ENORA I woke up with my face to the sunset and the splashing of beach water on the ocean bank. I’d fallen asleep outside on the beach sand last night, leaning on Nikolai’s chest and listening to his heartbeat while we talked about my mother and watched the stars.He must’ve carried me inside because I woke up on the bed this morning inside the glass house, wearing his T-shirt.After the stunt he pulled, trying to use me as bait, I was certain I would never be able to forgive or trust him.But something about the way he spoke to me, the sincerity in his voice, and how much he seemed to genuinely care about my mother made my heart flutter.Nikolai was not the monster my papa had made him out to be. He was dark, cruel, and twisted, but definitely not a monster.His dark eyes brightened whenever he was around his brothers, and they sparkled when he spoke of my mother. My mother, it felt so unreal to say.Before now, I’d never included her whenever I talked or even in my thoughts, but now
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