" she said with an expression of a brick wall.

"Alex, we need to talk," I told her.

"About what?"

I turned to Victor. Our eyes met, and he understood then left the room.

"I want to ask you for a favor."...