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Turning around, I wanted to say that I was not at all suitable for this. That I’m not going to and… But all the words froze on my tongue when my eyes stumbled upon the man I saw in Max’s house. The one that examined me on the first day. The same, gloomy, high.

– Free, – he said shortly to the guard, and he immediately left without even looking at me in parting.

Emil… I realized that Max had in mind when he said that he had arranged for me. Swallowing, I instinctively took a step back.

– I’m not going to work here, – she wheezed, never taking her eyes off him.

His expression did not change, not a single muscle trembled. Closing the door, he approached me. I stepped back again, but he held on, catching the strap of the top.

So, Marika? – narrowed his eyes. Eyes as dark as Max’s, and the same smell of danger. My heart was pounding, my breath hitched.

– Listen, – I started, but he quickly grabbed my chin. He pushed his lower lip away with his finger, then his upper lip, examining his teeth. My father looked at horses like that, and this one…