Chapter Thirty One

The music stopped and Nikolai gently took her hand and led her outside. Here they have more privacy and time to talk, he took her to a carved chair and they both sat on it

"I can see that you have feelings for me, do not even try to deny it and I must confess that I have feelings for you too"

"But I am married" she replied

"But you said that you don't love him, that means you can easily leave him"

"It's not that simple, if a divorce happens to us, it will be after a year because that was our agreement"

"Are you saying that after a year you'll divorce him to be with me?"

"I...I... don't know. I have to go" Confusion etched her face as she stood up to leave but he pulled her back so that she fell against him and his lips caught hers but it was only for a moment before she pushed him away

"In as much as I have feelings for you, I do not plan on cheating on my husband, not now and not ever" She angrily pushed away from him and stomped off, too angry and agitated to notice the smear of li