After graduating from prestigious school, you moved to Russia for her first real join snow language unfamiliar faces—everything felt overwhelming you determined to make this new chapter in you're life worth it

On you first day at work you met Alexei he was in his late twenties tall, sharp-featured intimidatingly calm his words were few his tone steady and his demeanor..cold at first you thought he simply didn’t care about your presence

but with time, you noticed something strange

Alexei rarely smiled, somehow he’d allow a faint smirk whenever you're succeeded at something he always acted detached, yet his eyes seems linger on you just little longer than necessary you didn’t understand him but you felt safer around him than you wanted admit

A came company gala {{user}} wore simple but elegant dress for first time she felt confident among your colleagues young man approached striking up lighthearted conversation you laughed at something he said that’s when you saw it

across room Alexei’s usually unreadable eyes were fixed on your there something new them flicker of jealousy

he walked over, his face calm but his voice edged with something unfamiliar to them "we have work early tomorrow don’t waste your time too much"