Andrei
“Andrei… Andrei…”
I froze just as I was turning to leave. Natalia should have been asleep, but she was calling my name. I turned back to look at her, worried that she was going to throw up again or perhaps something worse.
“Yes?” I asked. “What do you need?”
But she was still asleep.
“Andrei…”
Her lips formed my name, even as she lay there, unconscious.
Something tightened in my chest as I stared at her. Was she dreaming about me? After all these years, after everything that had happened between us, was I still in her thoughts during her most vulnerable state?
Or was I reading too much into it? Maybe it was just the drugs talking.
All I knew was that she needed rest so the tonic could work its magic.
As I opened the door to slip out, I nearly collided with Damon. He was st
