Is this destiny?

Sarah and Aiden met with Hong before they headed to their room. After a short chat, they decided that Hong will stay behind to watch the competition until the end. Hong volunteered because he knew that Sarah and Aiden need to talk about Maksim, and Hong didn't want to be nearby.

As soon as the door closed behind Sarah and Aiden and the two of them had their privacy (if we ignore the surveillance equipment in their room), Sarah became aware that the time to talk about Maksim is right here and she got nervous. Of course, Aiden noticed.

"Are you OK?"

"Yeah.", Sarah wanted to postpone this talk as much as possible, even though she knew that she is running out of time. "Why don't you shower, and I will relax?"

"Did the stress tire you out?", Aiden guessed.

Sarah nodded.

Aiden cupped her cheeks and gave her a light kiss. "Rest, love. When I come out of there, I will be steaming fresh and ready to give you a massage. That should relax you."

Sarah was lost in his dark eyes full of love and she really didn't want to spoil his good mood.

"OK. I will wait right here."

Aiden gave her a quick kiss and rushed to the bathroom.

Sarah plopped on the bed while thinking about how to tell him. She needs to pick her words carefully so that she lessens the impact. She knows very well how protective Aiden is of her, and now that she is pregnant, he is several folds more intense.

Sarah is glad that the event ended, and that Aiden is unscathed, and she should be happy. However, lingering thoughts of her talk with Maksim are not letting her be at ease.

Considering that Maksim approached her here and called her Divna, it does not look like he will give up on pursuing her. And he is from the Voronin family which means that this is his territory.

Sarah felt like crying. Why didn't Maksim just leave her alone? Sarah and Aiden are already so deep in this and she feels like they are moving through a narrow tunnel whose walls are lined with spikes and Maksim is adding tremors that are shaking the whole area and making the ground unstable.

The only good thing is that Maksim is not aware of their real identity. He thinks that she is Natalia's subordinate and that Aiden is the person whom Natalia recently acquired by shady means.

What will happen if Maksim finds out that she is the Grand Elder of the Lebedev family, and that Aiden is the one who learned Voronin-only techniques from the previous Grand Master? Sarah does not want to think about it.

She can't find an easy way to tell Aiden that Maksim is the guy from Moscow, and that he approached her in the Bolshoi Theater (and Sarah didn't mention this to Aiden), and that now he wants her to have dinner with him. Is it really about dinner? What if he tries getting into her pants? What if he asks for a second dinner or a relationship? It would be stupid to think that he will stop at one dinner and with them being here, he can always use Aiden's safety to blackmail her into obedience.

Sarah felt a headache coming. If she knew that Maksim would cause so much trouble, she would get rid of him in Moscow. And if she knew that he is related to Voronins, they would capture him and interrogate him for information. As a squad leader, Maksim definitely knows more than regular soldiers… and Hong guessed that Maksim is someone with a higher status than a squad leader.

But there is no point in dwelling on what-ifs. She needs to focus on the present.

What are Sarah's options? She can keep quiet and ignore Maksim and the dinner nonsense with the hope that it will go away. And she can use drones to avoid bumping into Maksim, but how long can that last until he corners her? Also, if she avoids the problem, that will create an opportunity for Maksim to catch Aiden by surprise. On the other side, if she tells Aiden, he will definitely go full 'no one touches mine' mode. Sarah is usually delighted when Aiden claims her as his and protects her, but this time is dangerous.

Ah! this is a decision between bad options, and Sarah hates it. She hates that she is in this situation because no matter what she decides to do, Aiden will be upset.

Sarah's mind was scrambling, and she was unaware of the time passing.

Aiden clearing his throat gave her a start.

Her eyes widened at the sight of Aiden, leaning lazily with his elbow on the doorframe, dressed up only in a towel that rested loosely around his waist. Sarah looked at his messy damp hair, devilish smile, and her gaze followed a drop of water that slid from his shoulder over his toned pecs, down his abs… until it disappeared in the fluffy fabric of the towel. And that towel had a tent in the area of Aiden's crotch that showed he is already aroused.

Sarah swallowed hard and Aiden cocked his eyebrow as his smile widened. He could see the effect he has on his wife, and he wouldn't want it any other way.

"Are you ready for your massage?", Aiden asked in a voice deeper than usual.

Sarah inhaled forcibly and reminded herself not to get lost in the lustful thoughts that include Aiden losing that towel.

"Can you sit?" Her voice came as a whisper because she found it difficult to talk.

Aiden smiled. "We can start with that."

Sarah cleared her throat. "We need to talk."

Aiden sat on the bed next to Sarah, and caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers. "Can it wait? We have time until dinner."

"About that… I'm not so sure."

Aiden paused. "What does that mean?"

Sarah shook her head to get a grip on herself, but Aiden almost-naked within a touching distance, made it difficult to focus.

"We might not have time until dinner.", Sarah said. "We need to talk before that."

Aiden tilted his head and observed Sarah keenly. He guessed that it's something important, but nothing prepared him for what came next.

Sarah collected her scattered thoughts and looked into Aiden's eyes. "This is about Maksim. Do you remember meeting him before today?"

"No.", Aiden said cautiously. The moment Maksim was brought up, he knew this will not be good.

"At Madam Kovac, when you came into the lounge, there was a man sitting next to me." Sarah paused to give him time to remember. She knew that he will remember with just this many hints because his memory is amazing.

Aiden's brows furrowed and Sarah saw that he is recollecting that evening.

A few seconds later, Aiden asked dryly: "Was that him?"

Sarah nodded.

"Are you sure?"

Sarah continued nodding. "I forgot his face and his name… you know I am bad with those. But I remember our talk and at that time, I refused to tell him my name, so he gave me one. He called me Divna."

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