HEIRS OF THE HIDDEN FLAME

MARRY MY DAUGHTER

Andrei's heart sank as he asked Andrew to give the phone to Nathan, Andrew handed him the phone, a heavy sense of foreboding settling over him like a suffocating shroud. With trembling fingers, he brought the phone to his ear, the weight of Nathan's fate hanging heavy on his shoulders.

"Nathan," Andrei's voice was thick with emotion, the words tumbling from his lips in a desperate rush. "Listen to me. I'm going to do everything in my power to get you out of this mess. But you need to understand, Andrew is... he's serious. He won't hesitate to do whatever it takes to get what he wants."

There was a brief moment of silence on the other end of the line, the weight of Nathan's predicament hanging heavy in the air between them. And then, Nathan's voice crackled to life, thick with tension and uncertainty.

"I know, Andrei," Nathan replied, his voice tinged with resignation. "But I can't do it. I can't marry Andrew's daughter. Not with Karina..."

Andrei's heart clenched at the mention of Kar