“Quite frankly, I was surprised when you said you wanted us to meet, Sergei," Viktor said as he sat in his study. “I was under the impression that you were full on ignoring me now.” Sergei laughed at this. It was one of those uncomfortable laughs because he could still sense the subtle threat in Viktor's words. “It isn’t like that at all.” Sergei said, “Things have been quite… eventful. I couldn’t exactly contact you as much because it was risky.” “Who is your friend?” Viktor asked, as he turned to Lily. Sergei resisted the urge to sigh. Bringing Lily into this had been a risk. But after her little revelation in the bar, he hadn't exactly had much choice. Some wildfires couldn't be extinguished. They had to be controlled. “This is Lily.” Sergei said, “She is Nikolais' fiancé.” "Ex-fiancé," Lily corrected immediately. Viktor folded his hands together. “Oh, I see.” He said, as he walked up to Lily and then walked around her, sizing her up with his eyes. “Let me rephrase the qu
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