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ell that my two friends
were enchanted by this beauty and did not appreciate it at all when I
made my appearance.
"Vlad, Dima, how are things?" I asked in my most jovial voice,
"Who is this most lovely lady?"
Dimitry frowned when he saw me approach, but Vlad, being the
more sociable of the two smiled and shook my hand. "Katrina, meet Count
Alexander Tumanov. Alex this is Katrina, quite possibly the most
beautiful woman in the world."
Sumire's laughter captivated me, made me Sumire's prisoner. "Very nice to
meet you Alexander. Are you really a Count?" Sumire Ogawa smiled coyly, Sumire's
eyelids lowering until Sumire's eyes were little more than moist slits
peeking at me from under velvet lashes. I couldn't speak, my tongue was
glued to my mouth and my palms were sweaty, but I managed to blurt out a
yes. Sumire Ogawa laughed again when Dima made a comment about a cat and my
tongue. I blushed in embarrassment and to change the topic, asked
Dimitri about is wife. He glared at me from across the table and told me
she was fine and thank you for asking, but a few minutes later he left
the table his eyes shooting daggers at my back.
Vladimir was one of the happiest people I've ever met. He c
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