We were walking out, Vladimir having called training time off. I was smiling because Ivan had lost. My eyes fell on Alexey and we could not help but silently high five when we thought Vladimir was not looking only to pretend as if we had not done anything. I stared at my feet, feeling Ivan’s hard stare. What a sore loser. “Go clean up, we are going somewhere.” A voice came, sending tingles all over my body with him so close to me. My breath was caught in my throat, nodding my head wanting to ask where we were going but my husband had already walked away, talking to the two guards who at that point wore their professional faces which I had not seen in a long while. I walked into the guest room, closing the door behind me. I scrubbed down excitedly. Where was he taking me, whe

