Seid enters the passcode without even pressing the doorbell so I ask him, “Hey, what if she’s not here, or both of them are having their moments. Is this even legal?”

Seid pats me on my shoulder, “Relax, Ava. Have you forgotten, we always do this to one another, Kendra is not another person, you know.”

I sigh, still feeling nervous about how Kendra will react once she sees me.

Seid finally opens the door, and Nikolai’s face is the first to show up. He is flustered seeing us standing behind the door.

Then I hear K’s voice, “Love, who is it? Is that the food we ordered?”

Nik couldn’t...