MikhailThe elevator doors open, and we arrive back at the penthouse intact. Not what I expected from meeting with a Lanzzare, but life has been unpredictable since Maria arrived. We step off the elevator, holding hands, ready to spend time alone in our bedroom after the uneasy meeting. But our delusion of a peaceful home ends quickly as Mercy's muffled shouts pierce through the door of a staff closet, a string of shouted obscenities that would make a sailor blush.Pavel sits in a folding chair, blocking the door, and his stern gaze focuses on me. "She tried to make off with your laptop, but I caught her," he explains. "This one is good with locks."Maria's gaze flicks to the closet, then back to me. Her expression is unreadable, but she doesn't object, silently agreeing with Pavel's actions. The wheels turn in her head as she processes everything that has happened—her thoughts challenge what she thinks is right and wrong."Ask Dominika to take her back to her room," she says, and I n
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