All Chapters of SHADOW AND BLOOD: THE PRICE OF LOVING YOU : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

NICK WALKER ©For the entire day at school after I broke down, Avery didn't bring up the matter.Or maybe she just didn't want to talk about it yet.I felt embarrassed after everything happened. It had been a long time since something like that happened.The last time was when I searched for my mum after she left Mira with me and left.“Let's go out this weekend,” Avery said, pulling me out of my thoughts.I turned to her.“Go out?” I asked and she nodded.“Yeah. Mira, you, and I,” she said as she opened the door to the house.“Well… the semester exams are coming, and we need to prepare for them,” I reminded her.She groaned.“Boring. That's exactly why people call you a nerd,” she said before walking inside.We met Mira working on her assignments when we entered.“Mira, what do you think about going out this weekend?” Avery asked as she sat beside her on the floorboard.“Going out?” she asked, looking up at me.“With Nick too?” she added and Avery nodded.I dropped my bag on the couc

LORENZO GRAYSON\ VADIM KERZHAKOV ©Nick held my shirt tighter, like he wasn't ready to let me go.And maybe that was the problem.Yes. I was making a mistake. And that mistake involved Nick.I was risking him again. I had put my own feelings before his safety.I slowly pulled away from the kiss and looked at his face.What the fuck was I doing?This wasn't right.A professor getting involved with his student wasn't something that should happen. It was something no one could know about, especially not my father.I was putting Nick at risk. He doesn't even know who I truly was.And if one day he found out my real identity, what would happen?What if I lost him?“Enzo.”He reached out to hold me, but I quickly moved away.“No... no, we can't… we can't do this,” I said.I didn't know what I was doing.Why on earth was I kissing him?I let out a breath and ran my hands through my hair.I was so stupid.I escaped from my father in Russia after he released me. I knew he would make me go thr

LORENZO GRAYSON\ VADIM KERZHAKOV ©Nick held my coat as I led him out of the room. I gently took his injured hand in mine as we walked downstairs.“What happened up there? Is he okay?” Kyle asked as he walked over to us.“Yes, sir. I'm fine,” Nick replied, quickly pulling his hand away from mine. He winced the moment he did.“How did you hurt your hand?” Kyle asked, noticing the injury.I sighed and took his hand into mine again.“I need a first aid kit,” I said to Kyle.Kyle looked at me for a moment before giving a small nod.We followed him to his office, where he placed the first aid kit on the table.“I've got some business to take care of in the club. I'll check on you later,” Kyle said.I nodded, and he left the room.“I need to check if there are any glass shards in them,” I told Nick.He stayed quiet and just stared at me.I opened the first aid kit and took out the cotton wool and tweezers before carefully removing the pieces of glass.He winced and bit his lip as I gently r

NICK WALKER ©I didn't go to work today. I took the day off because of the outing.Everyone got home exhausted, and Avery's driver came to pick her up a few minutes later.That left only Mira and me in the house.“I hope you're studying for your exams too?” I asked as I stepped out of the bathroom.“Of course. I have to work hard so I can get a scholarship to a good high school,” she replied.I chuckled and bent down to ruffle her hair.“It doesn't matter. You don't have to work so hard just to get a scholarship. When you get to high school, I'll take care of the school bills,” I told her.She frowned and folded her arms.“No. I want to work hard and be like you,” she said.I smiled and nodded.“Then you have to take your studies seriously and stop arguing so much with your elders,” I said as I walked over to the bed.“But Avery isn't an adult. She's your age mate,” Mira said as she climbed onto the bed beside me.“She is. She's older than you,” I replied.“Was Avery talking about Enz

LORENZO GRAYSON\ VADIM KERZHAKOV ©This morning didn't go the way I planned. I had wanted to go to college with Nick.Instead, Alina called and asked me to pick her up.“You don't mind that I asked you to take me to college?” she asked.“Not at all,” I replied.“I already told Papa about you,” Alina said.I glanced at her before looking back at the road.“He's now curious about you, Enzo.”I let out a quiet chuckle.Just then, a message from Nick popped up on my phone, which clipped onto the blades of the car's air vent. “You really seem close to that kid. What's going on between the two of you?” Alina asked.“I like him,” I replied simply.She nodded at first, then slowly turned to look at me.“You don't mean that kind of like... do you?” she asked.I stayed silent.She let out a quiet scoff, clearly unable to believe it.“What on earth are you thinking?” she asked.What was I thinking?I liked Nick Walker.Somehow, our lives had become tangled from the very first day, and neither o