Chapter Three
“You can’t be serious,” Sergei argued. “You and Yuri are going to pretend to be lovers?”
She grinned and swatted him playfully. “Keep a lower profile next time and you can play the part with me. Besides, it’s just long enough to distract the guards. We’ll cause a commotion or a lovers’ spat, and they’ll have to investigate.”
“We’re going to have to make this believable,” Yuri suggested, waggling his eyebrows. “Maybe a little groping, some tongue…”
Sergei glared at him. “Just remember… You have to sleep some time.”
“Come on,” Valentina said, tugging on Yuri’s sleeve before Sergei seriously thought about strangling him. Yuri put his arm around her shoulder as they headed out into the alley. This time, they weren’t hiding. There was still a risk someone might identify them,
