"Nikolai? Nikolai?"
It took Lucie calling his name over and over before he finally snapped out of his daze.
His voice came out deep and rough when he answered, "What is it?"
When she saw how spaced out and distracted he was, bitter jealousy burned in Lucie's eyes.
Her eyes glistened with unshed tears as she snapped at him, "Nikolai, tell me the truth. Has this fake romance turned into something real? Have you actually fallen for Sienna?"
The second the words left her mouth, Nikolai's heart skipped a wild, unexpected beat.
Memories of Sienna flashed one after another unbidden through his mind. Her bright smile as she made sweet rice balls for him, how she always remembered to stock his place with cold medicine when the seasons changed, the way she cupped his face in her soft hands and
