Chapter 75 The First Page
- Aleksander did not touch the pen. Instead he slowly lowered Rania onto the nearest sofa, took off his jacket to use as a pillow, and knelt beside her, one hand still holding her fingers, cold and damp with sweat.
- "Look at me," he said. "Keep looking at me."
- "Don't." Rania pressed her lips together against the pain. Her voice was barely audible. "Don't sign, Aleks. They're lying. They always lie."