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"Oh" One drove

We passed a stable that must have had fifty stalls "How many horses are there?"

"Dozens Kovalev loves anied Russian bears

As we rounded a curve, a mansion came into view No, not a mansion--a palace

Jaw drop

"That is it," Sevastyan said

Fros stretched beyond , but with so much more charm I realized that the lakeside folly was a leamed off more copper domes "Ithis"

"It’s a foro, it was in bad shape, about to be renovated as a ht it instead and painstakingly restored it"

"So it’s historical" My heart was racing "You didn’t tellinin history"

The lih-end cars of all makes and models Before the driver could reachI craned ave lad"

"This e strolled out of the grand copper doors When the sun hit his face,His dark blond hair was rakishly cut, his features a study in syht with intellect

I’d just recovered speech after the sight of this estate Now ain

"That’s Filip Liukin," Sevastyan said in a tone rife with disapproval

If Sevastyan was ruggedly hot and sex on a stick, this Filip was blindingly beautiful While I was trying to forrated, "He’s your cousin"

Aard

Filip was quick to point out: "Distant, far removed, and all that" His accent sounded British He flashed rin, all dimples and flawless teeth