Liyah's POVI jumped up from my bed as soon as my alarm rang. I had been awake for about an hour already and was just waiting patiently for an excuse to get out of bed. The possibility that I might have a wolf was enough to keep me permanently excited. As soon as I was done getting ready for the day, I unzipped the suitcase Margaret had gotten me to find something suitable to wear. I paused in the middle of ransacking the suitcase. What was I even supposed to wear for a session on self-defence? I've never had any sort of training, so what? I thought of asking Margaret for help but it was too early to go see her, so I decided on a pair of stretchy jeans, a tank top, and sneakers.When I felt ready, I tied my hair to the back and made my way to the training ground. He had told me to be there by 7am and I was already ten minutes late. I couldn't help but feel very nervous.I immediately saw him unpacking some equipment from a bag when I arrived. Watching him made me realize what training
Nikolai's POVI was at the training ground earlier than the last time. After I had spent about twenty minutes and there was still no sign of Liyah, I began to wonder if she would come today. I wouldn't be surprised if she eventually didn't, I would understand why. She was still trying to heal, and if being around me was getting in the way of that then it was probably best to stay away. As I lowered myself onto a large log of wood, my thoughts drifted to the events of yesterday. It was shocking to see her lash out the way she did. And one thing I was completely sure of was that, as I watched her chide me and put me in my place yesterday, I knew that I never wanted her to let anyone push her around the way I had.And she left me in shock everytime we spoke. After everything I had done, she still wanted me to realize that it all hadn't been entirely my fault. What person on earth would do that? Who would apologize to you for your pain after you hurt them over and over again? She was suc
Nikolai's POVI tried not to feel impatient as I waited for them to arrive. It had been nearly ten minutes since I summoned them but still there was no sign of them. I began to wonder if I was actually impatient or just nervous.Over the past few days, I had seen Drew give me questioning glances whenever he saw me training Liyah, but he never asked about it. I always knew that things weren't perfect with my pack, but I never truly got past my anger enough to see just how bad I had been neglecting them, especially Annalise and Drew. They were more than just my pack members. They were my friends...my family. I already knew they had been hurting, but I never cared. I was just too invested on getting my revenge. Now that everything had turned out the way it did, I began to see just how deep the wound was. I was distracted by the sound of my bedroom door opening. Drew walked in, Annie right behind him. They bowed shortly before facing me. "You wanted to see us?" Drew queried, his voice
Nikolai's POVAs soon as the conference meeting ended, I quickly turned off the computer and tugged on the combat boots that were already laid out in front of my bed. As soon as I was done throwing my clothes on, I walked down to the training ground as quickly as I could. I sighted her as soon as I approached, seated comfortably astride a log of wood. I felt the duffel bag I had come with slip from my fingers as I tried my hardest not to gape at her. When she stood to face me, my lungs emptied of all the air intact. She had complained about the jeans and T-shirt she wore slowing her down, so I had asked her to see Annalise for a change of outfits. She needed to be as comfortable as possible in order to get to her full potential. But I definitely hadn't been expecting this. She was clad in a stretchy, black leather bodysuit; completing the attire with a pair of black boots, and her hair tied up in a ponytail. Dressed like this she looked... tough, and absolutely breathtaking. Remindi
Liyah's POVThe smile dropped from my face as soon as I was safe inside my room. My hands slowly came up to clutch my shoulders as the memory of the last ten minutes started to replay in my head.What the hell just happened?I wondered if I had only be dreaming or if I actually caught Nikolai studying my face... staring at me, actually. If I didn't know better I would've said he was checking me out. And I was so clumsy and awkward as as usual that I hadn't realized we stood that close when I looked up. I felt myself reeling when I realized that it would take just one small motion to have our lips touching. For some reason, the memory of the time when we had kissed at one of his business events came to mind, and my heart began to thump louder in my chest. I couldn't understand the way I had felt. It was both annoying and confusing. When I saw his gaze move to my lips, I couldn't understand the goosebumps that quickly formed on my skin. Instead of the usual fear and anxiety I had alwa
Liyah's POVAlthough Eve had requested to have more adults at her party for the adorable reason that they were "much better conversation" than kids her age, Nikolai had made sure that a good number of kids had turned up. He did this tactfully by inviting the kids of his business partners and friends, so there were equal numbers of both adults and kids. He explained to her that the adults would not be comfortable leaving their kids home alone. Eve had felt bad enough that she began to engage them in conversation. And before long, she was enjoying the company. It was adorable to watch, as I always wanted her to interact more with kids her age. "Enjoying the party?" I looked up to see a smiling Drew. He was clad in a navy blue suit and held a glass of champagne in his hand. I had seen the eyes of ladies all over the room follow him. It wasn't much of a surprise as he was simply gorgeous, next to none at the party. Well except the host...My cheeks warmed at the thought of Nikolai. In a
Liyah's POVNikolai was avoiding me. He wasn't exactly the most discreet person, so it was quite easy to tell. I had been surprised when I arrived at the training ground this morning only to see Annalise instead of him. Later on I learned that he had asked her to take on today's session as he had some things to finish up. Training with Annalise was unexpected but quite fun and I would love to do it again, but my mind continued to drift to Nikolai. If he had other things to do, why didn't he just tell me? That's when I began to wonder if he was avoiding me. But I waved it off. When it became clear that he was avoiding me was during the kitchen incident. I had come into the kitchen to prepare a concoction for one of the omegas who had gotten injured. He quickly left through the backdoor when I stepped in, acting like he had not seen me. I couldn't help but feel a little hurt after that. As I strolled through the house, my mind wandered to the other night. The kiss. I felt a shiver run
Nikolai's POV"Go, Liyah!" I threw Drew a dirty look as he cheered her on, but he was too busy watching her shoot down the eight empty beer cans placed on the fence. She did it so quickly it had my jaw falling open in shock. I couldn't say I wasn't impressed. It was simply amazing to watch. She smiled widely as she jogged over to where the three of us stood. Drew and Anna must have sworn to pick on me today, because as soon as she came, they continued to cheer, pouring praises on her head. "That was amazing!" "Oh my god! She did it faster than Nikolai! Come see," Annalise announced, raising the stopwatch for all of us to see.My head whipped up. "That's not possible."Liyah snickered. "Whatever helps you sleep."Still in disbelief, I grabbed the stopwatch from Anna. "By 0.2 seconds?""Still, she beat you," Drew responded.I narrowed my eyes at my supposed best friends. "If I didn't know better, I would think the both of you were trying to pick on me today. No one cheered me this m