The Kremlin's Candidate (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #3)

by Jason Matthews

our country,

“Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak,”

wheel came off in Khartoum Station.” “Marty’s not coming?” said Nate, his stomach flipping.

in the

“What’s FIGJAM mean?” “Stands for ‘fuck I’m great, just ask me,’

She touched the top of his head. “This is the seventh chakra, the violet chakra, the crown, which brings bliss.” She leaned forward and kissed his forehead. “This is the sixth chakra, the indigo chakra, the brow, which controls intuition.” She kissed his eyelids. “The fifth, blue, the throat for healing.” She moved lower and nuzzled his throat with her lips. Jesus, she’s heading south, is there a Captain Picard chakra? “The fourth, green, the heart for love.” Grace unbuttoned his shirt and kissed his chest. “The third, yellow, the solar plexus for purpose.” Her lips grazed his stomach. “The second, orange, the spleen for desire.” She ran her fingers around his navel. Grace moved her hand between Nate’s legs and underneath his body, pressing up through his khakis on the fleshy pad of his perineal muscle. “The first, the root chakra, red, controlling passion,”