Do you think they would try to come to Russia and kill the Pakhan, because I am asking if you dream of me?
Pietra:
No.
Mikhail:
Do you think your father would kill you?
Pietra:
Maybe.
Mikhail:
Be honest.
Pietra:
No, but he’d punish me.
Mikhail:
You are too beautiful to be punished.
Pietra:
Then you should stop tormenting me.
Mikhail:
Is that what you truly want?
I stared at the cell phone screen. My response should be quick, objective and put an end to this confusion. If I never spoke to the head of the Russian mafia again, I could pretend nothing had happened and go back to my life without fear of being caught or punished for doing something wrong.
Pietra:
I want to see you again.
Mikhail:
So do I.
Pietra:
If my family suspects...
Mikhail:
The more you worry about it, the greater your guilt will seem.
Pietra:
How can I not seem guilty?
Mikhail:
Accept that you want me as much as I want you.