Public Flames

As Nikolai and Odette process the shattering revelation that his most trusted advisor Sergei is the traitor selling them to Finn, they attend a lavish charity gala to project unbreakable unity and narrow the betrayal's full scope. Their public performance as devoted husband and wife ignites real feelings amid charged touches and an explicit stolen encounter, until an Irish operative corners Odette with a deadly offer of permanent extraction from the contract.