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"You will know soon. I'm sure now even if there are doubts that I have aroused your curiosity. It's good that you are asking the questions you should have been all this time. The problem was you were asking the wrong person. Go ask around about your Vasko and you'll unmask what he didn't want you to see. Then you can make your move however you wish or if you need I can make it for you. But after all that annoyance is over, you should relax a little. I can make you disappear whatever you'd like. It can be in any major city you want or somewhere no one will know you as long as you can hold your breath."

Yuliya couldn't believe that he would not drop the subject. There was a part of her that could take advantage of the situation and plant and twist a knife in him to end in a situation where she could sit back and comfortably laugh. Hassan's main wife did these types of things and had cackled while Yuliya sat with her hands tied. She could feel strong in her own way like this but she knew that was not her. Her emotions would always stand to keep her decisions from harming others. She did feel that lick of evil making her want what she should not.

Kai Afuru was beautiful and his face was nice to look at. it was to be in a room with just herself for once instead of with a chaperone as her husband's family thought she would jump on the next man she touched. Here it was nicer that he came from money such that her settlement money was not a temptation to him. He was upfront that he found her physically attractive as well and was excited about that. However, upon the revelation that she had quickly gotten engaged to someone she barely knew, she could not take Kai Afuru's hand as quickly as she left the other one.

"But even so with every beautiful thing you've told me I can't be sure. I'm very wobbled up in my thoughts. This is a bit more personal than I would say I want to be and I apologize if I've made you uncomfortable." She tried to keep her voice from betraying her anxiety. "I'm trying to not fall into the same trap. I think it would be within bounds if you simply told me the information that you sent to me. To tell a lone girl that her thoughts are clouded is a kindness that I am happy to accept. Clouded may I be, why would you want to marry that silly woman in the same breath? Can you not understand that my heart is broken now? I am not so young that I will be deluded. How can you think that this is the right way to make me come to you?"

"It's a non-violent way where you have security and knowledge to help yourself."

"Do you see yourself as some tall dark and handsome stranger who has come to save a damsel once again? I really despise this type of help."

"I cannot approach you another way where you will take me seriously."

"Well maybe you should have thought it over more."

"Have I pulled this up in flames? Or is this because he told you that I'm under investigation by the FBI and military?"