A brief moment of silence passed as we processed what was now our reality. And then suddenly, Nik's eyes turned sharper. "I need you to stay here, Avalyn. You're fragile right now, and your body needs to rest and recover," he said it as a command mixed with a plea. "The condition outside is not... it's bad, Ava."
Avalyn"You'll be sunburnt. Let me put sunscreen on your back." Nik pulled the strings of my bikini, making it fall open and then rubbed the cream all over my back. I was lying on the beach chair, getting the tan in on my back.
NikolaiI slammed her against the wall and kissed her lips hungrily.
NikolaiWe went back to the palace after that.
Nikolai"Now there is only one thing remaining." Mom announced and then looked at Faelern. "Can you summon Gabriel?"
NikolaiI tasted the salty taste of tears before I felt something soft of my lips. A kiss. A kiss of life.
DimitriThe second Nikolai was shot, chaos erupted. I pulled over the car and jumped out, running towards where the bullet came from.