It didn't take much for the birthday party to be over, and soon enough the guests were leaving for their houses to which she didn't want to ruin Sasha's time with her family, because unlike the perception she had about today's meetup. She's doing a good job at bonding with her family, but the eldest brother, Vladimir, was still being an asshole.
He has been throwing cold glances her way just like his father had done earlier, but then she was really scared of Vladimir's stare. He was hot, and good-looking but he was the kind of guy every mother would want their daughter to stay away from.
There was this dangerous gleam that seemed to live with him, and Marissa being an insightful type was now curious about the sort of business Sasha's family was handling. She could still see the way guards surrounded the arena, especially around Vladimir made her wonder exactly who he was.
