Allegra was staring distractedly outside one of her floor to ceiling windows when a swift knock came at her door. It sounded both brisk and unfamiliar, so when she called for them to enter, she was unsurprised to see a strange man opening the door. She rightly assumed this was the doctor Milena had sent for, but what did surprise her was seeing her soon to be husband striding in after him. She watched them in wary silence as they each moved antique chairs closer to her so her session could begin.
Anger flared in her chest at Vladislav’s forward behaviour. She knew that doctor-patient confidentiality existed, and yet he was counting on her so-called ‘good breeding’ to stop her from calling him out for his unnecessary presence. To calm herself down, she turned to look at the doctor, who she
