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Author: Karma_Dreams
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DMITRI

The door to my office swings open, and I can’t help but chuckle mirthlessly at the sight of my unexpected visitor. Nikolai Petrov, in the flesh. How quaint.

“I never would’ve expected Nikolai Petrov to grace my humble abode,” I drawl, sarcasm dripping from every word. “What brings you to my office?”

He approaches my desk with the caution of a man who knows he’s walking into the lion’s den. “May I sit?”

“Sure.” I shrug, feigning nonchalance. “You came all this way. It would be rude for me not to offer you a seat.”

As he settles in, I fold my arms, giving him rope to hang himself with. I have a hunch this has something to do with Ana and their so-called reconciliation, but I trust Nikolai about as far as I can throw him. Once a traitor, always a traitor.

“I came to apologize,” he finally says.

A scoff escapes me before I can stop it. “For what? Stealing from my father? Threatening to usurp me from a position that was rightfully mine? How about for neglecting your daughter? Pick o
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