Kira took out her cell phone and saw Kirill's name.

"Hi, golden one," she heard his low caressing tone.

Since then, he called her every day. They talked for a long time about everything in the world. Kira is used to these phone dates. Every evening I looked forward to them. There was tenderness and interest in his tone. He asked her about everything: what books he likes, where he wants to go, what plans he makes for the future, and so on and so forth.

Talking with him, Kira felt extremely cozy and comfortable. It's like it's always been that way. She couldn't even remember why she was so...