As soon as Egor left on business the next morning, familiar cars began pulling up to the house, and my heart tightened painfully. While descending the stairs, I heard Raisa trying to send the uninvited guests away, but the men were far too persistent, and a single woman was no obstacle to them. “Raisa, you may let them in,” I said, and she stepped aside at once. Ares entered the house and stopped in the middle of the room, waiting for me to descend the final steps. For a long moment, we simply stared at each other in silence. “Shall we move to the living room? We don’t have much time—Raisa is probably already calling Egor with a full report.” He followed me inside and sat across from me. “I know why you’re here,” he began. “Because I want to be with my destined one. That’s all,” I lied without hesitation. “That accident was staged by Egor. Just like your disappearance. But he was the first person I checked, and you weren’t here then.” “He took me to the hospital that day,” I
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