If she is playing the role of my loving girlfriend, she’s doing a thorough job. There’s no one around and she is still pretending to be worried about me.
But I’m not pretending. I haven’t been for a while.
And I have no clue how to tell her that I would put myself in danger one thousand times over if it meant making sure she was safe.
In my office, Rodion looks much less relaxed than he did when we were surrounded by witnesses. I can see a sheen of sweat on his forehead.
I shut the door behind me and check my watch. “Your five minutes have started.”
“Right. Okay.” He takes a deep breath. “I had this all planned out, but now, I’m not really sure where to start.”
“The beginning is a good place.”
He chuckles and runs a hand over his neck. “You’d think, but… I’ll start with the most rec
