r was already quite old and had lived a long, full life. Still, it was painful to watch now as that once confident man, who had l

n to a young woman standing on the opposite side of the grave. Vlad clung to the hope until the very last second that it

no miracle had happened. Hideous leggings of some shapeless cut and an oversized black T-shirt. T

claimed beside him, let

you talking about?" V

ere kids? With the girl in a headscarf on the wrapper

just insulted his fiancée - but because he was infuriatingly right. This was not t

k she was going? The audacity. His grandfather had loved her more than his own grandsons, and this gir

ling him back to reality. "Your

e replied and h

nd, noticing that Vlad was fol

And at a cemetery of all places," Vlad scoffed, cu

he bumped straight into him without even noticing him in her way. H

bvious blemishes, full lips, a nicely shaped nose. Not a lost cause. He could mold this g

er wrist when she tried to step back. "Do you think this is

at's all..." she starte

me. We're going back befor

ether it hurt or made her uncomfortable. Girls like h

. "What right do you have to grab me like that? You're

er, more confident. She rubbed her wr

re husband - every right. But it wa

it's over. After that, you're

y. She smiled faintly, scoffed, then turn

muttered to himself as he headed back. He had no time to chase after his bride no

rs stepped forward first to say goodbye to their grandfather, followed by

he grave with earth, people slowly b

hey'd heard so many times that day they'd lost count. But these, spoken by Ka

tas said politely, though a smile tugged at his lips as he struggled to ke

at your loss is," the woman continu

said, adopting the mournful expression befitting a man who had just suffe

looking forward to seein

ifting his hands and stepping aside. "I

ed down the path, leaving

g very important I need to discuss with you, and I can't postpone

wide smile. "Nadya is very much

you tonight,