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Chapter 18

​NIKOLAJ'S POV

​"No, I don't know her," I answered. Technically, it was the truth—or at least a very convenient half-truth. He had asked if I knew her, and I didn't. To me, she was still a mystery. I knew her name and her face, which made me a bit of a liar, but I knew nothing of her life, her personality, or her world. In my book, that counted as not knowing someone.

​"Why do you ask?" I countered. Jaime let out a heavy sigh.

​"It was just the way she looked at you when you walked in. It was like she'd seen a ghost. She couldn't even hold your hand properly during the introduction. It felt like there was some history there—she looked completely rattled to find out you were my uncle. That shock is exactly what sent her stumbling back into the heirloom."

​"Hmm. Maybe I'm just too intimidatingly handsome?" I joked, trying to lighten the mood. Jaime actually laughed at that.

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