Beneath the Surface

Vivienne’s POV

“Speaking of guards,” I asked my husband, leaning forward slightly in the bath tub, “why was Boris swapped out for Oleg? What’s the real reason?”

Val tilted his head in that peculiar way of his, considering how much to tell me. At last, his gaze softened, though his voice stayed even. “Boris is in Russia, handling some business for me. I didn’t want Igor left without backup. And Ole