Novels by JIF LEW

NikolaiI dutifully stayed there, nuzzling her and allowing her the space she needed to get it all out of her system. It took a good long while before her cries died down. I felt the exhaustion wash over her like a tidal wave and smelt the adrenaline crash. Her body slowly went limp as she drifted off into an exhausted slumber, leaning on the tub for support.I would wake her at some point, however right now all she needed was the chance to allow her mind to calm down and heal, and to help move past whatever demons were riding her hard. Only time could allow that to happen. And sleep would be more beneficial than anything else right now. I was afraid if I woke her up and tried to get her to bed, she would remain awake and allow her mind to continue to spiral.Shifting my body ever so carefully, I started softly licking at the open wounds that were still seeping on her thighs. The taste of her on my tongue was euphoric and made me w

*Trigger warning: This chapter contains a self harm scene. Readers be advised.*NikolaiI walked my Escalade, unsure if Yen would watch me or not.Aaron had been hiding in the far back of the vehicle so he could drive away and make it look like I had left, while I raced time to get back inside before Yen freaked out. It was hard playing both parts of a supportive baby daddy and a loyal wolf dog to the same woman.I also had Dimitri on standby. Due to his relation to me, we had similar colorings and he could pass off as Ragnar in a pinch if Yen had asked me to stay.All these necessary precautions taken because I had to keep Yen as far out of reach of the immortal world as possible. Plus, we weren’t ready for that revelation in our relationship yet.At least it was quiet out on the town tonight. The few wolves I had scouring the streets hadn’t reported anything being out of the ordin

YenniferThe cogs in Ron’s mind turned before they clicked. “You’re the one-night stand? The other possible baby daddy?” He sounded incredulous, as if he couldn’t believe it.“Yes.” Was Nikolai’s rather aggressive, one word response.A multitude of emotions ran across Ron’s face before he turned up his nose, as he usually did when he was beat in an argument, and slammed his indifferent mask in place. Glowering past Nikolai to me he opened his mouth to speak. Before any words could come out, Nikolai moved so Ron’s view of me was blocked. “If you have something to say, you say it to me.”The threat was there, and while I should have been turned off by it, I wasn’t.Ron seemed to chew on his words before saying, “I’ll call you later, Yen.” And with that, he stalked off, got into his vehicle and sped away.There was a moment where Nikolai kept his back turned to me after Ron had taken off and I couldn’t help but wonder if he was contemplating his life’s choices. Seeing as how trouble kept

Yennifer“Yen, get back inside!” Ron ordered, following me out.“Leave me alone!” I threw back over my shoulder, marching away.“You are insufferable, woman! Do you know how embarrassed and ashamed I am right now because of you?”I tried not to let his words affect me, but they were starting to wear me down.Was I the problem?“I bought you a beautiful dress, took you out to a fantastic upscale restaurant, and this is how you repay me!? By throwing a temper tantrum over the food?”“It’s not the food that is the issue!” I snapped back, spinning around to face him. The audacity of this man!“It absolutely is!” He snapped back. “I was thinking about you and the child! You have to think about what you eat, Yen. From now until you give birth! You have to be healthy and strong for our child! And everyone in their right mind can take one look at you and know you aren’t healthy. Look at you!” he exclaimed, his gaze moving down my body almost in disgust. “You’re fat Yen. You aren’t eating righ

NikolaiI wasn’t all that enthusiastic about Yen going out on a date with her ex.The man had broken her in more ways than she was willing to admit to. And, while he did have an eye for fashion, I could tell the dress wasn’t something Yen would have picked out for herself. Yes, she looked stunning in that dress, however Ron should have taken her preferences into account. He knew she wouldn’t feel comfortable in that dress. He knew she would feel far more vulnerable too, which was probably part of his scheme.I anxiously waited at the door for several minutes, trying to decide on what I should do before I made the rash decision to follow them. I needed eyes on her to know she was okay. I just had this gut feeling Ron was up to something.YenniferThe first few minutes of the ride started out well. We made idle chit-chat before the awkward silence descended on us after we ran out of ‘safe’ topics to talk about.Thankfully, Ron turned on some music.I was thankful when we arrived at the

Yennifer“So what’s the history between you and Nikolai?” I asked Pete the next day at lunch.His face pinched sourly. “Not much. Just acquaintances.” Was his short, and annoying reply.I wasn’t satisfied with that answer and knew there was more. Though, I wasn’t sure if prying was the right thing to do. So I decided to go with a different question. “Do I have to worry about him hurting me?”“No. Not intentionally,” Pete grumbled.“Why do you dislike him so much?”Pete sighed loudly, as if he was frustrated by this conversation, and pushed his half eaten food away. I wanted to feel bad, but I wanted to know what the beef was between these two more. It wouldn’t do for a best friend of mine to clash with a potential love interest.He leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms and held my gaze as he contemplated his answer. “The best way I can describe it is: we are from different sides of the track.”“And who’s from the wrong side?” I teased, though genuinely curious.“That depends on w