Todos os capítulos de Alpha Romanov: Capítulo 91

Nikolai:By evening, Valeria looked more like herself. She was still tired, and I could see the caution in every movement, as if each small tug in her body reminded her of what had happened. Still, some color had returned to her face. She had spent most of the afternoon reading instead of staring into the distance. I knew that did not mean the fear was gone, but it eased some of the tension I had been carrying.I sat across from her near the window, council notes balanced in one hand, though I was getting very little work done. I had read the same paragraph so many times that I no longer knew what it said. Every few minutes, my attention drifted back to her.She lowered the book. “You’re terrible at pretending you’re not watching me.”“I have no reason to pretend,” I told her. “I am watching you.” I leaned back in the chair and looked at her properly. “You look better,” I said.“I feel a lot better.” She said, smiling, making my eyes soften.“Well, I am glad.” I said, “to say the leas