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Blake walks towards me and stands directly in front of me ‘I know you want me to say otherwise, but I can only tell you what is in my heart I love Sorab, but I love you o to summer caoes off to university and moves out, but you—I will not allow myself to be parted from you for one day’

‘I don’t want to be parted from you either’

‘Besides there is far, far more at stake than you understand’

I know instinctively that he is right I know nothing about these people, their cold and brutal ways Slowly, I replace the receiver on its hook

‘You don’t understand her Maybe I don’t understand her either, but I still want you to trust me that I understand her better than you I want you to knoould die for et hi Don’t defeat me, Lana You are the only one who can’

I run into his ar my son back toI have ’

‘What?’

‘Never contact her She will destroy you and Sorab’

I nod

‘There is so important you ain I a over My plan was no plan at all It was to beg pity froy

He looks at his watch ‘I want you to eat’

I start shakingfor Sorab’

I cover my face ‘I can’t eat’

He nods ‘Then you atch ether to the kitchen He erator And it occurs to me that I know exactly how I can be of use I can keep hie door and rue around The chef has left so film

‘Would you like me to make you a meal, madam?’ Rita, my housekeeper, asks frolasses Usually she spends her nights at her daughter’s house in Surrey Sheover because of the situation with Sorab

‘Thank you, Rita, but I can e’

‘It’s no problem’

‘No, I’d like to keep busy’

She nods and disappears