Tastes Like Damn Chocolate
Indy sat beside him, hand resting lightly on his forearm in silent claim.
Soup arrived first—velvety butternut squash, garnished with sage. Nikolai ate mechanically, forcing each spoonful under his mother’s watchful gaze.
Halfway through the main course of seared salmon, asparagus, and risotto flecked with truffle, Eva set her fork down with deliberate care.
“So,” she began, voice low and edged, “I hear you collapsed.”
Nikolai didn’t look up. “News travels.”
“It always does when it’s humiliating,” Eva replied coolly. “Stress. Malnutrition. An ulcer. Honestly, Nikolai. I am ashamed.”
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