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Sofia.

"And we're here."

Nikolai's words pulled me out of my stupor.

My eyes almost bulged out of their sockets upon catching the sight of one of my favorite historical monuments that I only dreamt about visiting one day.

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

I had it in one of my listed destinations to visit once I had enough money to travel the world.

I always had a thing for history, architecture, and art too, and was practically a know-it-all considering how much reading and searching I used to do. Correction, still do.

In awe of the beautiful temple, I observed the large spacious exterior with an unadulterated amount of awe. Nikolai chuckling softly made my eyes excitedly snap to him.

"What do you think, my love?" I decided to tease him a bit.

"Not the place I had in mind when you said a date, but -" I bit back a smile to seem serious and he looked sheepish for a second before he noticed the huge smile that broke out on my face. "It's so much better!" I flung myself on him, peppe