SEBASTIAN

Witnessing so many things that hurt Teresa, I made this decision to sink into a much darker world and although few would have agreed with what I decided, I ignored the opinions and went with my instinct. It had never forsaken me before.

I would have liked, however, not to get here, to have had a quiet life, in which our love would flourish, but it was not possible. Maybe it was time to make this dream possible.

I hadn’t been to Alexei’s fortress in a long time. It always impressed ...