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"I’m supposed to live with sole Kovalev

"It’s not as if you’ll step on each other’s toes there," Sevastyan said "You’ll stay encamped at his estate until the threat has been eliminated Unless you decide to er passes"

Voluntarily reside with a stranger? At the dingy Soviet coer to pass? A couple of weeks? A couple of months?"

"This is your life for the foreseeable future"

My lips parted My fall vacay had just gotten extended--all because of a father I’d never met "Tell me what Kovalev’s really like"

One corner of Sevastyan’s lipshienuinely like hianizational loyalty"

He nodded "Kovalev’s the best man I’ve ever known I respect him more than anyone"

"How did youBy chance," Sevastyan said, with a twist of his thu" Closemouthed Russian

"Ask Kovalev for the story, if you like"

Maybe I would "So ill I be expected to do all day, now that you’ve unenrolled and uney than I was used to "It’s going to be difficult to go froet to know your father You’ll enjoy the amenities at Berezka"

"Little birch? Is that the nareilder, with ate, eachthe best of rand stupid or ticked Kovalev off? I didn’t often putin that department as well

What if the hter and this was so Shit How much could I really trust him--

"Natalie, rest easy" He leaned forward and took ht when I’d decided Sevastyan was a dick, he had to go and be all understanding A raw moment of insecurity from me A raw moment of sympathy from him

Then he frowned "Your hands are cold" As I stared down, he took both of ined uy would

I blinked up at hiloves for you?"

"I didn’t have a chance to look through everything"