“The Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 took a massive blow on the Russian Empire. Over 30,000 Russian troops were killed or wounded while 90,000 had been captured. Germany’s forces, on the other hand…”
Dani took down notes as her E
Alexei walked into the hospital cafeteria and found Dani seated on one of the tables with her best friend Georgia.Dani did not seem to notice his arrival immediately. She was nursing a cup of coffee with both hands, looking tired and distraught as sh
“We’ve been driving for more than twenty minutes. I’m officially calling this a kidnapping.”Alexei chuckled as he turned the car right on the next stoplight. “You don’t go out of Manhattan much, do you?”
On a cold, gray afternoon, Dani stood in front of a coffin.The funeral of Alfie Moretti, the bodyguard shot protecting Dani’s father, was a small event attended by only close family and friends. Dani fondly knew Alfie as a child and sat on his
Mariella was checked into a rehabilitation center upstate. It didn’t take much convincing to prove her lack of sobriety, since Mariella faced the doctor standing barely upright, either from the alcohol or her grogginess from oversleeping.Dani p
When Dani moved in to Alexei’s apartment, he was already back in Moscow.It was a relief not having to deal with the awkwardness of moving her things in, which Marta was happy to help her with. In truth, she didn’t have much to bring with
It was still snowing when Dani woke up the following morning.Being nestled in the warm, thick sheets of a soft bed on a cold winter day, it was difficult to get up. It wasn’t until the smell of something delicious—pancakes—wafted to
Dani stepped out of the elevator doors and down the hallway towards her father’s room. Save for the nurses’ station at the center, most lights were already dim at half past ten in the evening. The nurses immediately recognized her, waiving the visiting hours rule with a nod. Her father had just woken up from a long coma. They could look the other way just this once.
Not once in a million years did Dani think she would be on a plane back to Russia.It would’ve been over her dead body, and yet here she was now on a business class flight to Moscow, with Alexei quietly sleeping in the seat next to her.