And I’m not ready to say goodbye.
“Look.” Nikita’s voice snaps me out of it, but not all the way. “She’s angry. You lied to her, and her friend got shot. She needstime to process. That’s all this is, Yulian.”
“No, but I was in her car. I was in your bed, under her care, and then I was in the StarTech basement doing shots with her. I wasthere when you proposed—s**t job, by the way, but at least it was original—”
“If there’s a point, get to it.”
“Sure.” She turns to face me. “She loves you, you big i***t. She had stars in her eyes when you asked her to marry you. It wasthe worst proposal on earth, and still, she said yes. Do you have any idea how many women would’ve done that?”
“Pretty much every socialite looking to marry into wealth and power.”
“No. Those would have demanded a diamo
