Chapter 59 The Power Of Deception

• The distant sound of the front door closing resonates through the parlor as I sit on the couch with my hair pinned up and a First Aid kit lying flat on the coffee table in front of me.
• After Ciana had been taken away, the silence that fell in the room didn’t last very long. In fact, to my surprise, Dimitri’s first reaction was to ask Viktor for an annulment that Viktor promised was already done and would be finalized before the end of the evening. Dimitri then offered Efrem and I his sincerest apologies and shortly after excused himself alongside Viktor and Anastasiya.
• It’s sad, really.