Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-FourDimitriWe drove back to the safehouse in silence. Alexei sat in the vehicle behind us. Separated by metal and glass. "Do you think he will ever forgive me?" I asked Irina quietly.She looked at Nikolai sleeping in her arms."I do not know," she said honestly. "But he stayed. That means something.""Does it?" I asked. "Or does he just want to kill Lucia as much as I do?""Maybe both," Irina replied. "Maybe that is enough for now."I looked out the window at the passing city.My city.The empire I had built with Alexei."I chose you," I said suddenly.Irina turned to me. "What?" she asked."When Lucia made me choose," I continued. "In my heart, I chose you. Not just Nikolai. You.""Dimitri...""Alexei was right," I said. "If it had been just you and him, I would have saved you. And I hate myself for it.""You should not," Irina said softly. "I am your wife. Choosing me does not mean you do not love him.""But it means I love you more," I replied. "A
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2026-02-13 อ่านเพิ่มเติม