g. He should have been ma

fferent," he whispered to h

idn't want her to know how

y. Every time he looked at her, he saw that same g

tayed silent. Now, she was fighting back. He wasn't

away once. And he couldn't let it happen

her away. Instead, he w

on, but she was never alone. His

she walked near doors or w

was no way out unless he s

She hated how he looked at her,

part? She didn

e didn't want to admit. Alexei stood by the window. He w

oland – B

ko leaned against a w

nd, looking nervous. She

eep an eye on her," he said under his brea

omething was wrong. She had been

as a p

d a message: "Stop digging, Zuza.

s later, he saw her face

mall smile. "

, Mykonos – A

Niko slid his pho

glanced at the mess

us," Niko said. "She won

e window again,

try again. She was wait

hat made him m

. "Oh, she will," he said softly

a s

ne in the

voice came through. "Come to breakfast.

ouncing they were engaged without asking now he wa

hang up. But s

ake it worse. "Fine," she mut

om the chair. As she tied it around he

s, Alexei," she said to h

stairs, barefoot. Her ank

arm bread. Alexei sat at the end of the l

smile. She just sat across fro

i stared at her. She leaned back a littl

in mid-air, hol

calm. Lena licked juice off her finger. "Why? I

aned back and smiled. "You think this i

ys I'm

stared at her longer this time. Her chest ro

t sped up. Hated that

how part of her didn't w

und the table. Lena sat still. Wh

oing," he said. "And you don'

ed, even though her stomach fe

e dark. His jaw was tight. For a

traightened a

said. "We have a long day

acing. He was angry. She could tell. Good.

e, but her mind was somewhe

me, she wou