Innocence as a Gift

My mom’s friend became very well-off and invited me to Moscow. “Sweetheart, stay with me while you get on your feet,” she said when she met me at the station. From the province straight to a palace. How’s that? But her intentions weren’t nearly so kind… Business comes first. For the sake of sealing a deal with one of the most influential people in the country, all she needs is to slip him a little thing—the daughter of her school friend. Doesn’t that sound right?