Anna

[NIKOLAI'S POV]

I always kept my guard up.

Since the day I was born, I've got a sixth sense for danger. I was hyper-aware of everything around me.

As I grew older, I trained harder to hone my senses and stay at alert.

I could smell trouble a mile away. I could tell when someone's about to take a shot at me.

Shockingly, I could even dodge bullets if I have to.

Kwame once joked that I've got Spider-senses.

Bullshit. I trained my butt off to never loose my guard.

In this shady business, you create tons of enemies, and those enemies are always trying to kill you when they got the chance.

That is why I'm always on my guard. But whenever I'm with Hazel, I let my guard down.

I let my guard down around her because I wanted her to be my end. She's the only person I'll permit to take my life.

I misjudged Hazel. It appears she wasn't so weak after all. She could still be a lioness in a kitten's form.

After successfully stopping the bleeding, the nurse started stitching up my wound.

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