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Before Theodore

Penulis: Liora
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-19 23:29:30

POV: Noah

The problem with Nikolai was that he treated every decision like it had already been made. It didn’t matter what you wanted or what excuses you offered. Once he decided something was happening, your opinion became nothing more than background noise. That was exactly why I wasn’t surprised when he showed up outside the arena after practice and stole my car keys without warning.

“What the hell?” I snapped.

Nikolai pocketed them smoothly. “We’re going out.”

I stared at him. “No.”

“Yes.”

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