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Tima looks up from the stove, his face serious for once

Taking Katerina’s ars to prepare, and I don’t need you in theher jaw, I plant a chaste kiss on her lips “Now be a good girl for me”

She blinks, watching htly parted lips and a frown as I turn on my heel, but I can’t worry about her now

Stefanov’s time on Earth has come to an end He will cry for his mother before I’m done with him

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“Wait,” I call, going after Alex again

“For crying out loud, Katerina,” he all but growls “Go to our room and stay there”

Catching up with hi”

He spins around and says with narrowed eyes, “Don’t make me tell you twice If you can’t follow the order, I’ll lock you in there myself”

He’ll what? This is taking the game to a ne

I pull ht “Your room, you mean, because it’s never been ours”

He casts a glance at Leonid, who passes us in the hallith brisk steps When Leonid is out of earshot, Alex says in a low voice, “I don’t have tirasp, he continues on his way

I jog ahead and stop in the doorfra on leaving this house, you’ll have to go through me first”

“Katerina” He clenches his jaw “I’ to lay a hand on you with force, so please step aside”