Predictably, Eli starts zapping from one glass case to the other. “Slow down, honey!” I caution, but to no avail.
“It’s okay,” Yulian promises. “We take extreme precautions to make sure safety measures are always in place. No one can gethurt in here.”
“But won’t he bother the engineers?”
“They’re on the upper floor.” He nods towards the sleek gray ceiling. “Key readers in front of every lab door. He couldn’tstumble in if he tried.”
The weight on my chest immediately lifts. “Thanks,” I exhale. “Seriously, I don’t know how I’m ever going to repay you. Firstfor the trip, and then this.”
“The trip tanked because of me.” He shrugs. “This was the least I could do.”
I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to this—Yulian’s softer side. The warmth he radiates, like the sun itself, reserved for the
