It was our first night as man and wife, and we both had more important things on our minds. Bad news could wait until in the morning.Some people might...think that married sex isn't all that exciting, or that sex at grandma's house while grandma sleeps in the next room might be a little inhibited, but Isidora wasn't one of those people. We didn't sleep much that first night of our marriage.Next morning wasn't any calmer, but it was nowhere near as pleasant. I waited until breakfast to broach the. I didn’t realize that it was them, of course. I thought it was her idea. It’s only in hindsight that I can see how everything was orchestrated. She started to show up with models and movie stars at Hollywood premieres and fashion shows. She started to accept country awards via video instead of in person. She used to show up on every chart countdown show at least once a year and she came off as really ... friendly and funny. Then she stopped doing those altogether. Rumors started that she was. So, when one of the catering staff walked past with a tray full of drinks and the client Nina was talking to took a glass, so Nina forgot the instructions and took another glass as well.It didn’t take long for Nina to forget herself as she always did when she drank too much. Too much for her being only two or three glasses of wine and not the five that she drank before the incident.Nina was happily chatting to one of the clients and turned to point out something specific on one of the displays. .. He's the Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy. He's as junior as it gets in President Ignatov's cabinet.”“Well, the rest of the cabinet and the president just resigned,” I said. “He just got promoted. Who is he? What's he like?”“He's a man of focus,” a deep voice said.I whirled around to see a tall, black-haired man in a dark suit enter. He stood with powerful, regal bearing, his cheekbones prominent. If I was into men, I would find him handsome. He had a smile that reminded me of.