Chapter 284 Pure Romance

• Natalia never expected that the first person to come for her—after everything—would be Alexander himself.
• She couldn’t even describe what she was feeling. Taken in by the police early that morning, she had been battered by Lystra’s winter wind until the cold seeped into her bones. Even inside the station, she hadn’t been able to warm up. Anyone facing a criminal investigation would feel fear and vulnerability—even someone who had already died once and clawed her way back. Natalia had courage, yes, but she was still human. She still had moments of weakness, of quiet dread.
• The car’s heater hummed softly, warmth spreading through the cabin as the vehicle glided smoothly along the road. Neither of them spoke.