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"Kovalev’s in a congress" At my nonplussed look, Sevastyan explained, "It’s like a su to Russia will just uards in place Your father’s compound is a fortress"

A y Soviet-era audy knickknacks, selected on the basis not of taste, but of price And KovalevI pictured a hulking brute in a tracksuit, wearing sotoss He probably kept white tigers and had a dia me back there wasn’t always the plan?"

He shook his head

"So if those bad guys hadn’t headed to the States, would you have kept spying onyou--until your father could travel here to uard, when did you sleep?"

"While you were in class or at work When I knew you’d be around others for a while" That otten even fewer hours than I had He cocked his head "I can sleep when I’ht "This is a lot for Kovalev to put on your shoulders" I couldn’t i another person’s life inhe asked anization?"

"He’s been a father toI owe him my life," Sevastyan said in a tone that toldthat comment

"Then in a way, you’re like my much, much older brother"

Another scowl from the Russian He didn’t like that remark at all "I’m only seven or so years older than you are"

I waved that information away "And my mother?"

"I must let Kovalev explain that It’s not my story to tell"

"At least tell ht’ve seen a flicker of pity in Sevastyan’s eyes I assuNow it see tears, I asked, "Do I have any siblings?"

"None"

"Grandparents?" Morandparents had passed away over my childhood