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ArtyomFive Years LaterShe smells like vanilla and sugar, and I bury my face in the brown curls spread out on her pillow."I'm sleeping," she murmurs, her voice soft and thick. It has been five years of waking up next to Nadezhda, and I'm still not used to the sight of her.The morning sun is streaming through our sheer curtains, washing the bed in golden light, and Nadezhda looks like a fallen angel. The light brings out the red in her tangles, and I pinch them between my finger, admiring the beautiful complexity of something so ordinary."I have a meeting in the city this morning. I won't be able to come home for lunch."She rolls over, eyes still closed, and frowns. Her full lower lip pouts out, and I can't stop myself from leaning forward and pressing a kiss to it.As soon as my lips are on hers, she arches into me.The sheets and comforter are in a tangle between us, and I kick them aside in one deft move to have better access to her body. When my hand lands on the curve of her

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ArtyomNadezhda curls her legs around mine when we are finished, clinging to me. "That was incredible."I kiss the top of her head and roll onto my side. Her chest is still heaving, and I run my finger across her ribcage. "Another tick in the column against spending money on pajamas, don't you think?"She nods. "Yes, absolutely. I'll stop buying negligee and maybe use some of that money on toys.""Oh, Nadezhda," I growl, nuzzling her neck. "Don't tease me."She throws her head back and laughs, her hands resting on her stomach. "I didn't mean toys for us. I meant toys for Alek.""Oh." I frown, and then lean over and check the clock by the bed. "He should be getting up soon."Nadezhda stretches her arms over her head, arching her back and once again testing my dedication to my meeting. I kiss her stomach, pinning her to the bed, and work my way up to her breasts. "I need to get moving. Once he's awake, I won't have a moment to myself until I take him to visit his grandmas."I swirl my t

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ArtyomAfter the meeting, I have a few hours before I need to meet up with Nadezhda and Alek, so I drive the familiar highway north out of town.I don't get out to the old estate very often. After everything that happened there, my memories of the place are tainted, but the property has remained one of the Paplov holdings and it is a nice place to house recruits and guests of the family.I drive down the long gravel road and through the wrought iron gates, passing the tiny cottage where Nadezhda spent her entire childhood. The new groundskeeper lives in the main house, so the cottage has been empty for the last few years and the neglect definitely shows.The rest of the property, however, is well maintained. Not quite to the same standard Dominic insisted upon, but I don't mind. Even when Dominic lived here, he never spent any time out in the gardens or walking the paths, so that level of upkeep was an unnecessary expense. One of many such expenses he required that put a strain on the

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