- Damon White:
Right after I heard Nikolai say, "Wait, did you just say you can't live without Dimitri?" the words hit me like a slap to the face.
He sounded so surprised, almost shocked. His eyes widened in disbelief, and I felt my heart race in my chest.
I could feel my face heating up—my cheeks burning with the intensity of his gaze.
What the hell was I supposed to say to him now?
I could see the confusion in his eyes, and I froze.
I didn't know how to explain myself.
I had been so caught up in my feelings for him, for what we had, for the guilt and regret that had weighed me down these past few months, that I hadn't stopped to think about how things had shifted between me and Dimitri.
I had never planned for this, never planned on this being the conversation that came up. But now that it had, I couldn't exactly lie my way out of it.
