Chapter 33

Kiara:

I held on the blanket. My back to Nikolay as I laid on bed, pretending to be asleep.

Nikolay raised himself and put his hand on my bare arm. I was wearing a crop top and pajama shorts. He ran his finger on it softly before leaning down and kissing my shoulder “I know that you’re awake princess”

I didn’t answer, my mind racing with what I heard Claudia say. My father wed me to a man wanting to ruin both my and his life, he really wanted me to betray the man I married despite threatening me to kill mother if I did anything that would ruin the peace treaty between the Brook and the Ivanov family. Mum’s life was on the line, but he expected me to go mad and try and betray my husband, negotiate with him against Nikolay. Then there was Grace who initially wanted to kill me. Claudia who was spying on me. What the hell was I living?

“Baby girl” Nikolay said trying to turn me around, but I tensed not wanting to face