"As riveting as you must be, I will never touch you. Our union was the only way to keep the peace. That is all. We are a union. Nothing more," he stared deep into my eyes. His obsidian eyes sparkled with certainty. His voice was rich with command. Anyone else would have cowered down to his feet. "We are a union. A union of peace. Nothing between us will be as hostile as this conversation was. I may be bound to you Romanov Soros. But I. Will. Never. Be. Second. Best."