Chapter 49

•Evangeline•

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The sound of Grace's footsteps became closer and closer. I started to panic, my palms turned sweaty as I looked between the door and Nikolai's feral eyes.

I was sitting on the countertop, and Nikolai was standing between my parted legs with his hand on my hair and neck. And his wife-to-be was right outside of the kitchen door.

"Stop right where you are, Grace, do not take another step" Nikolai ordered, and the footsteps stopped almost instantly.

I sucked in a breath, Nikolai's eyes were trained on me. His eyes narrowed from the edges as rage flashed through. My heartbeat accelerated, and my breathing became shallow.

"Grace, if I told you to never fucking speak again, would you do it?" he asked her while his eyes were burning my skin, his hands were holding me taut.

"I would..." came her light voice from right outside the door.

"If I asked you to strip naked right the fuck now, would you do it?"

"Yes..." her voice was absolute like she had no doubt or hesitat