14. The sanity of her madness. Katarina. Boris Romanova is a serious man, with a strong temperament and a stoic expression. Rather than lust, his face shows me nothing. He has a way of looking at others as if they are all s**t on his shoe and his false gallantry only makes me nauseous. Demyan stands beside me as Boris takes my hand and gives me a disgusting kiss on the back. I struggle for composure, my back steady as a board, and smile as simply as I can. Like a doll with no personality, just the way they want me. Submission, that's what Demyan asked of me. Fine. I'll let him win the battle this time. Although inside I feel like I'm about to explode like the biggest grenade. "Katarina Ivanov, nice to meet you" I say in a soft, light voice, looking straight into his black eye