Exes. A Second Chance for Cinderella

2 hrs. 16 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Galina Koloskova

Narrator Irina Pav

Description

His ярко-blue, scorching-clear eyes pierce me with a cold mockery. My breath catches, as if every last bit of air has been knocked out of my chest. Reality wobbles; everything blurs, colors bleed into one another. I clutch the handle of the bucket just to keep from falling.

“Hi, Inna,” his voice sounds: low, steady, calm—yet with something metallic inside it. “I knew you were with your mother—in the city. I expected anything, but not that you’re washing floors now.”

He slowly drifts his gaze over me, over the wet floor, over the mop. The haughty, contemptuous expression on his face cuts even deeper than words.

“And what, your husband can’t support you and your daughter?” he tosses out with mock pity, from which the blood turns cold.

My throat tightens. I can’t force out a sound. Inside, everything tears with pain, shame—and… a treacherous, wild burst of joy. I still love him. I love this scoundrel who once broke my heart.