(Author’s POV)
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Nikolai helped Ashley to fix her dress that was exposing part of her breast. All the while, Ashley was holding her breath seeing how close he was seated next to her. She could even feel his breath on her cheeks.
Something she came to like lately. His warmth close to her made her feel safe.
She was moved by his gestures to make her presentable. Fixing her dress, her hair and even wipe the lipstick stain on her cheeks after the passionate kisses they had.
He was a true gentleman to her, unlike how others had described him to be like a monster who had killed many for wars he fought for many years. A war that Ashley knew, her grandmother as a Queen, could have prevented it. Many deaths could have been avoided.
Despite their age difference of close to ten years, Ashley di
