Hundred and Three

DIMITRI

I drummed on the desk of my study table, being uneasy in my mind, very uneasy. I couldn't believe how trusting Valeria was. Seriously, how many near death experiences did it take for someone to be wary? For the average person, I supposed it would be just one. For Valeria, the number was near limitless. I was doing all I could to protect her while she was doing nothing at all to protect herself. This made me badly want to double the security I had around her.

But I knew that this move would be fraught with difficulties. Valeria would not take it well at all if I were to tighten the security around her or further restrict her movements. We would most certainly have a row about it. I did not want to upset her, but something just had to be done about this.

Her story about this Alexis guy sounded quite suspicious what with how he showed up a key moment. Then there was that story about him loosing his chance at getting interviewed at my company.

With a sigh, I walked over to the win