NÌKOLAI’S POV
The days have been long since the meeting. I can’t seem to get Valentina out of my head. She is all I can think about and it’s starting to drive me crazy.
Maybe it’s the guilt I’m feeling.
I never have guilt, but I can’t seem to shake this guilty feeling I have. I f****d up and now whatever conscience I have left is eating away at me.
My intention wasn’t to lie to her. I mean I did want to explore this connection we have. I did intend to have some kind of relationship with her. I mean she is all I can think about, of course I wanted to keep her close.
I just couldn’t help but defend myself when her grandfather came at me. Getting involved with her was a mistake. She knew that and I knew that. We came from different families and it wouldn’t necessarily benefit us if
