After a mission that interrupted his retirement, former spy Alexei Bukharin has to head home, to the country he defected from, because his mother may be dying. He knows he should go, but his relationship with his mother has always been strained. He could never find the courage to ask her why, but if he’s ever going to find out, the time is now.

“Old Love Does Not Rust” is a Kindle Vella story available HERE.