Nikolai‘s POV As I sat there, hearing Lola talk to me and maybe convince me in her own way, I held the cup of tea she had handed me, and all of a sudden the room seemed to warp and twist around me. My vision began to blur and the air grew thick with every passing minute, with a worrisome tension. Something was horribly wrong, so wrong and I felt it deep in my gut. I tried to move, stand up and just walk outside, but I couldn't. This was no ordinary tea. And what I was feeling was not ordinary either. She was looking at me now, the thin cloak she had over her body gave way and fell to the floor around her. I knew what was happening, and to think my body was wanting it was a risk! I should have known! I should have known not to trust any female! I should have known she was desperate enoug