Chapter 17 - Aleksei

The dinner was terrible, I hated every second of it, it was awkward. Natasha tried to carry the rest of the dinner, but it didn't go as planned, Clyde excused himself first, and Vladim said he was going to show me our room. I was a bit disappointed because I didn't get to eat the food properly because of his father. A total ass.

On top of that, it's almost 9pm and it's still bright outside, which is making it hard for me to feel the night, it still feels like day.

"Can I be honest?" I asked, as I walked around the room, studying it.

It's a very minimalistic room, just like the one at home, it screams Vladim. A set of couches with a coffee table rested at the left corner, facing the big curtain window that reveals the view of a forest.

The walls were white and had a little bit of teal splashed around. The bed was big, and there was a shelf that covered the wall.

I turned to face Vladim, who was already facing me, waiting for me to answer.

"I thought your mother was dead. I figured it's