Perfect seesaw of power between them - for just a moment though ...
"I wonder why you haven’t betrayed me, Kolyushenka. Both MI6 and the FSB would be delighted to see my head on a pole." Nikolai said nothing.
In that sentence I thought maybe Nikolai was in on a plot to capture Alec. Shudder. Thanks heavens I was wrong - such a beautiful pairing and a fabulous story.
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"I wonder why you haven’t betrayed me, Kolyushenka. Both MI6 and the FSB would be delighted to see my head on a pole." Nikolai said nothing.
In that sentence I thought maybe Nikolai was in on a plot to capture Alec. Shudder. Thanks heavens I was wrong - such a beautiful pairing and a fabulous story.