Seeds of Doubt

Author's POV

Ksenia sat on the plush mattress of the master bedroom, her head resting against her knees as a bitter sigh left her throat. A wave of self-loathing burned in her chest. She felt like an idiot for walking into Nikolai’s trap. Leaving the back service gate unguarded was an obvious bait, yet she had sprinted right through it without a second thought. He had orchestrated the entire scen