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– I’ve been thinking…

He, like all well-behaved young men, is a little embarrassed to talk about important things, and that worries me. I miss talking about “us,” especially when all I do all day long is go over and over in my head the threat of Koryaga. It gives me a cold sweat to imagine what a bomb my appearance in public with a moonchild might turn into. Especially one much younger than me. But this time Shea is determined, and speaks before I can think of a good reason why I should run right now, this very second.

– There’s a big fundraiser next Saturday…

– Shea, you know… – I try to interrupt him, but he’s just so damn insistent about squeezing my mouth with his palm.

– …and I want you to come with me. It’s not customary to go to these events without a date, and my entire management team will be there-and I wouldn’t want to look ridiculous for being the only one without a date.

Charity evening. In a circle of rich and influential moonbats. And I – Margarita Sheremetyeva, in the middle of it all, in a beautiful dress, on heels and on the arm of one of them.