Natalia’s POV
Andrei froze in the doorway. His eyes were locked on the journal in my hands, and his face had gone completely white, which told me everything I needed to know.
“What is that?” he asked.
“You tell me.” I held it up. “I found it in your study. Under all those papers.”
Brow furrowing, he crossed the room and took it from me. He flipped through the pages, and his eyes widened with each one. “I don’t… This isn’t mine,” he said.
“It was in your study.”
“I know, but I didn’t write this.” He looked up at me. “Natalia, I swear to the Goddess, I’ve never seen this before. This is insane.”
I searched his face for any sign that he was lying. But all I saw was confusion and horror. Both emotions I had felt when I first found it.
“You really didn’t write that?” I asked.
“Absolute
