A flame in the dark

“He froze, and for one moment, we stood locked in time. I could feel the silk of…”

“How do you feel right now?" "I hurt like hell.""You'll feel worse tomorrow.""So…”

“He used to talk to me about Russia all the time and had sworn up and down that …”

“It was the same Dimitri from long ago, the fierce one who was willing to risk h…”