The Runaway & The Russian (The Runaway Trilogy Book 1) by Helen Bright

Author:Helen Bright [Bright, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912426003
Published: 2017-09-18T05:00:00+00:00

18

Tess

Coming in to land wasn’t as bad as I had imagined it would be. Maybe it was because Kolya held my hand the whole time, or it could have been because I was taking in the sight of his home for the first time.

His house seemed to be in the middle of nowhere; all I could see surrounding it were fields. The façade of his home was an old, stone-built manor house, but as we had neared the helipad I could see that the house had a new-looking addition spanning the back of the property to make a square. In the middle of that square was a swimming pool and what looked like a basketball court.

“Welcome home,” Kolya said while carefully unfastening the safety belt. I must have looked a little worried at his words as he quickly added, “This will be your home for as long as you want or need it, malyutka, and everyone here will make sure you are safe and well cared for.”

Nate helped me down from out of the helicopter, leading me quickly into the back of the house. We walked through a small, sparsely furnished room, into a large modern kitchen with a huge dining table that was set with plates of buffet-style food. A pretty woman with short grey hair stepped away from the table and approached me.

“Hello, you must be Tess. I would hug you or shake your hand but I don’t want to hurt you, and I bet your injury is aching a little more after your journey. My name is Nancy, but you can call me Nan, all this lot do,” she said, as Nate bent forward and kissed her on the side of her cheek.

“I’m Kolya’s housekeeper, and my husband, Jack, is the groundsman,” Nan informed me, pointing to a man who was approaching us. Jack had no qualms about taking my hand and shaking it.

“Pleased to meet you, Tess,” he said with a beaming smile. Both Nan and he looked to be in their early sixties, and I immediately felt at ease with both of them.

“I’ll show you to your room and when you’re ready you can come and get something to eat. I wouldn’t leave it too long though, as these men are always hungry, and Ivan seems to eat for three,” Nan said with a giggle, and I laughed along with her.

“How long have you worked for Kolya?” I asked as she led me down a hallway.

“I was brought in when James was born. I wasn’t a nanny as such—his mother was very hands-on and wanted to be a full-time mum. They had staff already, so I was just someone extra to help out when needed. My husband had come to work for Kolya when he’d left the army, so I knew the family anyway. My son had cystic fibrosis and passed away after a severe bout of pneumonia when he was twelve, so being around James was like a balm to my heart and soul. I like to think I was the same for him when his mother died.

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