Lily looked up, her heart stopped beating. He was there, in flesh and blood, near the visibly free elevator... completely free.

Lily jumped off the couch to turn it off, her mind confused, but her heart filled with joy.

- Everything is fine... he murmured in a comforting tone.

- I was so scared Vladimir, you can't imagine the number of phone calls I received, people on TV said you were going to prison.

- Me ? In prison ? Lily what did I tell you?

Right against her hair, he nestled in her neck inhaling her scent essential to her survival. Vladimir kissed his temple with his eyes closed....