“You finally came? I thought I wouldn’t live to see it.” Andrei stepped over the threshold of his mother’s apartment, shaking off the weight of a long workday. The air was familiar, dense, heavy with the smells of valocordin and fried onions. All he wanted was to collapse into the old armchair, drink tea, and […]
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“What do you think you’re doing? Are you out of your mind?” Igor’s voice was no louder than a whisper, but the steel grip of his fingers digging into Kristina’s forearm spoke louder than any shout. He nearly dragged her out of the brightly lit, noisy living room into a narrow, dim corridor, where the […]
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When I walked into the restaurant in a terrycloth robe the color of fresh carrots and house slippers with pink pom-poms, the waiter didn’t believe at first that I was the birthday boy’s wife. I swear I saw his eye twitch as he tried to figure out whether I was a lunatic or this was […]
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A Nanny for the Billionaire’s Triplets All of Manhattan knew the legend of the Harrington triplets. Three six-year-old boys—Liam, Noah, and Oliver—had become famous for managing to drive away any nanny, governess, or housekeeper who dared to take the job. Their pranks had long since turned into near-urban folklore: food “battles,” doors slammed right in […]
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Natalya was wiping dust off the coffee table when she heard a familiar crunch. She lifted her head and froze. On the dark surface she had just cleaned, trash had reappeared. Sunflower seed shells. She glanced at the sofa, where Inga, her sister-in-law, sprawled. — Inga, maybe stop making a mess? — Natalya’s voice trembled […]
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