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Next five chapters are written in third person pov

Maybe he’s been dragging his feet, so you’d stick around longer.” Beth gave her a speculative look over the rim of her cup.

“No,” Adriana let her shoulders slump as she admitted the truth. “I sort of wondered and half hoped that was the case, but last night… Well, let’s just say I found out otherwise.”

“Are you sure? I don’t know Viktor well, but he seems to be paying you a lot of attention. You’ve had dinner together, been out to his house, people have seen you sitting together at the cenotaph… ” Beth numbered off the interactions on her fingers.

“What is this? Am I under twenty-four hour surveillance or something?” Adriana looked at her aghast.

“No, just staying in a small town.” Beth chuckled and pulled out a box of cookies from her bottom desk drawer, taking one before politely sharing.

Adriana took one as well and nibbled on it thoughtfully. She didn’t like the idea that people had paid such close attention to what sh