LOGINThis book is officially over. I can't believe I finished it. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I did at some point, but for some reason, I always found the energy to push through. I want to thank everyone who gave this book a chance. Without you, this book wouldn't be as successful as it
“Nikolai, I- ouch” She takes a step towards me and then stops, her face twisting into a grimace. I'm at her side in an instant, my hands around her shoulder, steadying her, “What's wrong?” I ask, my gaze scanning her carefully. My eyes land on the thin ragged line on her knee. The edges are raw, a
To be honest I wouldn't blame her if she did. She’d just seen me torture information out of a man. A man who deserves every bit of pain I dished out to him and more but still. Ava wasn’t used to this. She wasn’t used to seeing other people suffer. I was. I thought I could shield her from the darknes
Nikolai There's a solid second that follows after I see her, where the two of us just stare at each other, neither one of us willing to break contact first. Fuck. She wasn't supposed to be here. How the hell did she even find this place? "Ava, wait," Her eyes widened, a flicker of panic cross
I don’t. My pulse dips, and my heart rate spikes. The passageway is dark and the light seeping in from the library barely serves as an adequate lighting source. I whip out my phone and turn on the flashlight, barely containing the scream that threatens to erupt from my throat, when I see a roach s
The drawing is far from perfect, but it's perfect enough to make Kira smile, and that's enough for me. “Do you think Papa will like it?” I smile softly, brushing a strand of her dark hair away from her face. "I think your papa will love it.” Kira's smile brightens even more. The door to the
"What is it?" I ask my husband who simply shrugs and asks me to take a look for myself. With a simple drag, the white fabric falls and the painting underneath stops me dead in my tracks because this isn't just any other painting. "It's my painting." the words leave me in a whisper. My painting I
When we reach the middle of the heart petals, we stop, and Nikolai faces me. "What is all of this for?" "A celebration." I tilt my head, eyebrows arching. “A celebration?” I laugh, still not understanding what we are supposed to be celebrating. He nods once, his expression unreadable but his eye
Ava Our date is at the Azure Reserve as I'd suspected. Nikolai insists on driving today, which is rather nice if I'm being honest. Especially because I had the opportunity to give him several eyefuls of my bare skin every time we hit a speed bump. Unfortunately, he barely takes my offer. When w
Hi readers 👋🏾 I understand there's been confusion on where Marcus was shot and that was completely my fault. Him being shot in the head was part of an earlier draft and I forgot to edit it out before I published the chapter. As of now I've edited it out (So no, you're not going crazy if you can'







