“Missed me so much that you had to chase Gregori, golubye glaza?” His voice came from beside me, low and teasing, carrying that familiar confidence that always felt dangerously close to arrogance, and yet somehow, it never sounded entirely unwelcome. I turned my head slowly, meeting his gaze before rolling my eyes in clear dismissal, even though a small part of me could not ignore the strange sense of familiarity that came with his presence. “In your dreams, Dominic,” I replied, my tone light but unimpressed. He chuckled softly as though my reaction had been expected, then reached for the chair beside me and sat down without asking, his movement relaxed, unhurried, and completely at ease in a way that made it seem as though he had every right to be there. “You need to take care of her,” Gregori said calmly, his voice cutting through the moment with quiet
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