Chapter 82

Vladimir

Cars slid past me in a blur. The city felt like it was on a standstill even though streetlights, and lights coming from the open stores and other buildings illuminated the road.

It was past 11p.m. I should be home right now, better still, I should have been with her. This wasn’t how I planned my night. When I was alone in her room after wishing Dalian a good night, I’d envisaged her being happy to see me when she returned.

But it was the opposite. When the door flew open and her eyes met mine, I saw surprise flicker for a while. It vanished and got...