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Nikita:Never in my life did I feel as foolish as I did today. But the image refused to leave my mind. The way that she walked back to the kitchen with her blouse wrinkled, her cheeks flushed and her smile…It was a smile that I wanted to punch out of her face because she did not even deserve that smile. She did not deserve to be with him. Then the words that she had spoken, in a way that she believed she deserved it.“At least I know that he is satisfied.”I pretended that it did not hurt as I walked out of the kitchen. I loved Dimitri Volkov for years. And yet, not once did he look at me the way that he was looking at so many others. He touched maids. He looked at Alina differently. He even wanted her when she made it clear that she did not want him.And yet when it was me. It was nothing. He felt nothing. So I knew that I needed to walk away before anyone noticed how badly my heart was breaking.I always hoped that he would finally see me. Instead, every year that passed proved the

Dimitri:“Mikhail.” I called, keeping my voice leveled as I looked at the man. Because right now, despite everything, the last thing that I needed was for my mate to be nervous, especially given the fact that it was her father who was standing against me.The man was an idiot, that was for sure. But I did not want her to be more concerned than she should be.“Yes, Alpha?” Mikhail said.“Get every warrior to the western border.” I said calmly. “And make sure that the message is delivered. If he wants to fight and if he is willing for that, then he is going to need to understand that I'm not going to step back.”“Dimitri…” Alina tried, but I raised my hand, stopping her. She looked down at her feet for heart racing against her ribcage and I could tell that this was not a situation that she wanted to be in.“The men are already moving, and the warriors are ready in stance, wanting to station themselves.” Mikhail said, and I nodded.“Good.” I said, crossing my arms over my chest before I

Dimitri:I slowly turned back toward Ivan Morozov after Alina stepped back with Mikhail before raising an eyebrow. The fucker was glaring after his daughter, clearly not expecting the reaction that she had.“She'll regret this,” he spat. “She is going to come crawling back when she has nowhere else to go… she fucking belongs to…” I crossed the distance between us before he could blink, and my hand wrapped around his throat before he could say a word.The impact of my grip forced him backward until his feet left the ground. Gasps filled the scene from the rogues, and I could tell that they didn’t expect to see that the man they were following easily caught in my hand as if he was nothing but a pawn for me to play with.I lifted him effortlessly and his eyes widened in surprise. “You...” he choked. “How could you?”I leaned closer. “You should be thankful for your daughter. She is the only reason that your head remains touched to your shoulders. Because if she had not stood between us, i

Dimitri:“Alina, I want to ask you something, but I want you to be honest with me.” She looked at me, raising an eyebrow. The two of us sat on the couch with her head laying on my chest. I had my arm wrapped around her waist. “When you told your father that you were choosing me. Did you really mean it or was it the heat of the moment?”“Why would you think that it was the heat of the moment?” She asked, looking at me.“I don't know. I want to hear from you when we are in private. With everything that went wrong, I just want to be sure that you are not regretting making this choice.” I said, running my hand over her arm.“I chose you because I wanted to.” She said gently. “And regardless of the circumstance, I would still make the choice again. Yes, I did say that I did not want to be with you… I also said that I did not want anything to do with you. But the second I saw her, Meghan, walking out of your office the way that she did, I realized that I can't just let you go. It pained me m

Dimitri:The corridor was unusually quiet. And the silence of the evening finally took over after a long day with everything that had happened.The hall was mostly clear at this time of evening. It was only the guards posted throughout the state and the occasional maid carrying fresh linen towards the servants’ wing that moved at this time.I planned to go and check on Alina not because I wanted to disturb her… no. I was with her throughout the day and holding her in my arms just kept playing in my mind.I just wanted something to try. That she had finally gone to bed, that she rested, and that she still carried the same smile that she did when she left. The way I held her, the way she allowed me and melted in my embrace just kept playing in my mind. And I wanted nothing more than to kiss her.As I approached her room, the door opened, and I watched as Nikita stepped out. She froze the second that she saw me, and I could have sworn that she was surprised to see me.“Alpha.” She said as