Lena's POV After a while, as his heartbeat against my ribs began to settle, I tried to push him away so I could look at his face. But Nikolai only tightened his hold, his strong arms wrapping around me like iron bands, trapping me against his chest."Why did you lie to me, Lena?" he whispered into the crook of my neck, his voice low, ragged, and raw with an edge of quiet fury. "Why did you lie?"He repeated the question like a mantra until he finally pulled back just enough to look down at me. The frustration in his dark eyes was stark, unshielded, and completely exposed. I opened my mouth to explain, to tell him about Irina, but before a single word could slip past my lips, he leaned down and sealed my mouth with his own.It wasn't a gentle kiss. It was bruising, desperate, and relentless, stealing the very air from my lungs until my vision blurred and I was clinging to his torn shirt just to stay upright. Just as I thought I would faint, he sank his teeth sharply into my bottom li
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