LOGIN_Aurora’s POV_ I stared at the ringing phone in my hands, my heart racing so hard I thought it was going to burst open .Why was he calling now? Of all times? It had been so long, I even changed my number, how does he keep getting them. I let out a deep breath as I ran my hand through my hair, trying to calm myself. It’s okay, Aurora.It’s okay. But nothing felt okay. When the phone rang for what seemed to be the tenth time, I decided to pick it. My hand shook as I brought the phone to my ears, my judgement telling me I was making a mistake. “Aurora..” he breathed the moment tje phone touched my ears. My heart instantly slammed in my chest and I shut my eyes tightly. It has been so long since I heard that voice. And he still caused the same reaction as the last time.“Baby. Where are you? Just tell me and I’d come get you.” He said, and I forced myself to swallow. It wasn’t fair. This wasn’t fair at all. How could he come here hust like this, after everything he put me thro
_Nikolai’s POV_Aurora was terrible at hiding things.I had known that for weeks now.The woman thought she was subtle. She genuinely believed she could disguise every emotion behind sarcasm, dramatic eye rolls, and the occasional insult thrown in my direction.The problem was that she was expressive.Painfully expressive.Everything she felt appeared on her face before she could stop it.Which was exactly why I knew something was wrong the moment I walked into the living room that morning.She kept trying to be subtle with her stares, but she was failing terribly. After one last sneaky look at me, I decided to do something. While she had her eyes glued to her screen, forcing herself to focus, I closed the distance between us. My feet moved as I walked silently, leaning against the table towards her. And I waited.Waited as she forced her fingers to move across the keyboard. Waited as her brows furrowed in confusion and her nose scrunched up. Her expressions were my favourite thi
MAurora’s POVAvoiding someone should not be this difficult.Especially when that someone lived in a different part of your apartment.Unfortunately, the universe clearly hated me. Because no matter where I went, somehow Nikolai existed there too.Kitchen? Nikolai. Living room? Nikolai.Hallway?Also Nikolai.At this point I was beginning to suspect he was spawning randomly throughout the apartment.I sat at the dining table with my laptop open in front of me, pretending to look for jobs.Pretending being the important word.Because I had spent the last ten minutes reading the same sentence over and over again.My brain wasn’t processing a single thing.Every thought kept circling back to last night.The kitchen. The feeling of his mouth on mine, his rough hands roaming all over my body. The way I had kissed him back.Heat immediately crawled up my neck and I almost screamed in response. Nope. Absolutely not.I forced my attention back to the laptop, trying to get something done.
_Aurora’s POV_ I stood there frozen for a while, his lips moving against mine. Nikolai pressed his lips harder against mine as he pulled my flushed body harder against his chest, his arms wrapping around me. For a moment, I failed to create any coherent thought. My heart thumped hard against my chest as my eyes widened. What was happening? What was happening?Nikolai was kissing me, Thats what was happening. He was kissing me while he was drunk. Should I stop this? Should I go ahead? I couldn’t decide as my fingers tightened by my sides, his arms wrapped against my side.I couldn't forget that he was drunk and that was the only reason he was doing this. This was a mistake. I knew it was a mistake. The rational part of my brain was practically screaming at me to stop.Tomorrow he might not even remember this.Tomorrow he might look at me and regret everything.So why couldn’t I make myself walk away?Why did my heart feel like it had been waiting for this?But the harder I pre
_Aurora’s POV_My towel landed on the floor beside me with a soft thud and my eyes widened in shock. For a second, my brain stopped functioning. Did that just-Am I-I could barely form a words as I stood frozen naked.Nikolai had his eyes pinned on my face, and slowly, his fingers left my wrist. “Do you want me to pick it up?” He asked, his eyes still on me. Nikolai never wandered further down my neck, and that made me feel better than I already dod. Heat rushed through my entire body so fast that I thought I might actually burst into flames.This could not be happening.Not to me. And God, not with him.Slowly, I lifted my gaze.Nikolai’s eyes searched my own, and I swallowed hard.They didn’t go lower, he didn’t even glance at my body. Oddly enough, that made everything worse.Because now I was painfully aware that he was deliberately trying not to look.“Do you want me to pick it up?” he repeated quietly and my eyes immediately darted toward the towel lying on the floor.“Oh
_Aurora’s POV_The moment Elena announced she was taking over our bathroom for what she called a “self-care emergency,” I immediately regretted every life decision that had brought me to Russia.Especially the one that involved living with two insufferable siblings.“Use the other bathroom,” Elena had said before she gently closed the door, remining me that I was only a few seconds later than shr was. God.How did I get here?I slowly made my way to the other bathroom, one I was vertain the Rwo men in the house used frequently. “Where is Nikolai?” I asked Alexei who was watching me walk to the bathroom. The man shrugged his shoulders, a mischievous sparkle in his eyes as he grinned. “Are you sure you don’t want me in there with you?” He asked and I turned to glare at him. Ever since he got here, it’s been one suggestive remark after the other. When he raised his hands in mock surrender, I stepped into the bathroom, slamming the door shut. The shower had helped. For twenty minut







