Lila POVNico brushed my hair gently over my shoulder, his fingers lingering for a second longer than necessary, as if grounding himself. Then his hand slid beneath my chin, firm but not rough, lifting my face until my eyes were forced to meet his.“What was he talking about, little pet?” His voice was low, dangerous in a quiet way. “What did he want to tell me?”My heart stuttered painfully against my ribs, like it was trying to escape the cage of my chest. He could never know.Nico could never know what really happened at the club. That truth was too ugly, too heavy, too destructive. It would shatter everything we had barely managed to hold together.That secret would die with Nikolai.I turned my gaze slightly, my eyes landing on Nikolai’s broken body, his face was barely recognizable, twisted and ruined, blood still dripping in thick, dark clots that stained the floor beneath him. The sight should have made me feel something fear, disgust, maybe even satisfaction but all I felt wa
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