A Thorn in the Major's Heart

The senior operative was catching a night butterfly, but instead he caught me—later he’ll call me a thorn in his heart.

Our family business is threatened with closure, and Mom asks help from her former classmate.

And who could have thought that it would turn out to be… the very one.

Major Shubin—who promised not only to protect me, but also to warm me in the cold autumn…