She's Viktor Romanov’s
“Now, go.”
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I was halfway back to my wing when I ran into Nikolai. Literally.
“Oof!” He stumbled back, rubbing his shoulder. “Watch where you’re going, Anya! What if I’d been carrying something important?”
“Like what?” I asked, trying not to smile. “A tray of cookies?”
“Cookies are very important,” he said seriously, but the grin that spread across his face ruined the act.
Nikolai was a breath of fresh air in this suffocating house. At twenty, he had none of the hard edges that Viktor and his men wore like armor. His youthful energy was infectious.
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