Chapter Twelve
Valentina finished walking the ambush site, her eyes gravitating toward the ground where Sergei had nearly lost his life. She glanced at him across the clearing where he and Lars were searching for clues. He must have sensed her gaze on him because he lifted his head and turned in her direction. Even from this distance, the energy between them was magnetic. Forcing herself to turn away, she headed up to the area where Yuri was crouched and began to study the ground. She couldn’t think about Sergei now or she might fall into his arms again.
She spoke into her headset, “Find anything?”
Yuri shook his head. “Not yet.”
Valentina scanned the length of the clearing again. It was all a matter of perspective and shifting her viewpoint to a different one. She walked away from the
