Then—silence.
Two lifeless bodies crumpled to the floor.
Aster sighed, dusting off her hands. "Such a waste," she murmured. "But at least now, we won’t have to worry about their incompetence."
Aster also has an ax to grind with Nikolai. They were once married, but it was a loveless union. They were forced to marry by their parents when he impregnated her even though he did not love her. Despite bearing him two more children, she was never truly happy. This drove her to leave him.
I’m incredibly fortunate to have found her. Nikolai was a fool for failing to recognize what a treasure Aster was.
"This is just a temporary setback, my love. There's no way they can trace this back to us. We'll come up with a better plan," I assured her.
Aster sighed, taking my hand and leading me to my des
