"Lily! Put the shoe down! It...it cost more than you did! LILY!"

Sergei snorted with laughter behind her as she chased the pup through the penthouse, the matching silver stiletto to the one in the dogs mouth in her hand. He set her dinner in the kitchen and then crossed his arms over his chest, brows arching into his hair as she broke into a string of Russian curses that surprised him.

Hands on her hips, she whirled indignantly as his laughter rang out again, watching Lily race by just out of her reach. "Sergei! You are not helping! At least close-"

Throwing her hands up in the air with exasperation, she stalked over to her purse on the nearby table and fished out her cell phone. Her expression changed when she saw the caller ID and answered quickly, breathless from the chase. "Aleksanderr! I didn't think I'd hear from you tonight...I don't suppose you want to come convince Lily to give me my shoe back?"