[ It wasn't blame then. As Pietro's words passed through his lips, Anastasia kept silent as though she was trying to determine just what it was he was seeking. From the way his words were going, it was affirmation.

But that was something she could stand with regardless of whether he checked or not. After all, his loss of Babydoll was something she could certainly empathize and sympathize with. ]

You know I've no intention of stepping down either. What she did to you through Babydoll is a threat to all of us. You're not the only one whose heart was kept with someone else she's got under her thumb. Don't think I've taken kindly to her threatening you.