NIKOLAI
How did they betray her?
I wanted to ask, but I knew it wasn't the right time to ask such a question. She was too emotional. And her sadness weighed down on the mating bond. I wish I could just take away all of her pain.
But I couldn't. I hadn't marked her, so she wasn't completely mine yet, making the mating bond really fragile.
Besides, she had been so close to rejecting me, which had equally weighed down on it.
A knock sounded on the door, just before it opened to reveal my brother, Justin.
"Hey..." he said to me, closing the door, then turned to Sasha. "You must me Sasha!" his eyes widened as he barrelled towards us. I knew my brother and what he wanted to do, so I pulled away from her, just before he swept her off her feet in a hug.
Sasha, who looked confused, looked a
