Leslie POV It's been three days since Mikhail informed that he'd be away Three days since I'd seen him, spoken to him, felt him. The silence in the house was deafening. I busied myself with work, but even that couldn't fully distract me. I found myself wandering into Mikhail's study sometimes, just to feel closer to him. The house was too big, too quiet without his presence.On the third, I was already going crazy. That was why I jumped at the chance when Lydia called, suggesting we go out."Come on, Les," she'd said over the phone. "You need a break. You've been cooped up in that mansion long enough."I'd hesitated, but only for a moment.I was tired of my own company, tired of the empty rooms and the echoing silence."Okay," I'd agreed. "But nothing crazy.""No, of course not," Lydia assured me, her tone a little too innocent to be entirely trustworthy.That's how I found myself at "The Rusty Nail," a bar I'd never heard of, with music so loud it vibrated through the floor.L
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